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November 12, 2003
Vol. 71, No. 46 Hertford, North Carolina 27944
Weekly
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Land of Beautiful Women
Perquimans lived up to its "Land of Beautiful Women" moniker Saturday evening
when the Perquimans County Athletic Boosters sponsored a womanless beauty
pageant. Contestants included (left to right, front) second runner up Lee Tunnell,
queen Ed Walker, first runner up Mark Winslow, (back) Steve Baker, Sid Eley, Todd
Hunter, Fred Yates and Alan Gibson, Miss Congeniality. At left, the winner. Miss
Starlite, takes her bows after being crowned.
Grand illumination set for parade day
Join in a holiday celebra
tion that will light up the
town when Hertford’s new
historic lighting and
streetscape elements are
unveiled during the
Illumination Celebration,
Saturday, Dec. 6.
The event will begin
immediately after the
Christmas parade, at
approximately 3:30 p.m.
and will feature seasonal
festivities that wiU enter
tain folks of aU ages.
At 5 p.m. the ceremony
will begin and wUl honor
those that made this project
possible. The festivities
wUl culminate in the “flick
of the switch” at 5:30 when
the new lights will be
turned on.
The celebration marks
the completion of Phase I
of the Historic Hertford
Streetscape Enhancement
Project that was started in
June. In addition to new
lighting, brick paving,
underground wiring and a
new public plaza were paid
for by a grant from NC
Department of
Transportation, matched
with county funds and
administered by Historic
Hertford, Inc. and the Town
of Hertford.
Phase II of the project
has been approved, and pre
liminary work and bidding
are underway Phase II wdl
add lights on North Church
Street from the bridge to
the downtown area.
Throughout the after
noon, Hertford wUl take on
the air of an old fashioned
Christmas. Merchants wUl
host open houses and offer
goodies and special free gift
opportunities including
gift certificates, haircuts,
design consultation and
other great surprises.
Shops will remain open
after the ceremony to aUow
some extra shopping time.
Santa wiU listen to the
Christmas wishes of boys
and girls at Inteliport.
Shoppers wUl be enter
tained by music, tap
dancers and poetry read
ings, and serenaded by car
olers. The Bootstrap play
ers wUl add their talents to
the activities.
Additional special
events include an open
house at Dotty's Bed and
Breakfast, formerly the
Gingerbread Inn, the grand
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Hertford Mayor Sid Eley lends a hand with the instal
lation of the period streets lights in Hertford. The
lights adorn the S-bridge and Church Street business
district. The new lights will be lit during an illumina
tion ceremony to follow the Christmas parade.
opening of the cyber-cafe
at Inteliport, a classic car
display at the 50s retro gas
station, the dedication of
the new plaza and a tag sale
at Catholic Social
Ministries.
A very special communi
ty book signing celebrating
the publication of the picto
rial history “Perquimans
County, North Carolina,” is
set for 3—5 p.m. at Holy
Trinity Parish House.
The Illumination
Celebration is sponsored by
Historic Hertford, Inc. in
collaboration with the
downtown merchants, the
Perquimans County
Library, the Perquimans
County Restoration
Association, the Bootstrap
Players and Catholic Soci^
Ministries. For informa
tion, caU 426-1425.
The Christmas pdrade,
this year themed
“Christmas Is...” is being
organized by the Chamber
of Commerce.
Cash prizes are offered
in several categories,
including The Perquimans
Weekly Best in Parade
Award of $100.
Entry forms and infor
mation are avaUable at the
Visitors Center on Market
Street, or caU 426-5657.
State
of the
School
meeting
called
Hans Lassiter assumed
the leadership position at
Perquimans High School
less than six months ago.
In conjunction with Parent
Involvement Day in
November, he has called for
the first State of the School
Meeting.
Parents want and need
information about what's
happening in their child's
classroom and how they
can help. Teachers likewise
want and need the involve
ment of parents in their
children’s education. The
State of the School
Meeting, scheduled for
Thursday, Nov. 20, in the
PCHS auditorium at 7 p.m.,
wUl provide such an oppor
tunity
The meeting, being held
during American
Education Week, is
designed to inform parents
of aU aspects of operations
at PCHS. Topics that wUl be
covered include, but are not
limited to:
• Teacher Credentials
(part of the "highly quali
fied" mandate)
• Discipline information
and statistics
• Academic information
• Attendance informa
tion
• Graduation require
ments
• ABC information
• NCLB information
• Presentation of
School Improvement Plan
focusing on academic
achievement
• Community Forum - Q
& A session by
parents/audience members
“It is my desire that this
event wiU be well-attend
ed,” Lassiter said. 'The suc
cess of our public schools
rests in part on the abUity
of parents and teachers to
work together to create a
learning environment in
which aU chUdren can be
successful.”
For more information on
the upcoming meeting, you
may contact Brenda
Lassiter at 426-5741 ext. 239
or Hans Lassiter at 426-
5778.
Wallace, Mulkey fill their nooks and
crannies with variety of treasures
Lorelei Wallace and
Barbara Mulkey have fUled
Our Nook and Cranny
Craft and Gift Shop with a
variety of lovely items just
In time for Christmas.
The shop carries hand
made wooden crafts and
also offers made-to-order
pieces. Some items feature
stain, others are hand-
painted, and there are both
new and old treasures in
stock.
In addition to the wood
en offerings. Our Nook and
Cranny carries Bake Shop
candles, Yankee candles.
porcelain doUs, collectible
knives and swords.
“We are a small business
in a small town that we love
and would like to see grow,”
owners Wallace and
Mulkey said in a news
release about the new busi
ness. “We hope to bring
some business into our
town and hope the people
wlU help us grow also.”
As is the tradition in
Perquimans County, Our
Nook and Cranny w^ offer
friendly, small-town ser
vice.
“We will greet our cus
tomers with respect and a
smile and hope that we can
meet some of their wants
and gift needs. We will
strive to have a variety of
usual and unusual items.”
The shop is open
Wednesday—Saturday, 10
a.m.—5 p.m.
Visitors may also check
out the shop on the website
at www.ournookandcran-
ny.com, which features a
guest book and an opportu
nity to provide feedback.
Wallace and Mulkey look
forward to serving their
customers and meeting
The Chamber of Commerce sponsored a ribbon cut
ting in honor of the grand opening of Hertford's
newest business. Our Nook and Cranny Craft and Gift
Shop, operating in Hall of Fame Square on Church
Street.
new friends.
A grand opening was
held Friday, complete with
a ribbon cutting sponsored
by the Chamber of
Commerce.
Weekend
Weather
THURSDAY
High: 66
Low: 38
Partly Cloudy
Friday
High: 60
Low: 38
Partly Cloudy
Saturday
High: 60
Low: 44
Partly Cloudy