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The ERQUIMANS -[^KWekkt.v Did you^ know? "News from Next Door" MAY 22, 2013 - MAY 28, 2013 revenue is recirculated locally by independent businesses Learn more great reasons to shop local, Pages 4&5 50 cents Post 126 hosting Memorial Day service From staff reports American Legion Post 126’s annual Perquimans County Memorial Day Observance will be held Monday at the Veter ans Monument on the county courthouse green. The service will begin promptly at 11 a.m. Chaplain Lt. Col. Steve Fee- han, US. Army retired, will be the guest speaker. Chaplain Feehan is pastor of the Wood- viUe Baptist Church. In the event of inclement weather, the observance will be held at the Perquimans County Recreation Center off Harvey Point Road. Music, including the Na tional Anthem, the military service songs and TAPS wiU be provided by the Perquimans County High School Band un der the direction of band direc tor Sarah Fenske. Wreath presentations sched uled include the county. Post 126, Marine Corps ‘League and National Society Colonial Dames XVII Century George Durant Chapter. The observance wUl mark the first time that Post 126’s recently formed American Le gion Post 126 Riders will take part in any official function with the Post. Others partici pating wUl include fellow Hert ford American Legion Post 362, Boy Scout Troop 150 and the PCHSband. Post 126 Veterans Services Officer WiUiam Turner will give the roll call of deceased Perquimans County veterans since our last Memorial Day Observance. It is a tradition that began with the first-ever American Legion Memorial Day observance. The observance will open with Post Commander Car- roll Bundy with the presenta tion and posting of our Na tional Colors by the Post Color Guard. Post Chaplain George Wilmore will provide the in vocation, Boy Scout Troop 150 will present the Pledge of Alle giance and the PCHS Band wiU render the National Anthem. Post Commander Bundy wUl provide the welcome. Ken Rominger, Post 126 and N.C. American Legion District 1 Commander, WUl present the POW/MIA Memorial. Legion member BUI Manke wiU give the salute to the service, fol lowed by the wreath presenta tions. Lee Fortier, Post 126 Le gion Riders, wUl introduce the See POST 126,2 needed By PETER WILLIAMS News Editor Volunteers can only take Hertford and Perquimans County so far and paid staff is needed to push eco nomic development efforts forward, a consultant says. Crystal Morphis of Creative Economic Develop- Vi- ✓ ^ 40 », ,* -•* j9> STAFF PHOTO BY PETER WILLIAMS Cortez Knight picks weeds in a garden behind the NC Agriculture Extension office on Edenton Road Street earlier this month. Safe schools forum set for tonight By PETER WILLIAMS News Editor A n off-hand remark made by a chUd has transformed L a patch of grass into a large garden that will soon feed some of Perquimans County’s elderly. The garden project is part of a larger effort of the Perquimans County Mentoring Focus Group/ Gang Prevention Program. The group is also sponsoring a safer schools commimity forum to night at 6 p.m. at the Perquimans County Middle School Audito rium. Clayton Griffin heads the program. “It was their idea,” Griffin said of the garden. The group was talking about Earth Day and one of the young er of the 40 participants in the program suggested a garden. The proceeds would go to help older residents. Griffin said he knew it would take some work, but he followed along. A patch of grass behind the N.C. Agriculture Extension Cen ter on Edenton Road Street was plowed over. On a chilly See GARDEN, 10 ment Con- suiting called it a “glaring Morphis lack of resources,” in her report As a result Hertford and Perquimans County are “leaking” some $54 million a year in business to sur rounding areas. She recommended that the town quickly refill the position of planner. In the meanwhile the county should nearly triple the number of hours they pay an economic developer to help push economic proj ects. The study was paid for by the state as part of the STEP program. “The concept of STEP is to empower local lead ers and motivate them to take on actions to further economic progress,” the report reads. “Hertford leaders are stUl working on leadership development and significant strides have been made. However local leaders need support to carry long-term initia tives forward. The work identified in STEP alone requires additional staff report.” Morphis praised the ef forts of volunteers, but said they alone can’t do it. See STUDY, 2 As county changes, need for volunteers remains By PETER WILLIAMS News Editor It started in the 1960s with an all-volunteer force, three station wag ons loaned by local car dealers and a desire to serve the people at Per quimans County Today the equipment is better and there are paid emergency medical tech nicians, but volunteers still play an active role in the network. The week of May 19-25 is National EMS Week. And more are needed as some retire and others are forced to quit because of job requirements. "Because of the geo graphic layout of the county with the Perqui mans River cutting a large part of it in half, response times can be up to 20 minutes for some lo cations. “And that’s assuming you have a truck at the building,” said Jonathan Nixon, a former volunteer in the emergency medical service and current vol unteer firefighter. Volunteers are especial ly needed when there is a truly large emergency or several smaller ones scat tered around. “The paid staff only covers about a third of the calls during the day,” Nixon said. Larry Chappell is the EMS director and heads SeeVOLS NEEDED, 10 Relay teams raise $101K By REBECCA BUNCH Staff Writer EDENTON — Twenty-four teams from Chowan and Perqui mans counties took part in this year’s Relay for Life events last weekend. The teams, which included 230 participants, raised $101,248 to as sist the American Cancer Society in its fight against the deadly dis ease. Top fundraising team was the Rocky Hock Ruritans, who raised $25,200, primarily through 6 89076 47144 performances by the Rocky Hock Opry. The two-day event began with an opening ceremony at ^ p.m. Friday and continued into Satur day afternoon. “I think the event was awesome despite some late night storms,” said Bennita Dunham, commu nity manager for Relay. During the storms, light ning struck a utility pole on the grounds at the John A. Holmes Athletic Complex where Relay took place, causing two lights to go dark, according to witnesses. No injuries were reported. For Relayers like Sue Campbell of Edenton, though, the storms See RELAY $101K, 10 New Hunter Museum SUBMITTED PHOTO Town officials celebnated the reopening of the Jimmy “Catfish” Hunter Museum, located inside the Perquimans Chamber of Commerce, on Thursday. Pictured are Joanne Jones, president of the Perqui mans County Chamber of Commerce, Sid Eley, ex ecutive director, and Helen Hunter who are admiring a collectable throw that honors Hunter. The throw was a gift to Helen Hunter. The Chamber and museum are located in Hertford and are open Monday through Friday from 9:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. and on Saturday from 10 a.m. until noon. Forbes iCSmtry & Auctions, LLC NCRL#22873 NCAL#9180 252-426-1380 • www.forbesuc.com . 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