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June 1, 2005
Vol. 73, m. 22 Hertford, Worth Carolina 27944
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PERQUIMaixS
Weekly
Stallings
receives
state
award
ERIN RICKERT
Perquimans County
Central School Principal
Billy Stallings was recently
announced the Rex
Whittington Community
Educator of the Year for
2005.
“I was excited,” Stallings
said of the honor last week.
“I thank Dr. Wells, my staff
and the support I have
received from the other
schools.”
The state-level award,
given out by the North
Carolina Association of
Community Education, rec
ognizes individuals whose
work makes an impact on
the community.
For Stallings, his 28
years as an educator, five of
which he has spent as PCCS
principcd, has truly helped
bridge the gap between the
school and the community.
During his tenure at
PCCS, StaUings brought a
Community Impact
Technology Center, to the
school in 2002.
Through the program,
which served more than 500
Perquimans County resi
dents last year alone, indi
viduals were able to attend
free workshops offering
assistance in learning basic
computer skills ranging
from sending an e-mail to
perusing the Internet.
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The big night
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PHOTO BY ERIN RICKERT
President of the Chowan-Perquimans Chapter of
Habitat for Humanity is presented with a $5,000 check
from (right) David English, financial associate with
Thrivent Financial for Lutherans; (middle) Rev. Daniel
Reinheimer, president of the Albemarle Sound Chapter
of Thrivent; and (left) Sallie Wolfgang, team member
with the area Thrivent chapter.
Habitat home to
be built here
PHOTO BY ERIN RICKERT
Students file in to commencement exercises Friday evening at Perquimans County
High School. Ninety-one students became graduates during the ceremony.
PCHS graduates 91
ERIN RICKERT
“We love you, baby!”
“You did it!”
“You go girl!”
Those were the sounds
pouring from packed
bleachers in Memorial
Stadium Friday evening as
friends and family watched
91 Perquimans County
High School seniors walk
across the stage to receive
their diplomas.
Adorned in black gowns
with caps decorated in
stars, bubble paint, glitter
and airbrushing,. these
seniors walked across the
stage as unique as their
own future dreams'^ —
dreams PCHS Principal
Hans Lassiter said will take
nearly 45 of these gradu
ates to four-year colleges
and 28 to 2-year colleges or
technical schools where
they wiU take with them
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Lutherans
make $5,000
donation
ERIN RICKERT
With the help of a $5,000
donation from Thrivent
Financial for Lutherans,
the Chowan- Perquimans
Chapter of Habitat fqr
Humanity is now halfvfflfy
to their goal of $50,000,
which could mean con
struction on this year’s
habitat home could begin
as early as the fall.
Cary Pittman, president
of the Chowan-Perquimans
Chapter of Habitat for
Humanity, said the three-
bedroom, approximately
1,200 square foot home
would go up on Nates Drive
in Hertford once the orga
nization raises the remain
ing monies and obtains the
proper building permits.
“We are almost there,”
Pittman said. “Then it will
just be a matter of getting
permits and crews togeth
er.”
Pittman said the new
home would be built quick
ly, which is the norm for
Habitat homes.
Once volunteers have
started, Pittman said, it
will take only six months
and more than 6,000 man
hours to complete work to
the home.
At least 400 of these vol
unteer hours will be com
pleted by the family who is
awarded the home, what
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Eighth graders become freshmen
SUSAN R. HARRIS
A new chapter in their
lives began last Tuesday
evening when eighth
graders officially became
high school students.
To the tune of “Pomp
and Circumstance #1 in D
Major,” students entered
the auditorium at
Perquimans County High
School, where they will in
August begin the final
phase of their journey to
high school graduation.
Valedictorian Deborah
Swindell and Salutatorian
Jaclyn Winslow, with fellow
honor students Jordan
Copeland, Nathan Ricks,
Zachary Winslow, Amanda
Everett, Trade Rucker,
SUBMITTED PHOTOS
Valedictorian Deborah Swindell leads the class of
2009 into eighth grade promotion exercises at
Perquimans County High School last week.
Sunny Saetern, Sarah
MiUer and Donald Carnes
led the class.
Also recognized during
the evening were seventh
grade honor students
Bryanna Bass, Colby
Brooks, Brittany
Cartwright, Vincent
Cestaro, Casey Dail,
Cameron Foreman, Raeann
Gates, Kahliah Gordon,
Brittany Hare, John
Hunter, Bradley Miller,
Kyle Proctor, Caitlin
Sawyer, Kendall Spaugh,
Ariana Stallings, Kinnan
Stallings, Jessica Suis,
Hannah White, Alison
Continued on page 11
PHOTO BY ERIN RICKERT
Winfall Town Councilwoman Donna Mummert and her
husband Scott plant oak trees in Winfall Landing Park.
The town adopted the oak tree as the symbol on its
logo, and has recently named its fall festival, The
Winfall Oak Leaf Festival.
Groups gear for festivals
New shop offers something for all
ERIN RICKERT
Plans are underway for a
series of festivals that will
bring bands, vendors and
games to Perquimans
County this faU.
The three festivals, the
Indian Summer Festival,
the Hearth and Harvest
Festival and the Oak Leaf
Festival, will aU take place
Sept. 10 in downtown
Hertford, the Newbold-
White House and Winfall
Landing Park, respectively.
It is here thousands of
spectators will peruse
tables of crafts and other
wares as the smell of roast
ed peanuts and the sound of
Continued on page 7
ERIN RICKERT
Tired of the fast-paced
lifestyle Virginia Beach
afforded them, Chester
Thorne and his wife
Barbara decided to make a
change.
“It just got to be too
much,” Barbara said. “We
just wanted to go out to
someplace quiet and settle
down.”
So earlier this year the
two bought a fixer-upper
and moved to Hertford
where they were awarded
not only their dream for a
quieter lifestyle, but were
able to open a shop housing
what has been their hobby
for decades — antiques, col
lectibles and new and clas
sic video games.
Lady & Mr. Goodstuff,-
their shop at 405 Grubb St.,
now open from 10:30 a.m. t-
6:30 p.m. Tuesday-Saturday,
celebrated its grand open
ing with a Perquimans
County Chamber of
Commerce-sponsored rib
bon cutting recently.
At their shop, Chester
boasts, the couple sells
something for just about
anybody, from period
antique furniture to the
doUs and art glass.
“We have antiques, but
we are leaning heavily in
carrying something for
everyone,” Chester said.
Each week Chester said
new things find a place in
the shop after the couple
makes their weekly trips to
auctions, flea markets and
estate sales.
Their selection of video
games and video game sys
tems is also updated each
week when, Chester, who
Continued on page 7
Weekend
Weather
Thursday
High: 71
Low: 61
A.M. Showers
Friday
High: 74
Low: 60
Showers
Saturday
High: 78 ^
Low: 62
Isolated T'storms