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Srquimans coun^ library HERTFORD, NC 27944 J g/30/2005 Winslow is state 4-H winner 27944-1306 Pages Habitat fund raiser gears up Pages Pirate sports update Page 4 The August 31,2005 Vol. 73, No. 35 Hertford, North Carolina 27944 Weekly Woman charged for killing neighbor's dog ERIN RICKERT A Hertford woman was arrested last week after she allegedly hung her neigh bor’s pit bull by a chain -because the animal would not stay out of her yard. Perquimans County Sheriff Eric Tilley said Nancy Renee Goodman, 28, of 110 Tuscorora Trail, was charged with felony animal cruelty last Wednesday after witnesses’ statements were able to connect her to the dog’s death. Tilley said Goodman and her boyfriend, Ronald Euler, were in an ongoing dispute with their neigh bors about the dog. The group had even appeared in court just a matter of weeks ago, Tilley said, but their case was dis missed. “It was an ongoing thing about the dog being in their (Goodman and Euler’s) yard,” TUley said. Things did not escalate out of control, however, until Aug. 17. That day, Tilley said, a county social worker had been to visit Goodman and Euler at their home in the Little River Shores neigh borhood. As the social worker was walking out of the home with Goodman, TiUey said, they saw the pit bull in the yard. Tilley said after the social worker admitted to Goodman about being a lit tle nervous neab the ani mal, Goodman retrieved a chain from the home which she later put around the animal’s neck. Apparently upset that the dog was in the yard again, Tilley said, Euler grabbed the chain from Goodman’s hands. Around this time, Tilley said Euler allegedly told the children at the resi dence to get inside because he was going to kill the dog. Tilley said this is when Euler claims the pit bull turned on him and he beat the dog with his aluminum cane. But deputies found no evidence of any bite marks or scratches to indicate any type of altercation, TUley said. “There was no signs of aggression from the dog,” TUley said. Continued on page 10 Festivals weekend is approaching Back to the books ERIN RICKERT There are less than two weeks before streets in downtown Hertford and Winfall fUl with the tanta lizing smells of Italian sausage, roasted peanuts and funnel cakes. This year wUl mark the 24th for the Indian Summer Festival in Hertford, which over the years has been joined by first the Hearth & Harvest Festival at the Newbold-White House and later Winfall’s Oak Leaf Festival. The festivals offer resi dents the chance to peruse the wares of more than 50 vendors, take a seat under a shady tree and listen to live music or participate in sev eral local games. The Indian Summer Festival Now in it’s 24th year, Hertford’s Indian Summer Festival offers something for those big and small. The street fair wiU offer more than 35 vendors deal ing in everything from can dles and waU hangings, to pottery and county memo rabilia. Residents may also trav el down to the courthouse lawn where live music will play from the festival’s start to end. Bands such as Loose Change, Flashback, Double Eagle Band and the Atlantic Fleet Jazz Band will be featured, said Festival Co-Chair Susan Harris. As with tradition since the festival began, the Perquimans County High School Marching Pirates wiU fUl the streets at 11:45 a.m. For the second year, Lacey ‘ Reames, a Perquimans County High School student who appears at church and com munity events across the county, wiU sing at 1:15 p.m. Harris said those look ing for a bite, to eat, may choose from 10 vendors spe cializing in aU your festival favorites. But for many who come to the festival each year, no one quite cooks an Italian sausage like the Holiday Island Yacht Club, a group that has sold their sausage at the festival for more than eight years. “We get the best com ments from people,” said Barbara Bostwick, who helps coordinate the cook ing for the booth. “My favorite is T smelled you two blocks away.’” Bostwick said the group sells close to 300 sausages each year — typically run ning out before event’s end. “It’s the best money maker we have,” Bostwick said. “Without it we would not be able to do as much throughout the year.” For those younger, Harris said the Hertford Baptist Church/Chowan Hospital Youth Pavilion offers children a variety of games and activities. Throughout the day, chil dren may ride one of sever- Continued on page 7 Students headbaek to school ERIN RICKERT There were pictures with big toothless grins, friendly reunions and a few tears as hundreds of young sters headed back to Perquimans County Central School for the first day of classes Thursday. As vehicles began to line the parking lot of the school only minutes after 7 a.m., almost an hour before school was actually set to begin, children, with par ents in hand, ascended the school’s walkway decked out in new backpacks and shoes. The school’s principal, Billy Stallings, greeted many by name at the door, making the first day seem almost routine after five years. While Stallings’ hellos were usually followed with high fives and giggles, a few students could barely remove the face they had buried in their parents’ shoulders to acknowledge the greeting. For Marcus Riddick and his two children Anthony, 7, and Sarabi, 5, Thursday was so exciting they were one of the first to walk through the school doors at just nine minutes after 7 a.m. Riddick said he arrived that early to ensure he had time to travel a few of the PHOTO BY ERIN RICKERT Marcus Riddick takes his children, Anthony, 7, and Sarabi, 5, to their classes at Central School last Thursday, for othe first day of the 2005-06 school year. hallways, familiarizing Sarabi, who starts kinder garten this year, with the school. Riddick said he also wanted to make sure he had the chance to speak with his children’s teachers and allow Sarabi time to talk with some of the other stu dents — maybe make a few friends early — task he felt he had accomplished. By 7:30 a.m., Sarabi, who loves Barbie and had picked out a Barbie back pack especially for school, was sitting in the cafeteria drinking juice and happHy giggling with one of her classmates who also car ried a Barbie backpack. “I think she be aU right,” Riddick said as he looked on from the next table over where he sat with his son. “Long as she makes some Continued on page 10 White named Teacher of the Year for local schools SUSAN HARRIS If you’re going to keep up with MicheUe White for a day, wear track shoes and bring caffeine because you’ll need them to keep up with the energetic music and art teacher at Perquimans Central School. Recently selected as Perquimans County Schools’ Teacher of the Year, White begins her work day early and ends it late in order to help stu dents get fine arts opportu nities they might not other wise have. Her love for children is obvious, as is her desire to work cooperatively with other teachei^ and incorpo rate core subjects into music and art. For instance, when stu dents were studying towns, including public services. PHOTO BY ERIN RICKERT Perquimans Central School music and art teacher Michelle White was recently named the school sys tem's Teacher of the Year. officials and buildings. White wrote, choreo graphed and set to music a play about Hertford to bring the lesson to life. She said she also finds ways to reinforce reading and math skills through her classes. A fifth grade teacher who reached out to her at a difficult period of her life became her inspiration for teaching, and White makes every effort to note no only her students’ academic progress, but social con cerns and moods or actions that might indicate a child needs a mentor, someone to boost self-esteem or just a friendly ear. Her day starts early, as she usually arrives at school by 7 a.m. to set up her classroom for that day’s lessons and be ready for the piano students she teaches in groups before school. After a full complement of classes, she teaches group piano in the afternoon through the school’s after- school program. When she’s not at school or planning for school, she’s often playing the flute at churches or volunteer ing in the community. Principal BUly StaUings praised White’s profession alism, enthusiasm, dedica tion and competency. “Her positive attidue, bubbling personality and love for helping students achieve are reflected in the outstanding success her students have int he class room and in grade level performance,” Stallings said. Stallings added that White has an excellent rep utation. White write, plans and directs three grade-level performances each year at Continued on page 7 Home damaged by shots ERIN RICKERT The fresh holes in the floor, walls and window of Maurice and Ruby Saunders’ new doublewide may be small, but they have certainly caused a big alarm in the community. Two 9MM bullets tore through the home the fami ly had been preparing to move into just after 8 a.m. Aug. 6. One shot went through a dining room window, rip ping through a wall and tearing through their car pet before landing under neath their coffee table, the other lodged in the wall of a bedroom closet. Even though no one was actually in the County Line Road home at the time the shots were fired, that did little for the family's anxi ety, because no one knows who fired the bullets or where they came from. On Friday, Chowan County Sheriff Fred A. Spruill was calling the inci dent accidental. Though the home is just feet from the Chowan/Perquimans County line near the woods, he said it is unlikely the shots were fired by a hunter because hunting season does not start for another few months. And Spruill said he could find no other reason any one would have to harm the _ Saunders family, but that the investigation into the matter was continuing. Ruby Saunders said Monday, though she was thankful the act was not done maliciously, she still felt it was careless. Law enforcement is now urging residents to be cau tious and aware of their Continued on page 7 Weekend Weather Thursday High: 92, Low: 70 Mostly Sunny Friday High: 91, Low: 71 Sunny Saturday High: 90, Low: 69 Sunny
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