P The ERQUIMANS [Md QmdIIiP tCBWiBS&Bil Gardner Stokely "News front Next Door" This week’s events calendar is on page 7 AUGUST 31, 2011 - SEPTEMBER 6, 201# 50 cents AU6 3 \ «« Hurricane Irene packs a dainty punch By CATHY WILSON Staff Writer S hirley Ferebee wasn’t scared when she heard a slight thump towards the front of her home as Category 1 Hurricane Irene smacked the area Saturday. When she looked out, how ever, she was surprised to see three large pine trees toppled over on top of her house on Center HiU Highway The large branches came to rest on top of her front porch. “It wasn’t a loud thump, but a nice thump,” she said. No one was hurt when the trees feU. Ferebee was just one of thou sands of Eastern North Caro linians who escaped without major damage when Hurricane Irene hit the North Carolina coastline and travelled north over the weekend, downing trees and power lines in her wake. It lashed the area with high winds and rainfall before it made its way out of the area early Sunday morning. Perquimans County experi enced wind gust up to 80 miles per hour and received between 9-10 inches of rain, officials said. Emergency Management Coordinator Jarvis Winslow initially termed local damage as minimal compared with the last hurricane that hit the county in 2003, but cautioned it was stiU early since not all damage assessments had been turned in. “As of Monday morning, we still had some people without power but all the roads are clear,” he said. “There were trees down, some crops blown over, but as a whole I think we are a whole lot better off this time than we were with Hurri cane Isabel.” Trees were also blown over on two other homes in the county. A large tree feU on a two-story home on Nixon Street in Winf^ damaging a bedroom while a second tree crashed into a vacant house located near the intersection of Wynne Fork Road and Edenton Road Street in Hertford. Imogene Lane looked at the tree that cut a large hole in the roof of the Hertford home and thanked her lucky stars. She had made an offer to buy the See HURRICANE, 3 -4.fr I m WMm M:' |Ir?5 %g A snapped utility pole is seen near the basketball court at Wynne Fork Court Apartments where children are Irene damage online at DailyAdvance.com. STAFF PHOTO BY CATHY WILSON playing, Sunday. See more photos of Hurricane STAFF PHOTO BY CATHY WILSON Wind blew a tree onto this home ' located at 100 Wynne Fork Road during Hurricane Irene.The house was vacant and listed for sale. ri-#r" [iwpf PHOTO COURTESY ED LEICESTER A pool of flood water in seen behind the Hertford Post Office. ..VS-V STAFF PHOTO BY CATHY WILSON Reba Smith sweeps up glass and debris after wind blew out an upstairs window at Inteliport. Classes begin at county schools By CATHY WILSON Staff Writer High fives, giggles, a lit tle apprehension, and lots of hugs were abundant Thursday morning at Per quimans Central School as students returned to class es after smnmer break. “Is that a new bookbag?” Principal Melissa Fields asked a student after shar ing a high five with the excited youngster. “I like that. Welcome to school. I’ll be in to see you in yoim new class in a little while.” Such was the greeting at county schools as 1,688 students retuned to class in Perquimans. Hallways were fiUed with parents bringing their lit tle ones to school. “This is hard,” said Mom Narhaja Bond as she peeked in the door to her daughter’s kindergarten class, checking to see if daughter Essence was ad justing without her. She was relieved to see Es sence quietly sitting in her teacher’s lap and watching * jli X ' '%ktF STAFF PHOTOS BY CATHY WILSON Melissa Fields, the new principal at'Perquimans Central School, welcomes students back to school, Thursday. See more back to school photos online at DailyAdvance.com. 89076 4 7144 other children around her. First grader Carissa Baker said she was glad to see her friends again as she scuttled down the haU filled with classmates sporting new shoes, new outfits, and even new lunch boxes. For Fields, seeing stu dents return to PCS was even more exciting for the first-time principal. See SCHOOLS, 2 Narhaja Bond watches her daughter Essence adjust to her first day of kindergarten at Perqui mans Central. Street dance kicks off Indian Summer fest By CATHY WILSON Staff Writer This year’s Indian Sum mer Festival wfil open on Friday night. Sept. 9, with a free Friday night street dance. Food and craft vendors wfil open for business at 6 p.m. as DJ Pete welcomes visitors with a vari ety of times on the courthouse square. The band ^ “Windfall” will crank up their mixture of pop, R&B, soft rock at 7 p.m. and wfil % harmonies. They are con sidered one of the Triad’s premier variety bands. Band members include: Tony Saliba on guitar and lead vocals; Amber Mar- lowe-vocals; Bob Spencer- vocals and varied instru ments; Stuart HaU-drums; and Scott Marlowe-sound engineer. r-vnii/ Saliba, a 40-year pv * veteran in the music busi- ^ ness, has f MehnclfDTiioYi t 2011 worked as a studio gui tarist in New York as well as per- for med interna- on continue to en- C®' tional tours. tertain dancers until 10 p.m. Church Street wfil be closed off for the street dance. A beer and wine garden wfil be available in the park ing lot at the intersection of Church and Market streets. Festival organizers say that area will be enclosed with a three drink limit. Windfall, from Greens boro, offers a mix of well- known classics featuring a distinctive style and lush He has sung with major companies such as Laurie/Crimson/Sultan Records as far hack as the 60s and had hits in the 70s on Decca Records and Co lumbia Records. He is an original member of Soul Survivor with the Gold hit “Express Way to Your Heart”. He also holds Gold record status with the Cuff Links. See FESTIVAL, 2

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