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Weekly
"News front Next Door" NOVEMBER 4, 2009 - NOVEMBER 10, 2009
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Seasonal flu shots hard to find, for now
By Cathy Wilson
Staff Writer
A check with local health
care providers shows sea
sonal flu shots may be hard to
come by until the first of next
year.
The local health depart
ment has already exhausted
its supply Coastal Carolina
Family Practice (CCFP) in
Hertford is also out, and Dr.
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Neil DeNunzio’s office in Win-
fall is providing seasonal flu
vaccinations to established
patients only.
Local public school employ
ees, however, are scheduled to
receive seasonal flu vaccina
tions Nov. 10 during a flu shot
clinic originally scheduled
for last week.
“Our flu clinic was post
poned imtil November 10
due to a shortage of shots,”
commented Brenda Lassiter,
public information officer for
Perquimans County Schools.
“This win be regular flu vac
cine for aU staff members. We
have 125 signed up to receive
it.”
Jfll Jordan, health educa
tion director for Albemarle
Regional Health Services,
said the health department
has received and given out
its usual seasonal flu vaccine
supply for adults, but that
vaccinations for children may
stiU be available.
“ARHS does not currently
have any more seasonal influ
enza vaccine for adults avail
able and will not be receiv-
ing any more adult seasonal
influenza vaccine in 2009,”
Jordan wrote in an email. She
added that the department re
ceived seasonal flu vaccines
earlier than usual, and saw
an increase in demand for
this time of year.
Regarding the HlNl vac
cine, supplies are being tar
geted for at-risk populations,
but officials expect to offer it
to more people once addition
al quantities arrive. The local
health departments expect
more vaccine in the next few
weeks with increased quanti
ties.
Jordan said residents
By Cathy Wilson
Staff Writer
■Voter turnout in Hertford
and Winfall was light as of
early Tuesday
For Hertford/Winfall elec-,
tion results, see DailyAd-
vance.com, Wednesday's
Daily Advance and next
week’s Perquimans Weekly
for follow-up stories.
Eula Mae Forbes, director
of the Perquimans Board of
Elections, said 16 voters had
cast ballots in the East Hert
ford precinct (Courthouse)
and four voters had voted in
the West Hertford precinct
(Hertford Grammar School).
Only six voters had voted in
WinfaU by that time.
In Hertford, five candidates
sought two seats on the Hert
ford Town County while two
candidates sought two seats
on Winfall Town Council.
In Hertford, incumbent
Horace Reid and political new
comers Lloyd Hodges, LiUian
Holman, Quentin Jackson,
and Ed Lane were vying for
the two seats on the board.
In Winfall, incumbent Deb
bie Jean Whedbee and new
comer Steav Congdon ran for
two seats on the Winfall Town
Council.
All five candidates who ran
in Hertford were standing on
the sidewalk in front of the
Courthouse seeking votes
Election Day morning.
One professional woman
See TURNOUT on Page 8
Lady Pirates win sectional
V
PHOTO COURTESY PHIL HARRIS
The Lady Pirates celebrate their sectional championship win in Hertford, Saturday. Perquimans fans (at left), many clad in Lady Pirates
volleyball shirts that read “Hit like a PQ girl”, cheer after Quinyotta Pettaway served the final point in the 3-0 win over Southwest Onslow.
At right. Southwest Onslow fans absorb the season-ending loss of their team. See page 7 for story.
From work to fighting, White is champ
By Cathy Wilson
Staff Writer
Most days Hertford resident
John White slings a hammer
and pounds nails in the con
struction business.
But on nights and week
ends, he slings his fists and
pounds his opponent into
submission inside a caged
ring. At least, that’s what it
might appear to the untrained
eye watching White and oth
ers take part in the Amateur
Fight League Mixed Martial
Arts (AFLMMA) competi
tions held around the country.
It’s usually referred to as ulti
mate or cage fighting.
But to White, it’s not so
much fighting as it is a highly
energetic workout, trained
discipline in martial arts, and
See WHITE on Page 8
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PHOTO BY CATHY WILSON
John White, 35, of Hertford,
earned the 170-pound Welter
Weight AFLMMA Championship
held in Elizabeth City in Septem
ber and came in second in the
state North American Grappling
Association competition held
test July in Charlotte. His record
is now 3-1 in amateur fighting.
According to White, all three of
his wins were knock-outs.
Singing plumber to perform on ‘Oprah’
Denny to compete
on show Thursday
By Cathy Wilson
Staff Writer
Donnie Denny, of Hertford,
is one of eight national semi
finalists in Oprah Winfree’s
Karaoke Challenge.
Owner of Standard Plumb
ing, he is scheduled to sing
live on The Oprah Show on
Thursday at 4 p.m.
“Iwasjuststunned,”
said Denny when he
heard he would com
pete this week in Chi
cago on the popular
television show.
Denny’s family first
submitted a video
of him singing in
early October and
Denny
of Christ, to flhn him
singing once again.
Later, a producer and
film crew visited him
at his Justin Avenue
home in Perquimans
County to interview
him for the show.
He flew to Chicago
Monday and wiU
compete Thursday
then a show producer and in Round 1 of the competi-
film crew visited him at his tion. Audience members and
church. South Mills Church viewers can vote afterwards
for their favorite karaoke
performance either online
on the show’s website or by
phone to a number that wUl
be displayed during the show.
The top three vote-getters
will continue on to Round 2
at a later date during which a
winner will be selected. ■
“They were filming me at
church, and I had to sing the
song over three times, so I was
See DENNY on Page 8
shoifld contact the health
department in Perquimans
County at 426-2100 or local
healthcare providers’ offices
to determine whether or not
the HlNl vaccine is avail
able.
ARHS received its first
shipment of 2009 HlNl influ
enza vaccine in the intrana
sal form on Oct. 5, she pointed
See SHOTS on Page 8
Schools
receive
report
cards
By Cathy Wilson
Staff Writer
Perquimans County
Schools fared well last school
year on the Education First’
N.C. School Report Cards is
sued recently by the North
Carolina Department of Pub
lic Instruction.
The report, issued for each
school district as well as over
all for the state, includes in
formation such as school and
student performance, class
sizes, attendance, school safe
ty, instructional resources, -
and teacher quality.
AU four schools in Perqui
mans County met Adequate
Yearly Progress (AYP) as
determined by the federal
accountability program. Stu
dents demonstrated expected
or high growth standards dur
ing the 2008-2009 end-of-grade
and end-of-year testing.
“I am especially pleased
that testing data indicates
that the overaU composite
scores for students in grades
3-8 increased by more than 13
See CARDS on Page 8
Eley to
serve on
League
board
From staff reports
Mayor Sid Eley was
elected recently to the
board of directors of the
North Carolina League of
Municipalities (NCLM).
His election took place
at the
NCLM
2009 An
nual Con-
fere nee
held Oct.
25-27 in
, Green-
ville. He
wiU serve
a two-year
term.
2009-2010 league officers
elected include: president.
Council Member Rodney
W. Locks, Brevard; first
vice president. Council
Member Christopher D.
Jones, Clemmons; second
See ELEY on Page 8
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