THE PERQUIMANS WEEKLY, WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 18,2013
Community
Red Cross warns about fires
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Ample steps everyone can
Billow to prevent home
Jfres around the holidays:
S Holiday Entertaining
5 • Test your smoke
Sarms.
S • Check food regularly
Shile cooking and remain
w the home while cooking.
Use a timer as a reminder
8iat the stove or oven is
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• Enforce a “kid-free
zone” in the cooking area
and make children stay at
least three feet away from
the stove.
• Keep anything that
can catch fire away from
the stove, oven or any ap
pliance in the kitchen that
generates heat.
• Clean cooking surfaces
on a regular basis to pre
vent grease buildup.
• Purchase a fire ex
tinguisher to keep in the
kitchen. Contact the local
fire department to receive
training on the proper use
of extinguishers.
Holiday Decorating
• Choose decorations
that are flame resistant or
flame retardant.
• Keep children, pets and
decorations away from lit
candles.
• Keep matches and
lighters up high in a locked
cabinet.
• Replace any string of
■lights with worn or broken
cords or loose bulb con
nections. Connect no more
than three strands of mini
light sets and a maximum
of 50 bulbs for screw-in
bulbs. Read manufacturer’s
instructions for the number
of LED strands to connect.
Some strings of lights are
only for indoor or outdoor
use, but not both.
• Use clips, not nails, to
hang lights so the cords do
not get damaged.
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g^es to 35 percent who had
IJnure and left in 2008-09.
“ Over the past five years,
Perquimans County’s turn
over rate has gone from 13.1
percent in 2008-09 to a low
of 8.6 percent in 2010-11 to
the current 12.5 percent.
That loosely follows the
state rate.
TVimover can create
problems in some subject
areas like science, math
and special education. Out
of the 115 school districts
that responded, 65 said sci
ence teachers in grades 9-12
were the top concern. That
was followed by 54 who
said special education and
52 who said 9-12th grade
math. The year before, up
per grade math teachers
were the top concern fol
lowed by special education
and science.
Lassiter said it’s sad that
the teaching profession isn’t
getting the respect it de
serves.
“I watch teachers in Per
quimans County on a daily
basis as I am in and out of
the school facilities,'2’ she
said. “They are truly my he
roes and have the awesome
responsibility and opportu
nity to change lives. They
are amazing. In the words of
our State Superintendent m
The Offices of
Town of Hertford
will close at Noon on
Monday, December 23, 2013
Offices will be closed:
Tuesday, December 24, 2013
Wednesday, December 25, 2013
Thursday, December 26, 2013
Friday. December 27, 2013
and
Wednesday, January 1,2014
In case of an emergency, please
call (252)426-5751.
NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING
Hertford Housing Authority (HHA) has
received a Commitment to enter into a
Housing Assistance Payments Contract (CHAP)
in response to HHA's successful application to
participate in the United States Department of
Housing & Urban Development (HUD's) Rental
Assistance Demonstration Program (RAD).
Pursuant to the requirements of RAD, HHA
must submit to HUD a significant amendment
to its Annual/Five-Year Plan.
Therefore, HHA will conduct a public hearing
on Wednesday, January 22, 2014 at 9:00a.m. at
HHA's office located at 104 White Street,
Hertford, NC 27944. Telephone number - 252-
426-5663. Any person wishing to file comment
may file his or her comments in writing to Gail'
White, Executive Director of the Housing
Authority, at the address listed above, or may
attend the public hearing.
Please contact HHA if you require additional
information regarding the public hearing.
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a recent news release, ‘the
most effective way to keep
teachers in North Carolina
classrooms is to give them
and their profession the re
spect they deserve.’”
Rep. Bob Steinburg, the
house member that repre
sents Perquimans County,
said teacher raises are
coming and Republicans
shouldn’t be blamed for
high teacher turnover.
“Republicans gave a
small raise to teachers
in 2011, the first in a long
time, and there was anoth
er raise scheduled for this
year by Republicans. But
thanks to poor planning
on the part of Gov. Perdue
last year, her Medicaid es
timates were way off the
mark causing an overrun
in spending for the first
five months of the year in
Medicaid that wiped out
the surplus money we had
set aside from our rainy
day fund.”
Steinburg said he’s hop
ing the General Assembly
can approve a 2 percent
raise for teachers when it
meets in May.
“I fought to keep the
masters (degree) pay in the
budget along with teaching
fellows (program) and am
working hard to have both
reinstated.
“I am very supportive
of education and teachers.
Although we may interpret
some issues, problems and
potential solutions to the
education of our children
differently, we should be
able to agree that there
is much we can work to
gether on to help our kids
and those who teach them
during these very difficult
economic times. I am al
ways open to meaningful
dialogue.
PERQUIMANS COUNTY
PUBLIC NOTICE
Except for the Sheriff’s Department, Dispatch
Office and Emergency Medical Services, all
County Offices in the Perquimans County
Courthouse, Courthouse Annex, Social
Services, Agricultural Extension Service,
Perquimans County Library and the Perqui
mans County Recreation Department will be
closed on Tuesday, Wednesday, and Thursday,
December 24, 25, & 26, 2013, for Christmas.
and Wednesday, January 1, 2014, for New
Year’s Day. The Water Department will be
closed but emergencies may be reported to the
Dispatch Office by calling 426-5751.
Frank Heath, County Manager
Town of Winfall^
Offices
Will close at Noon
Monday, December 23, 2013
Offices are Closed:
Tuesday, December 24, 2013
Wednesday, December 25, 2013
Thursday, December 2b, 2013
Friday. December 27, 2013
and
Wednesday, January 1, 2014
In case of an Emergency *
call 426-5741
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Wellman is a young male in need of a new home
before Christmas. Wellman is available at the Tri-County
Animal Shelter in Tyner.
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EXTENSION
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Among the ideas and
sugge.stions that were pre
sented by farmers, county
officials'and others during
the listening session:
• Maintaining agricultural
agents in counties where ag
riculture is a vital industry,
and not necessarily having
them in more urban areas;
• Using contract employ
ees and consultants to save
money;
• Making effective use of
user-fiiendly technology;
• Increasing volimteer re
sponsibility;
• Having directors serve
multiple counties.
In an interview with The
Perquimans Weekly earlier
this month. Smith pointed
out that extension goes far
beyond just growing crops.
In the past year, the Perqui
mans County office touched
the lives of about 950 local
children through its pro
grams. The one most people
may recognize is 4-H, but
it’s not the only one accord
ing to Jennifer Peny who
heads the 4-H program. One
of the programs is called
“Bug Out” and is designed
to teach students about the
life cycle of insects. There is
also a nutrition program to
teach children on how to eat
healthy.
The 4-H program also
sponsors two area horse
clubs, each with about 20
• members, and there are two
groups that meet at the Per
quimans Central School and
Hertford Grammar School.
Heath points out the ex
tension service has also
branched out over the past
few years to provide help
for seniors with questions
about Medicare.
The extension service
also provides the e^qiertise
for people who need to be
certified or recertified in the
use of industrial chemicals.
Smith said those who have
a license have to recertify
every three years.
“I think in the future you’ll
see more questions handled
via e-mail, the Internet or
telephone,” he said.
Smith admits over the
past three years, he’s not
been as attentive as he’d like
because he’s been in charge
of offices in both Elizabeth
City and Hertford plus work
ing as a crop agent.
“What I’ve found is you
may not get me as quickly,
but I’ve got you on my CEdl
sheet and I’ll get to you as
fast as I can.”
Yet Smith is convinced
the people who remain in
the Perquimans Coimty of
fice will soldier on.
“The staff that’s left in
cooperative extension is to
committed to what exten
sion does.”. . .
At the listening session
last week, Zublena used
the horticultural met^hor
of pruning an apple tree so
it could produce abundant
apples. Without pruning, the
tree might grow large but
not yield a healthy crop of
fruit, he said.
“We need to find out what
our Eqrples are,” Zublena
said, explaining that will
consist of identifying what
it most important.
Sheriff’s Reports
Perquimans Sheriff
12/7 Trevon Moore,
Harvey Point Road, re
sist/obstruct/delay, $500
unsecured bond.
12/8 Megan Overton,
Felton Lane, communi
cating threats, written
promise to appear.
12/11 Devon Thatch,
King Street, habitual
felon, $275,000 secured
bond.
12/11 Kenneth Wells,
Teaberry Court, Greens
boro, failure to appear,
driving while license re
voked, speeding, $500 un
secured bond.
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