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OCT 2 9 RETD the ^ PERQUIMANS £ . Week I a "News from Next Door" Pirates unable to stop Bruins’ potent offense, 9 OCTOBER 29, 2014 - NOVEMBER 4, 2014 50 cents Voters taking advance of early voting BY PETER WILLIAMS HMM^M^^^b BY PETER WILLIAMS News Editor The Republican party has made gains in Perquimans County over the past 10 years, but the number of people who consider them selves unaffiliated has skyrock eted. As of Oct. 15, Democrats remain the largest single group in the county with 4,550 voters. That’s DECISION 2014 But despite their gains, Republi- 58 more than 10 years ago. There were 2,450 Republicans, 656 more than a decade before. But the number of unaffiliated voters ballooned from 1,492 in 2004 to 2,914 this year. That’s a 95 percent increase. cans and unaffiliated voters were not turning out in great numbers through nearly four days of early voting. As of early Monday afternoon, Perquimans County reported 597 people had voted. Democrats ac counted for 256 of the votes, while unaffiliated voters accounted for 177 and Republicans 163. That means 6.6 percent of Re- publicans had cast a ballot, 6 per cent of unaffiliated and 5.6 percent of Democrats. There remains plenty of time to vote early. The county elections office on Edenton Road Street is open today from 8 a.m. until 5:30 p.m. Thursday and Friday the hours are 8 a.m. until 8 p.m. and Saturday it’s 9 a.m. until 1 p.m. Republicans are strongest in the two southern precincts — Bethel and New Hope. In Bethel 857 of the 2,891 voters are members of the GOP. There are 934 Democrats and 1,091 unaffiliated voters. In New Hope, there are 662 Repub licans, 879 Democrats and 2,233 unaffiliated. Those two precincts are also the largest two in Perquimans County and they come to the polls in large See VOTING, 3 5K run to help those without BELVIDERE DAY Wind BY PETER WILLIAMS News Editor r c i u x STAFF PHOTOS BY PETER WILLIAMS developers keeping active A small group of Perqui mans County women hope to make a big difference for people they will never know on Nov. 8. The Junior Women’s Club of Perqqimans County will be holding a 5K run to raise money for a Charlotte- based charity that provides shoes to those who don’t have them. The race starts at 8:30 a.m. Brandee Phelps, one of the members, said the club has about 12 members and has been around for about seven years. The 5-K run is tlie biggest event on their schedule. “We’re mostly working Moms and this is a commu nity outreach thing,” Phelps said recently. The club meets on the third Thursday of each month at 6:30 p.m. at Captain Bob’s Restaurant in Hertford. Given the nature of the charity, 5-K the club will deduct $3 off the price of registration for anybody who runs the course with out shoes. Phelps said they didn’t have anybody do the 5K run barefoot two years ago, but they hope to this year. “It gives you an idea to See 5K RUN, 2 ^con^nm^? ^5 Bank "1 HobbSYi 1 ! 6 bands 3 ^ viewer to Payten Callahan Saturday during Belvidere's second annual fall sales event. The bank offered a chance for kids to learn more about insects Doug Layden bags meat for a customer Saturday at Layden’s Supermarket during Belvidere’s second annual fall sales event. BY PETER WILLIAMS News Editor The future of state tax in centives to develop industri al-sized wind power plants may play a role in the future development of two wind power projects in northeast ern North Carolina, but de velopers aren’t saying that’s the only factor. Plans for two wind pow er projects in Perquimans County have not moved for ward, but representative of both Iberdrola Renewables and Alex Clean Energy were in Perquimans County this month. Tyson Utt of Apex attend ed a Business Expo hosted by the Perquimans County Chamber of Commerce on Oct. 16. The 12,000-acre Apex project would strad dle the Perquimans-Chowan county line. Craig Poff, a representa tive of Iberdrola, went be fore the Perquimans County Commission, last week and asked to revise the timetable for the construction project known as Desert Wind. The 20,000-acre project that would straddle both Perquimans and Pasquo tank counties and by some estimates would cost about $600 million. When first proposed to Perquimans County, the See PROJECTS,2 Classic car fans get a treat after tour visits Hertford BY PETER WILLIAMS News Editor Pete Taggett is used to getting a crowd of people around him when he pulls up in his 1939 Ford Deluxe from Elizabeth City. He didn’t get that Tues day because the crowd was there in Hertford for the Duesenbergs. A total of 17 of the classic vehicles made a stop as part of “Duesenberg Tour 2014 - Southern Style.” The cars and their owners came from all over the country to Wil liamsburg, Va. where they left for stops in Hertford, Edenton, Kitty Hawk and Duck. Of the 481 Duesenbergs produced between 1928 and 1937, about 380 are still around. Many of them are in museums, but four of them are owned by retired TV talk show host Jay Leno. Dwight Schaubach, a Suf folk, Va., businessman owns two and along with his wife Jane helped organize the pa rade of Duesenbergs. The couple has a 1929 J Roadster and a 1930 model. “It’s all about driving,” Jane Schaubach said. X x . STAFF PHOTO BY PETER WILLIAMS . Churls S^Sffi ^ last Tuesday in the parking l0 ‘ of Hertford Baptis ‘ See CAR TOUR, 3 Neighborhood hope to share chili, friendship BY PETER WILLIAMS News Editor different than the other Todd Graves is 1,000 miles from home but he doesn’t feel like it. Even his house on Market Street doesn’t look much 6 89076 47144 11 V 2 homes in the 200 block of Market Street. The tip off is the University of Iowa flag that is often flown from the porch. Graves has lived at 223 W. Market Street for the past two years and come Nov. 8, friends and would- be friends are welcome to stop by for a chili cook-off. The Town of Hertford has agreed that that section of Market Street between Covent Garden and East Academy Street can be blocked off during the 6-8 p.m. event. Graves was raised around Muscatine, Iowa, a town on the Illinois line and spent a lot of time with grandpar ents on their farm. In 2004, he accepted living. I’ve lived in Seattle, and Chicago and I’ve done by “big city” thing. Hertford just felt a lot like home from the first time I visited.” Graves admits looking at living in Elizabeth City, but Hertford grabbed his soul. “In fact this is the only house we even looked at,” a transfer with his job to he said. Newport News for a time By Hertford standards, he .lived there. his home isn’t large. At I wanted to get away from that, and that kind of See CHILI, 3 SUBMITTED PHOTO Last year’s Chili Cookoff winner Dan Beightler, (right) poses last year with Danny Donahue, the runner up. The community event is coming up again Nov. 8 in the 200 block of Market Street.
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