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M Hoops seasons begins at PCHS 'M Page 10 December 5,2007 VoL 75, No. 49 Hertford, North Carolina 27.944 iHiii rS.-CZ' -R-R^ lO^C ' PER.QC' Co:J\-y L*'r'' j ilWsW-'RECEIVED DEC 0 5 2007 Christmas on the Perquimans Grand Illumination lights up downtown CATHY WILSON Staff Writer The town was filled with the beauty and warmth of glowing lights last Thursday during the annual Grand Illumina tion celebration. Thousands of tiny clear lights illuminated the courthouse square, the downtown business es, and streetlights. It was aU part of the Christ mas on the Perquimans in Downtown Historic Hertford holiday celebra tion presented by Historic Hertford MainStreet pro gram and hosted by the downtown merchants. Master of ceremonies Flynn Surratt welcomed all who gathered in an ticipation of the illumi nation. Select merchants downtown stayed open later than usual and of fered refreshments to cus tomers who ventured in. The Perquimans High School Concert Band sat under the lights and played a variety of Christ mas carols to accompany the community carolers. Hot chocolate and cook ies were offered at Catho lic Social Ministries. New to the illumina tion ceremony this year was the lighting of 50 lu minaries that lined the walkway leading to the courthouse. The glowing luminaries were given in memory, honor, or in celebration of folks and events. Other activities planned in the Christmas on the Perquimans theme include the Holiday Shop sponsored by the Perquimans Arts League Gallery open Mon. - Fri. 11 a.m. tiU 5 p.m., and the Perquimans County Extension Ramble Tour slated for Friday evening, Dec. 14. Perquimans Weekly Photos by CATHY WILSON PLAYING UNDER THE GLISTENING lights after the Grand Illumination downtown were members of the Perquimans County High School concert band. The band supplied the music for commu nity carolers to help usher in the Christmas on the Perquimans celebration. Parade brings fun for all wm CATHY WILSON Staff Writer Hundreds of folks lined the streets Saturday afternoon as the Perquimans County Christmas Parade ushered the Christmas spirit into town. Children danced with anticipation as SANTA WAS A POPULAR fellow after Saturday's Christmas parade. He left his sleigh to go into Inteliport, where boys and girls relayed their fondest Christmas wishes and could get their pic ture taken with the Jolly Old Elf. Grand marshall for the parade was local pharmacist Charles Wo odard, who rode with his wife, Harriette. Woodard has long been known as one who is always willing to lend a hand in the com munity. the parade brought through town march ing units, floats, bands, vehicles, horses, and even Santa himself. Sid Eley* executive director of the Perquimans County Chamber of Com merce, sponsor of the parade, termed this parade the longest and best yet. CONTINUED on page 5 Hertford police seek Cedar Wood Cemetery vandals CATHY WILSON Staff Writer Hertford police are inves tigating the vandalism of 25 grave sites that occurred last week in the newest sec tion of Cedar Wood Ceme tery. Vandals also struck in other parts of town as well during the two-day spree. Heavy granite tomb stones and grave markers were turned over, concrete angel statues were bro ken in half, and flowerpots were damaged with flowers strewn over grassy areas in the cemetery last Wednes day and Thursday. Hertford Police Chief Dale Vanscoy said the van dalism was discovered around 8:30 a.m. Nov. 28 and again on Nov. 29. The dam age appears to have been done by hand rather than a vehicle since no tire tracks were found, police said. John Christensen, town manager, said his office is attempting to contact fam ily members of the grave sites to notify them of the vandalism. Since the grave sites are purchased, repairs to the vandalized grave sites are the responsibility of each family. Perquimans Weekly Photo by CATHY WILSON OFFICER DAVID LAYNE WITH the Hertford Police Department records damage to several grave sites in the newest section of Cedar Wood Cemetery last week. Police say 25 tombstones, grave markers, concrete angels and flowerpots were damaged over a two-day spree last Wednesday and Thursday. Investiga tion is continuing. Christensen urged resi dents to check on the grave sites of loved ones in that area of the cemetery, or call the town office to see if a particular gravesite was vandalized. Other acts of vandalism occurred both nights, and police believe they might be connected. On Wednesday, the cem etery was struck, the Col lege of the Albemarle sign located at their •building at Missing Mill Park was damaged, and trash cans were thrown into the river at the park area. On Thursday, the ceme tery was hit again, and two local businesses reported attempted breaking and enterings. Both One Stop and WinfaU Deli reported broken windows in their buildings, but no entry was gained in either business, police said. Police believe the van dals struck both days some time between 3 a.m. and 4:30 a.m. Vanscoy said investiga tion into the vandalism is continuing. Off-duty police officers are watching the leaves HGS CATHY WILSON Staff Writer An upset fourth grad er at Hertford Grammar School tried to run away from school last Tuesday, but thanks to the school’s communication system, school personnel were able to detain the child until po lice atrived. Hertford Police Chief Dale Vanscoy said school of ficials managed to keep the child in eyesight the entire time by communicating via hand held radios. Police said the student apparently had a rough day at school last Tuesday, and an observant teacher noticed that the student became agitated as he con versed with another young person. The student’s de meanor concerned the teacher to the point that the teacher felt it was best the student not go home by bus but be picked up by a guard ian instead. When the student was told to get off the bus and that a guardian was coming to pick him up, the student bolted to the back of the school property and ran to wards an adjacent field. Vanscoy said the school bus driver immediately no tified school officials of the situation via a hand-held radio, and a school counsel- . or and school maintenance employees in the area re sponded immediately. The two maintenance employees drove a pick up truck through a trac tor path off of Ballahack Road, and headed toward the student in one direction while a school counselor approached the student in the field. The counselor caught up with the student and stayed with the student until police arrived. Police took the student in their patrol car back to the school where they met with both the student and guard ian before releasing the stu dent to the guardian. “With the communica tion system the school sys tem has now, all of the staff knew what was going on immediately, ’’ said V anscoy. “The staff did an excellent job of keeping the student within eyesight. The train ing that the school staff goes through for such situ ations is excellent. Their relay of information went smoothly.’’ cemetery at night, he said, and town officials are con sidering installing light ing to better illuminate the cemetery area. Police are also working on establishing a reward for information leading to the arrest and conviction of person or persons involved in the local vandalism. Thursday High: 49 Low: 38 Partly Cloudy Friday High: 60 Low: 41 Mostly Cloudy Saturday High: 56 Low: 36 Parly Cloudy
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