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JULY 10, 2013 - JULY 16, 2013
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Town hopes to move forward with marina project
BY PETER WILLIAMS
News Editor
The Town of Hertford
is hoping for a $30,000
grant from the Coastal
Area Management Act to
provide the final piece
of funding to allow boat
docks.
The grants are usually
made by now, but the pro
cess has been delayed by
the failure to adopt a state
budget.
The need for boat docks
was documented back in
the late 1960s, but funding
has been an issue.
“It’s always been an is
sue of funding,” said Town
Manager Brandon Shoaf.
The town is using
$25,000 from the STEP
(Small Towns Economic
Prosperity) program. It
also obtained $68,000
through boating improve
ment grant.
The initial plan is to
build nine boat slips. Ac
cording to Shoaf keeping
the number under 10 slips,
the town is exempt from
some of the regulations
that larger marinas must
comply with.
“We do have a decent
number of boaters coming
through during the sum
mer and there is no place
for them to dock,” said.
“You can anchor in the riv
er and that’s not horrible,
but a lot of these boats
don’t have tenders (small
er boats) to get them to
land.”
There are no plans at
this point to provide fuel
pumps. That creates a
whole new level of chal
lenges, including provid
ing the staff to man them.
There is also the cost of
added insurance for a fu
eling station.
But the need is there.
Boaters would need to go
to Lambs Service Station
in Camden or Albemarle
Plantation to fuel up now.
The current plans do
include a pump-out sta
tion so larger boats with
onboard bathrooms can
empty their waste tanks.
But relocating the Hert^
ford Police Department
and leasing that building
out to a private developer
has also been discussed.
If a private individual
wanted to open a ship’s
store or an outfitter want
ed to open there, it’s possi
ble the police department
could move, Shoaf said.
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KIDS KICK IT OUT AT SPORTS CAMP
■ Program starts today
at Market at Missing Mill
From staff reports
The Market at Missing '
Min will host a free sum
mer feeding program for
children under 18 years old
on Wednesdays starting
today.
PROGRAM
DETAILS
■ The Market at Missing
Mill will host a free summer
feeding program for children
under 18 years old on
Wednesdays starting today.
■ Free lunches will be
distributed every Wednesday
through August 21 from 11:30
a.m. through 12:30 p.m.
■ Children are to eat their
lunches in the Missing Mill
Park pavilion. For any ques
tions, call 228-990-2021 or
email 63lynner@gmail.com
'The Summer Food Ser
vice Program was created
to ensure that children who
need to could continue to
receive a nutritious meal
during school vacation
time. The nutrition needs
of a large number of chil
dren who depend on free
and reduced-price meals
during school may not be
ing met in the summer
months.
Historic Hertford, Inc.,
sponsor of the Market
at Missing Mill, has part
nered with Junior Adult
& Children’s Enrichment,
Inc. (JACE, Inc.) to bring
the program to Perqui
mans County and the Town
of Hertford. Free lunches
will be distributed every
Wednesday through August
21 from 11:30 am. through
12:30 p.m.
Children are to eat their
lunches in the Missing
Mill Park pavilion. For
any questions, call 228-
990-2021 or email 631yn-
ner@gmail.com JACE,
Inc. has been sponsoring
the USDA’s Summer Food
Service Program in Pas
quotank, Perquimans and
Chowan Counties since
2008.
The Food Bank of the
Albemarle has been instru
mental in the success of
this program by providing
low cost products, food
donations and storage.
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STAFF PHOTOS BY PETER WILLIAMS
Aaliyah Blanchard (above) kicks a
football Monday at a free sports camp
being offered at the Perquimans County
Recreation Center.
Heather Smith (center in left photo)
and others spin in circles to warm up
for exercises at Monday’s Youth Sports
Camp. The event is hosted by Up
Rivers Friends Meeting, Piney Woods
Friends Meeting and the North Carolina
Yearly Meeting. A volunteer staff of
to?b«a9se8| nine adults came from all over North
Carolina to help.
SKINNER
Hertford
mourns
loss of
Skinner
BY PETER WILLIAMS
News Editor
Perquimans County paid
respects Sunday to a fire
fighter, Scout leader, histo
rian and patriot.
Charlie Skinner, 85, died
Thiusday at Vidant-Chowan
Hospital following an ac-^
cident at his home in Hert
ford.
Skinner
was credit
ed for rais
ing the level
of training
for the
Hertford
Fire De
partment
and thereby
helping save the town from
a huge fire in 1978. He also
spent most of his life col
lecting the rich history of
residents and sharing it with
others. He made sure every
veteran had a flag on their
grave on patriotic holidays.
Pastor Larry Bowden of
Hertford United Methodist
was one of two ministers
who spoke at Sunday’s ser
vice. 'The chiu’ch lost anoth
er member as well. Lester
Simpson, another former
county commissioner died
the same day — July 4. A
memorial service for Simp
son will be held in early Au
gust.
“Charlie was involved in
every aspect of the church,”
Bowden said. “He was a
generous, hospitable and
funny man. He truly loved
this town and gave back to
the community.”
Bowden said many peo^
pie credit Skinner for actu
ally saving the town. Skin
ner was a member of the
Hertford Volunteer Fire De
partment for 36 years and a
chief of the department for
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Hurricane expert: Be ready for the big one
BY PETER WILLIAMS
News Editor
Peoirfe should
focus more on be
ing prepared for
the one big storm
that can ravage
the region and less
concerned about
general forecasts
for the entire hur
ricane season, a
meteorologist told
Services for hurricane safety get an upgrade
1
SAMMLER
Perquimans
County officials recently.
Projections are there will be 13
to 20 named storms this season. A
normal season has 11 storms.
BY PETER WILLIAMS
News Editor
If an emergency strikes, the
Perquimans County office of
emergency management may
be calling you before you call
them.
“The media has led us to believe
that if the seasonal forecast is for
a lot of named storms it will have
a big impact on the U.S.,” BUI Sam-
mler said. “That’s not necessarily
The county has had a sys
tem in place that allows for
it to make automated calls
to selected phone numbers
in the case of an emergency.
The company that held the
contract, Delta Alert, was pur
chased and a new subsidiary
— Code Red — is serving Per
quimans now.
Residents can log in on
the county’s web site —
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true.”
Sammler is the warning coor
dination meteorologist with the
National ’Weather Service in Wake
field. He spoke with county officials
late last month for their annual pre^
hurricane briefing.
He used Hurricane Andrew in
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