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May 2, 2007
Vol. 75. No. 18 Hertford, North Carolma 27944
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Boat show draws 300 to Hertford Child
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PCS
bomb
threat
Numbers down,
but buyers seri
ous at 2nd annual
event
MARGARET FISHER
The numbers aren’t all tallied,
but the 2nd annual Northeastern
North Carolina Boat Show drew in
less proceeds and visitors than its
first year.
About 300 people, compared with
about 800 last year, showed up at the
3-day event held at the Perquimans
County Recreation Center.
The event, sponsored by Seatow of
the Albemarle, grossed about $1,500
in ticket sales, but vendor site rental
fees were not tallied before dead
line. Last year’s show netted about
$13,000 for Commimities in Schools
of Perquimans County.
This year, CIS may not clear any
profit, but executive director Nancy
Barrow said that the economic
impact in the community is helping
to build a better future for students.
"Luckily, those 300 people (who
attended) were very interested in
boats," she said. The boat dealers
were pleased with their sales and
sold more boats than they would
have on their lots, she said.
DB Marina, Cypress CoveMarina,
Causeway Marina, Carolina Classic
and Albemarle Boats all had boats
on display for sale.
"The people who came were serious about
buying boats," said Barbara Gustafson, for-
PHOTO BY MARGARET FISHER
Phyllis Jones of Columbia found just the right boat — roomy and well organized — at last weekend's
2nd annual Northeastern North Carolina Boat Show. Now, if she can Just convince her husband, Larry,
to buy it.
mer CIS director who helped organize the
event. "I’ve got one picked out," said Phyllis
Jones of Columbia. The only thing remaining
was to convince her husband, Larry Jones, that
it’s the right boat to get.
"The dock is calling us," said Connie Miller.
She and her husband, Larry Miller, moved to
Hertford in December, but weren’t sure wheth-
Johnson named Central principal
MARGARET FISHER
A faulty traffic sig
nal caused a two-car
accident at the intersec
tion of Church Street,
Harvey Point Road and
U.S. Highway 17 last
Thursday.
The signal had
malfunctioned early
Wednesday morning
causing it to switch over
to flashing red and yel
low lights. Close to 8
a.m., the lights flashed
again.
A representative from
the N.C. Department of
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Weather
Thursday
High: 67, Low: 53
Showers
Friday
High: 67, Low: 53
Few Showers
Saturday
High: 72, Low: 52^
Sunny '
Sylvia Gibson Johnson,
an educator for nearly
three decades, is the choice
of the Perquimans County
Schools Board of Education
for the position of princi
pal at Perquimans Central
School.
“Mrs. Johnson will be
an asset to our school dis
trict,” said Superintendent
Dr. Ken WeUs. “She is an
elementary educator at
heart, has a passion for
children, and exemplifies
the values that we expect
of all Perquimans County
Schools’ staff and admin
istrators. Mrs. Johnson^ is
delighted to be returning
home to Perquimans and
we are fortunate to be able
to offer her the position of
principal at Perquimans
Central School.”
Johnson was a class
room teacher at Hertford
Grammar School before
accepting a post as assis
tant principal' at D.F
Walker School in 2002. She
has been with Edenton-
Chowan Schools since that
Veteran educator Sylvia Johnson was named princi
pal at Perquimans Central School at Monday night's
school board meeting.
time.
Johnson was on hand
at Monday night’s board
meeting.
“It is so good to be return
ing to Perquimans County,”
she told the board. “I love
this school district and
realize that Perquimans
Central is a school that is
progressive and on the cut
ting edge. I am ready, will
ing and equipped to take
Perquimans Central to the
nfext level.”
She replaces Billy
Stallings, who retired in
January. Retired Edenton-
Chowan Schools admin
istrator Mary Nixon was
appointed to serve as inter
im principal to provide
sufficient time to adver
tise, screen and interview
potential candidates for the
position.
During her career,
Johnson has served as a
teacher assistant, class
room teacher, instruction
al specialist and assistant
principal. She graduated
from Elizabeth City State
University in 1977 with
a degree in elementary
education. She continued
her studies, receiving her
master’s in education from
East Carolina University
in 1990 and her master’s
of School Administration
and Supervision from ECU
in 1998.
According to Wells,
Johnson’s numerous lead
ership roles during her ten
ure equips her for leader
ship at Perquimans Central.
She earned National Board
Certification as an early
childhood generalist. She
served as aSACS facilita
tor.
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Rock’n roll era diner opens in Winfall
MARGARET FISHER
Andy’s Cheesesteak opened its
doors in WinfaU on April 3 and cel
ebrated a grand opening Saturday.
Owners Chris and Miranda Craft,
Jacksonville natives who also own an
Andy’s in Moyock, gave out free food
during their first week of opening.
"I have been working towards
(owning) this store since I was 16,"
said Chris Craft, now 23.
His wife, 25, said that she hopped
arqupd jobs before landing at Andy’s
three years ago.
"This is the longest job I’ve ever
held and I love it - the fast pace, the
atmosphere and the philosophy," she
said. '
Andy’s, or rather its founder
Kenny Moore, believes that people
will work harder for themselves than
for other people. So he provides the
building and allows entrepreneurs to
own their own business without hav
ing to fork out the capital outlay.
Moore also believes in what Jesus
Christ taught when he washed his
disciples’ feet — that leaders have to
serve others.
"Andy’s teaches that if you want
your employees to work, then you
have to work harder than them,"
Miranda Craft said.
The payoff for the Crafts was
being number one in sale^ out of
all the Andy’s restaurants in their
second week and number two in
their first and third weeks.The res
taurant chainj headquartered in
Mount Olive, is known for its 1950s
decor and music and enthusiastic
employees. It’s also known for its
thin-sliced cheesesteaks, chili cheese
fries and fresh-squeezed lemonades
and orangeades.
"Nothing is pre-made down to the
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MARGARET FISHER
and
SUSAN HARRIS
Perquimans County
Schools’ administrative
office received a bomb
threat last Friday called ,in
by an 11-year-old student.
The call came in to the
superintendent’s office at
about 3:15 p.m. The caller
stated over the phone, "It’s
a bomb threat, ha, ha," said
Superintendent Kenneth
Wells.
The caller hung up and
the receptionist immediate
ly carried out the school sys
tem’s call trace plan. Wells
contacted the PerquimJins
County Sheriffs Office
within two minutes, said
Sheriff Eric Tilley.
Embarq called the school
to inform them that the
trace was good and they had
located the caller, a male
student at his residence in
Hertford. In less than 30
minutes, the phone com
pany provided the phone
number of the caller to the
Sheriff’s Office.
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Rotary
sponsors
Korean
visitors
MARGARET FISHER
When Rotarian Ja-
Hyo Yoo, also known as
J.H., brought four other
Koreans to visit eastern
North Carolina towns for
a month, he was surprised
by the number of family
photos that decorated his
host’s house.
"So many Americans are
proud of their family," he
said. "There are many pic
tures on the wall of fam
ily - even up to the great-
grandparents."
In Korea, one would
expect a large painting
and one or two posed pho
tographs, but not snapshot
photos of numerous fam
ily members, including
the family pets. He said
that he is impressed that
Americans place such an
emphasis on family.
J.H. led a group of
exchange ‘profession
als from Korea as part of
Rotarian International’s
mission to provide intercul-
tural experiences that pro-
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