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Q^rry Cfiristmasf QUJWAHS December 19,2007 Vol. 75, No. 51 Hertford, North Carolina 27944 ^^News from Next Door** 0mn0 to PHOTO BY BRENT A. CLARK, THE DAILY ADVANCE VOLUNTEERS ETHELYN SIMPSON (LEFT) Brenda Lassiter, Willie Koonce, Heather Hunter and Carolyn Modlin fill backpacks with food collected for needy families at the Hertford Housing Authority recently. Groups hold food drive ZAC GOLDSTEIN The Daily Advance Fifty-three needy families will receive book bags packed with non- perishable foods this holiday season, courtesy of Communities in Schools of Perquimans County. . Originally, Communities in Schools received 80 book bags from Office Depot that the group planned to fin with school supplies and give to needy students. Because the bags arrived well af ter the start of the school year and the holiday season was approach ing, the group decided instead to hold a food drive. Over a four-week period, the group collected dona tions of canned vegetables, pasta and noodles, breakfast foods, juice, soda, snacks and more. RBC Cen tura Bank, Up River Friends Meet ing, Perquimans County Library and Emmanuel Pentecostal Church served as drop-off points and the group’s 30-member board spread the word. About 10 board members and staff met at the Hertford Housing Authority recently to pack the bags, frequently going back to add addi tional items as more food came in. “We knew the community would come through, but it’s stiU very exciting the amount we got,” said Chirleen Lupton, executive director of Communities in Schools. She said the group would prob ably do a food drive again next year, albeit possibly further away from Christmas. Brenda Lassiter, public informa tion officer for Perquimans County Schools, said school counselors were able to identify families in need. She said many of the families who are expected to receive book bags were also slated to benefit from Albemar le Electric Membership Corp.’s toy drive. {Contact Zac Goldstein at zgold- stein@coxnc. com) Ramble, open house enjoyed Susan Harris Editor & Publisher The elves had obviously been hard at work decorat ing the featured stops on the annual Perquimans County Extension Ramble and at the Newbold-White House annual holiday open house Friday night. From the enchantment of J.J.’s Miniatures’ win ter wonderland to the fam ily-friendly home of Ralph and Lisa HoUoweU to the elegant riverfront dwelling of Julian and Betty Lane Winslow to the handmade items at the Senior Center to the simple celebration at Newbold-White, there was something for every taste and age during Friday f Perquimans Weekly Photo by PHIL HARRIS J.J.’S MINIATURES WAS ONE of the stops on the annual Perquimans County Extension Ramble Friday night. Jeanine Phelps has spent years creating a winter wonderland in an outbuilding on her property. More photos from the ramble and the open house at the Newbold-White House appear on the next page and on page 2 of the Christmas section. night’s holiday offerings. The homes tour featured beautiful decorations in the homes of gracious hosts that were not only beauti ful, but were adaptable to the homes of those who en joyed the annual holiday tour. Phelp’s hand-crafted vil lage is huge and features trains, a waterfall and much more. Newbold-White remind- WM ^nd scenic Federal bill introduced to study river could result in national designation CATHY WILSON staff Writer The 30-mile-long Perquimans River is one step closer to becoming fed erally protected, thanks to legislation introduced in the United States Senate re cently. Both U.S. Senators Rich ard Burr and Elizabeth Dole co-sponsored the bill that would create the Perquimans River Wild and Scenic Study Act of 2007, authorizing the National Park Service (NPS) to study the river and ed visitors of the beauty in the simplicity of Christmas past, with the sweet sounds of instruments and tradi tional carols, the yule log and firelight flickering in the state’s oldest home. its tributar ies for pos sible qualifi cation imder the Wild and Scenic des ignation. If the bill pass es, the NPS would study the river and report its results back to Congress. Then addi tional legis lation would be needed before the designation pro cess is completed. Congressman G.K But terfield introduced com panion legislation for this study in the House earlier this year. The Perquimans County Restoration Association (PCRA) spearheaded efforts to obtain this special desig nation for the local water way back in 2003. “This is an area where we have wonderful natural resources and history,” said Chris Lane, president of the PCRA. “It is the most important thing we have. Obtaining the Wild and Sce nic designation is a way of preserving and protecting what we have here. It will also help boost tourism. We hope and pray it will pass. It would be a wonderful op portunity for this commu nity and an important part of our economy.” Being designated as a Wild and Scenic river would neither prohibit local devel opment nor give the federal government control over private property, accord ing to American Rivers, a national organization that lobbies for protecting and maintaining healthy rivers. American Rivers worked with the locals in getting this legislation introduced. “Frompaddlingtofishing to camping, the Perquimans River is a regional hub for recreational activity,” said Peter Raabe, director of the North Carolina field of fice for American Rivers in a recent press release. “By taking the steps to protect it forever, Senators Burr and Dole are giving a wonderful gift to the people of North Carolina just in time for the holiday season.” The waterway that starts near Gates County and winds through Perquimans County until it dumps into the Albemarle Soimd is home to bald eagles and numerous other wild birds. Its waters hold everything from striped bass to blue crabs, offering exceptional outdoor adventures and op portunities for locals and tourists alike. “Americans have been enjoying the Perquimans River long before there was a United States,” said Sarah Weeks, heritage tourism di rector for Newbold-White House. “PCRA’s Newbold- White House and the town of Hertford along the river were some of the first Euro pean settlements in North Carolina. The Perquimans River has a rich Native American history and was used as an essential trade route up to the Civil War. Thanks to manynorth- eastern North Caro lina rivers like ours, it defines who we are to day. Our en tire region is a ‘land of firsts’ because waterways like the It is impera- of us under- to main- This is an area where we have wonder ful natural resources and history. It is the most important thing we have. Chris Lane president, PCRA of Perquimans, five that aU stand and strive tain this.” Lane stressed that once the designation is obtained, the local community will decide what needs to be done to protect their local waterway. “The decisions win be made locally, not federally,” she added. The Wild and Scenic Rivers Act protects rivers by prohibiting federally li censed dams, ensures water quality is maintained, pro hibits assistance for water resource projected by feder al agencies if such projects have a direct or adverse ef fect or would diminish val ues present at the time of designation, and mandates the creation of a coopera tive river management plan locally that addresses wa ter quality, recreation, pub lic facilities, responsible authorities, and land use changes. yHuaimt Thursday High: 55 Low: 44 Mostly Cloudy Friday High: 58 Low: 45 Few Showers Saturday High: 63 Low: 50 Partly Cloudy
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