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-0 The only newspaper for and about Perquimans County and its people New column: Stella Knight Page6 Lady Pirates fall in third round Rage? Dames donate to PCRA Page? The November 1, 2001 Vol. 69, No. 34 Hertford, North Carolina 27944 KLI" Fred Yates Yates honored Town elections Tuesday Voters in Hertford and Winfall will choose new municipal representa tives Tuesday In Winfall, the mayor’s post and two council seats are up for election. Incumbent Fred Yates is challenged by Johnny Webb for the mayor’s seat. Two council positions are open, but only incum bent Clifford Towe regis tered for a seat. That means WinfaU may have a write-in candidate earn a seat, although no one has advertised to ask for sup port. In the absence of a successful write-in cam paign, the Winfall Council wiU appoint someone to fill the position. Hertford voters may choose between incum bents Horace Reid Jr. and Dan Daneker and chal lenger Marvin Hunter Sr. for seats on council. The polls 'will open at 6:30 a.m. and close at 7:30 p.m. All voters in Winfall will cast ballots at the Parksville Ruritan Building, also known as the Winifall Community Building. Voters in East Hertford will vote at the court house, whUe those in West Hertford will make choic es at Hertford Grammar School. There are 1,363 regis tered voters in Hertford and 419 in Winfall. The Perquimans Weekly will be distributed a day late next week so that election results can be published. by SEC Cyde NC put Hertford in hig^ gear SUSAN R. HARRIS Mayor is State Volunteer of Year The Southern Economic Development council, the oldest and largest regional economic development association in North America, named Frederick L. Yates North Carolina’s Volunteer of the Year. Yates, who is mayor of Winfall, has secured numerous grants for com munity improvements, including the construction of a town-wide sewer col lection system and the con struction of a new fire department. He serves on the boards of the NC Rural Economic Development Center and the Albemarle- Pamlico Energy Corporation, and also serves as president of the Perquimans County branch of the NAACP. The Southern Economic Development council is a 1,200 member non-profit organization composed of a broad cross-section of active and influential industrial and economic developers from business and industry, utilities, transportation, financial and education institutions, chambers of commerce, and local, regional and state development agen cies. Members in the 17-state area share a common inter est: the promotion and enhancement of the eco nomic development profes sion. The SEDC region includes Alabama, Arkansas, Florida, Georgia, Kansas, Kentucky, Louisiana, Maryland and the District of Columbia, Mississippi, Missouri, North Carolina, Oklahoma, South Carolina, Tennessee, Texas, Virginia and West Virginia. It was lucky 13. When about a thousand bicyclists stopped in Hertford on the morning of Oct. 13, they left their kick- stands down long enough to hear the ring of local cash registers. According to Hertford Main Street Manager Belinda Washlesky the group — as weU as some family members who spent a night or two in the area — had some merchants run ning in high gear. “I hope this will allow people to see the value of our efforts to promote our downtown and heritage tourism,” Washlesky said. “These thousands of peo ple visited, the vast majori ty for just a couple of hours, and our merchants benefitted greatly.” The first stop for the cyclists was at the Newbold-White House, where over $600 was spent in the gift shop. Once downtown, the con tinental breakfast set up on the courthouse lawn by Frankie’s Hertford Cafe and Church Street Grille Bicyclists who came through Perquimans County with Cycle North Carolina on Oct. 13 were a big boon to local businesses. was swamped, and the two restaurants were also busy Carolina Trophy, The Wishing WeU, and White’s Dress Shoppe also reported brisk sales to Washesky In addition, the Chamber sold novelties when the cyclists went to the Visitors Center. Most enjoyed a free ice cream cone from Woodard’s Pharmacy before leaving town. Several of the cyclists and family members stopped back in Hertford on Sunday to eat and browse. “We hope and feel cer tain that many of the bicy clists wiU return to visit Historic Hertford again one day ... one night... per haps even to make Hertford their home.” Upon hearing that Cycle NC would be passing through Hertford, Washlesky coUected busi ness cards from downtown merchatns and with help from David Webb and Ann Jones at the Newbold- White House, scanned and created discount coupons. Continued on page 12 Health officials help with mold problem SUSAN R. HARRIS Regional health officials were among those who met last week to deal with the mold and mUdew problem at Central School. Ralph Hollowell and Donna Gilbert of Albemarle Regional Health Services met with David Lipton of the NOrth Carolina Department of Public Instruction, Jack Claywell of Boney Architects, Bruce MacDonald of M.B. Kahn Construction, Jim Cheatham of Cheatham and Associates, school principal Billy Stallings, Maintenance Director Richard O’Neal and Superintendent Kenneth WeUs met to discuss the recurrent problem. The health department became involved in the sit uation after being contact ed by parents and others in the community concerned over the mold and mUdew problems in the building which were initiaUy dis covered last spring. WeUs said that HoUoweU told him the health department knows the school system is trying to determine the problem and fix it, and that the health department wanted to help in that process. In fact, a formal report will be made to the Regional Board of Health on Nov. 27. Last Thursday, it was decided that five items need to be addressed to try to end the mold problem. The party responsible for tak ing care of each item was also decided. A crack was discovered in the roof, which aUows outside air to enter the buUding. M.B. Kahn wiU fix that problem. Cheatham and Associates, the heating and air conditioning contractor who worked at Central School, wiU reset several of the air handling systems that are not cycling effec tively The company will also reprogram exhaust fans in the restrooms that currently operate continu ously. The fans wiU bel pro grammed to run only when the building is occupied. A new set of upgraded filters win be installed by the Perquimans County Schools Maintenance Department. The new fil ters win be more effective in removing particles from the air such as mold spores, dust and other items that ahow mold to grow. Continued on page 12 Mills is new assistant principal ww A new assistant princi pal assumed duties at Perquimans Middle School Monday Lisa Mnis, who formerly taught seventh grade math in the Gates County School System, was appointed by the school board at its October meeting. A Gates County native, Mnis made it plain at her initial interview how com mitted she is to education. “I cannot imagine being in any profession except education,” she said. “It is my belief that aU who are involved in education. teachers, principals, bus drivers, custodians, cafete ria workers and most importantly, parents, are given the opportunity to have a direct impact on the children that God has entrusted in our care. Every child has the ability to learn given the right environment, proper moti vation, and a caring men tor. It is our job as educa tors to tap into our resources and provide the necessary guidance and instruction to help our chil dren succeed. Our goal should be to maximize teaching and learning.” Mills graduated from Chowan College in 1983 with an A.S. in science. She then attended Wake Forest University where she earned her B.S. in Science Education in 1985. During her tenure with Gates County Schools, she contin ued her studies at East Carolina University and earned her MSA in school administration. Prior to joining Gates County Schools in 1997, Mills taught at Great Bridge High School and Ryan Academy of Norfolk. Lisa Mills meets members of the school board after being hired as the new assistant principal at Perquimans County Middel School effective Monday. Horace Reid Reid wants to keep seat (Editor’s note: Horace Reid Jr. brought his answers to the candidate questions in on Oct. 26. They were due in The Perquimans Weekly office on Oct. 15. In an effort to inform Hertford voters about the candidates for election on Nov. 6, the news paper agreed to publish Reid’s answers even though they were not submitted on time.) Hertford voters will choose two councilmen on Nov. 6. On the ballot will be chedlenger Marvin Hunter Sr. and incumbents Horace Reid Jr. and Dan Daneker. Elaine Yarborough with drew from the race. Reid, 59, is married to Louise T. Reid. The cou ple’s children are grown. He has lived in Hertford aU his life. Reid is Chairman of the Trustee board and treasurer of First Baptist Chimch. He is secretary of the Perquimans Credit Union, a board member of NENCBC, and a member of the Perquimans County NAACP and the Energy, Environment and Natural Resources Committee. Have you held an elected position in the past? Yes. Hertford Town CovmcU 1997 to present. Why are you seeking public office? I want to continue to work with the council to make Hertford a better place for our citizens to live, continue the building process to improve the town, to help keep the tax rate low and continue the improvements that have been implemented to improve the town appear ance. Continued on page 12 Weekend Weather Thursday High: 75 Low: 54 Partly Cloudy Friday High: 74 Low: 53 Partly Cloudy Saturday High: 74 Low: 50 ScAHERED Showers
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