2 The Perquimans Weekly, April 20, 2005
Happenings
Concert honoring mothers
The Albemarle Sounds, Edenton’s Barbershop
Singers, will present an evening of barbershop harmo
ny honoring mothers on Saturday, April 30 at 7:30 in
Swain Auditorium. Special guests will be Carolina
Connection, a ladies quartet from Charlotte. Admission
is $5. Bring your mother and she gets in free. CaU 482-
2624 for more information.
Flea market, bake sale
The local TOPS chapter will hold a flea market and
yard sale on April 23,8 a.m.-3 p.m. at the Senior Center.
Class reunion meeting
The Perquimans County Union School class of 1964
will hold a planning meeting on Saturday, April 30, at
Captain Bob’s at 9 a.m. Inquiries: 297-2024.
Yard sale
The Belvidere-Chappell Hill Volunteer Fire
Department will hold a yard sale on April 23, 7 a.m.
imtil at thefire station on Drinking Hole Road.
Blood drive
There will be a blood drive at the Hertford Fire
Department on April 28, 3-7 p.m.
Albemarle Chorale
The Albemarle Choral will be in concert on Friday,
April 22 at 7:30 p.m. in Swain Auditorium, Edenton.
AARP
The Perquimans Chapter of AARP will meet Monday,
April 25 at 2 p.m. at the Senior Center.
Job fair
There will be a tri-county Job Fair on April 23,9 a.m.-
noon at the Hampton Inn, Edenton sponsored by
Perquimans, Chowan and Gates schools.
Rescue Squad benefit
The annual Perquimans County Volunteer Rescue
Squad tag sale will be held May 7, 7:30 a.m.-12:30 p.m. at
the rescue squad building. The event is sponsored by
Albemarle Plantation and Snug Harbor.
Holiday Island Spring Fling
There will be a Spring Fling at Holiday Island on
April 30,8 a.m. until at the community’s clubhouse. The
event will feature indoor and outdoor flea market, crafts
and a Relay for Life cakewalk. Call Pat Cassity, 426-3799
for table/space information.
Rabies Clinic
The SPCA and Chowan Animal HospitalwiU sponsor
a rabies clinic on May 14, 10 a.m.-noon at Mising Mill
Park. Shots will be 6.
Relay for Life bow sale
The Belvidere Ruritan Club is selling purple bows to
aid in cancer research. Bows may be obtained from
Layden's Supermarket, the Nicholson House, or any
Ruritan member. Cost is $5.
Habitat Restore
Chowan Perquimans Habitat for Humanity Re-Store
welcomes donations of appliances and construction
materials in good condition for sale to the public. AU
income from sales helps to build and repair homes for
low-income families in our community. The Re-Store is
located behind the Clothes Closet/Food Pantry , on
North Broad Street in Edenton. Regular Hours 9 AM
until Noon on Tuesdays and the first Saturday of the
month. For Re-Store inventory and more information:
www.cph4h.orghttp://www.cph4h.org/> .
Community Care Clinic
The Community Care Clinic of Perquimans County
is open the second nad fourth Wednesday of each
month, 9 a.m.-noon. Classes and free medication are
available for persons who qualify. Call 426-5346 for infor
mation.
School meal menus
April 25-29: Monday: No school. Tuesday: Breakfast:
Breakfast-on-a-stick. Lunch: Pizza, chicken nuggets,
french fries, winter mix, carrots, peaches. Wednesday:
Breakfast; Sausage biscuit. Lunch: Spaghett, corn dog
nuggets, tater tots, tossed salad, bwans, pineapple tid
bits, garlic bread. Thursday: Breakfast: Coffeecake.
Lunch: Ham and cheese sandiwch, rib sandwich, cab
bage, sweet potatoes, beets, applesauce. Friday:
Breakfast: Pop tart. Lunch: Barbecued chicken, hot dog,
whipped potatoes, green beans, corn, diced pears, roll.
AU meals served with milk.
Nutrition Site menu
April 25-29: Monday: Meatballs with gravy, snap
beans, peaches, mashed potatoes, roU, gravy, ice cream
or yogurt. Tuesday: Pork loin supreme, mixed vegeta
bles, orange-pineapple juice, rice, bread, cookie.
Wednesday: Oven fried chicken, spinach, cinnamon
apples, potatoes, roU, cake. Thursday: Baked turkey
with stuffing and gravy, peas, orange juice, corn muffin,
cookie. Friday: Chicken salad, coleslaw, pears, bread,
pudding. AU meals served with mUk.
Regular government meetings
Elected governing bodies hold regular meetings each
month. The schedule for those meetings in Perquimans
County as foUows:
•Perquimans County Commissioners: first Monday
at 7 p.m.
•Hertfotd Town Council: regular meeting - second
Monday at 7:30 p.m.; work session - first Monday at 7
p.m. - Planning & Zoning Board of Adjustments - 3rd
Monday at 7 p.m.
•Wiiifall Town Council: Second Wednesday at 7 p.m.
•Perquimans County Board of Education: fourth
Monday at 7:30 p.m. The boards may also hold special
meetings as warranted.
Community
Celebrations
New arrival
Carissa Lynn Baker
Charles and Lynette
Baker of Hertford
announce the birth of their
daughter, Carissa Lynn, on
April 1 at 10:45 a.m. at
Albemarle Hospital. She
weighed 7 pounds 11 ounces
and was 20 inches long. She
joins her brother, Carlton.
The maternal grandpar
ents are Grover and Elaine
HolloweU of Winfall. The
paternal grandparents are
Julian and Connie Baker of
Belvidere.
Great-grandparents are
Louise Combs of Elizabeth
City, Doris Trueblood of
Hertford, Lester Baker of
Belvidere and Marjorie
Bundy of Elizabeth City.
May brings spring
weekend to county
Springtime in
Perquimans will again be
celebrated May 20-22 with a
number of activities high
lighting the history and
continuing gracious south
ern hospitality in the Land
of Beautiful Women.
The weekend will kick
off on Friday with Pig Out
on the Green, offering pork
barbecue plates cooked on
the historic courthouse
lawn for both lunch and
supper. The meal is spon-
sorerd by Historic
Hertford, Inc. Plates are $6
each. Lunch will be served
11:30 a.m.-2 p.m. and supper,
5-7 p.m.
Those who dine on the
lawn can also purchase
homemade desserts; from
the Grow Masters Relay for
Life team.
Late evening diners can
enjoy entertainment in the
casual atmosphere.
On Saturday 5:30-7:30
p.m., the Perquimans
County Restoration
Association will host the
Edenton pilgrimage set
for this weekend
This weekend will find
Edenton alive with events
as the Bienniel Historic
Edenton Pilgrimage
Walking Tour of Homes
and Countryside takes
place.
The Edenton Womans
Club, with a small member
ship, has planned and host
ed this event since 1949.
This year 10 private homes
will be on tour, with many
located within walking dis
tance of downtown and the
rest nestled along the coun- .
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Hertford Car Care
(Formerly Ned’s BP)
PRICES ROOD THRU
APRIL 27
$2.19.8 or less per gallon|
GENERAL AUTO REPAIR
• Oil Changes $19.95
(up to 5 qts Havoline)
• State Inspections $9.10
(with no defects or tint)
• Tire rotation $14.99
• Cars Cleaned $25.00
• Check engine light reset
• Tires any brand $10.00 Hours
over wholesale
Mon-Fri 7-61
Sat 7-3
COA concert set
The College of The
Albemarle Community
Band will present a spring
concert on Monday, April 25
at the college's Elizabeth
City Campus Auditorium.
The concert begins at
7:30 p.m. and will feature
works by James
Swearingen, Ed Huckeby,
and Frank Erickson.
The concert is free and
open to the public. Contact
music instructor Steve
Raisor at 335-0821, ext. 2382
for more information.
14th annual Spring Garden
Party on the lawn of Cove
Grove, c. 1820. This popular
event has been sold out in
recent years, and features a
delectable menu, ladies in
fine hats, dapper gentlemen
in spring suits and enter
tainment.
Tickets are $25 and are
available at the Newbold-
White'Historic Site. There
wiU be a $3 cash bar.
The festivities conclude
with a Sunday evening pre
sentation by the Albemarle
Chorale at Perquimans
County High School pre
sented by the Albemarle
Chorale and the College of
The Albemarle. Tickets for
the 5 p.m. concert are avail
able at COA Chowan
Campus, the Newbold-
White House Visitor
Center, Perquimans County
Chamber of Commerce,
Chowan Arts Council,
Historic Edenton Visitor
Center or at the event.
Tickets are $7 for adults, $5
for students.
settings.
Other weekend activities
will include luncheons at
various churches, a Rotary
pancake breakfast on
Saturday morning, enter
tainment by the Albemarle
Chorale and the Albemarle
Recorder Society, Pasta and
Pottery-Silent Auction
sponsored by the Chowan
Arts Council on Saturday
evening and carriage rides
throughout the event.
Call 482-3400 or visit
www.visitedenton.com for
more information.
CALL FOR PROPOSALS FOR
PERQUIMANS, CHOWAN, GATES LANDFILL COMMISSION
REQUEST FOR PROPOSAL FOR THE IMPROVEMENT OF
THE EXISTING CAPPING AND LANDSCAPING MATERI
ALS OF THE PERQUIMANS, GATES, CHOWAN LANDFILL
The Perquimans, Chowan, Gates Landfill Commission is
seeking proposals for hauling fill materials on-site which
will consist of soil that will support vegetative growth, tor
grading and landscaping the area in order to divert
surface water from the site, and upon completion, will
seed the site to prevent erosion.
Deadline for Submission of Proposal: Monday, April 25,2005
at 12:00 pm.
Special Instructions: Write on the outside of the envelope,
“SEALED PROPOSAL, PCG LANDFILL COMMISSION.”
Submit Proposal:
Mail to;
Hand-Deliver to:
PCG Landfill Commission
Attn: Mr. Ralph Hollowell
InterCounty Public Transporation
Authority
110 Kitty Hawk Lane
Elizabeth City, NC 27909
Questions: (252) 338-4490
PCG Landfill Commission
Attn: Mr. Ralph Hollowell
P.O. Box 189
711 Roanoke Avenue
Elizabeth City, NC 27907
Call 426-2233
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much you love her!
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Mother’s Day Special Section.
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DEADLINE
April 29
Mrs. Susan
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Dear Mom,
Thank you so much for all
you have done for me. You have
always been there through it all.
Thanks Mom we love you.
Love, Mary & Kills
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