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Turkey
drive
coming
again
BY PETER WILLIAMS
News Editor
A Hertford church is
again reaching out to the
greater community to pro
vide a proper Thanksgiving
meal to those who need it in
Perquimans County.
Hertford United Method
ist Church is again holding a
“Turkey Drop” event.
Volunteers will be avail
able on Nov. 20 and Nov. 21
to collect donations curb-
side for those who want to
drop them off at the church.
The hours are 9 a.m. until 5
p.m.
The church did the proj
ect last year in the hopes of
collecting 100 turkeys.
“Rosemary Smith was
sure we would not get this
many,” said Vera Harrell,
the secretary at the church.
“But we amazed Rosemary
when we were able to give
103 turkeys along with over
1,000 pounds of trimmings
to Open Door for their
Thanksgiving distribution.
Smith runs the Open
Door Food Pantry in Win
fall. Harrell and Don Hurst
are coordinating the Turkey
Drop for the church.
See TURKEY, 2
Retired
colonel
to speak
Nov. 11
From Staff Reports
Col. Tom Quance (USAF
Ret.) will be the guest
speaker at the Veteran’s Day
observance Nov. 11 in Hert
ford.
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American
Legions S
Post 126
will host
the 11 a.m.
program
on the Per
quimans
County
Courthouse
QUANCE
lawn. In case
of inclement weather, it will
be moved to the county rec
reation center off Harvey
Point Road.
Quance grew up in Au
burn, Ind. and attended
See VETERANS DAY, 2
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The staff at the
Perquimans
County Tax Office
(above) dressed
up as characters
from “The
Wizard Of Oz” for
Halloween this
year.
STAFF PHOTO BY
PETER WILLIAMS
Tabitha Vanscoy
checks what’s in
the bag Friday
during Trick
Or Treat held
in downtown
Hertford by the
Perquimans
County Chamber
and downtown
STAFF PHOTO BY
PETER WILLIAMS
merchants.
STAFF PHOTO BY
PETER WILLIAMS
A young boy isn’t
quite sure he wants
the candy offered
by a monster in the
Perquimans Arts
League last Friday.
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Longtime
drama
teacher
retiring
BY PETER WILLIAMS
News Editor
After nearly 30 years of
teaching, Lynwood Winslow
is approaching his last cur
tain call.
The Perquimans County
High School drama teacher
plans to retire at the end of
this school year. But before
then, he will direct the pro
duction of “A Midsummer
Night’s Dream” Nov. 12-13
and another production this
spring.
“Even though there are
many things that I enjoy,
like working directly with
students, frankly I’m quite
tired,” Winslow said. “This
is my 30th year (of teaching)
and I can retire.”
During the run-up to a
production, it’s not unusual
to work 10 hours a day for
four to five days a week.
During the final push before
a production, it’s more like
11 or 12 hours a day.”
Winslow’s history with the
high school goes far beyond
his teaching days there. He
graduated from PCHS in
1981 and played the role
of the grandfather in “You
Can’t Take It With You” as
well as the role of Mr. Para-
vicini in Agatha Christie’s
play “The Mousetrap.”
“I enjoyed it,” he said of
acting in high school. “I’m
not sure I was good at it,
and there are no videos of
me doing it, only grainy pic
tures, But I do remember
enjoying those roles.”
He went on to Guilford
College where he earned a
degree in music and came
back to Perquimans Coun-
ty-
He started off doing music
at both the high school and
Perquimans County Middle
School. At the time, drama
productions were being
done by high school English
teachers who wanted to fill
that void.
Winslow got involved.
“I had helped with one of
the productions earlier.”
Then as now he also
teaches choral students.
Some of his students say
Winslow made a big differ
ence.
“Mr. Winslow pushed
me to embrace my role
my junior year and it made
me grow so much as an
actress,” said Valerie Ann
Hobbs, a member of the
Class of 1995. “The role
was the complete opposite
of my personality. He was
so positive at all times and
See WINSLOW, 3
Volleyball team fights to end
King and Queen
BY PETER WILLIAMS
News Editor
A state championship
eluded the 2015 Perquimans
County High School volley-
ball team, but Coach Kristie
Thach has no regrets.
“Losing stinks, but to
go down without a fight
leaves such a bitter taste in
your month. We can say we
fought hard.”
The team advanced to the
third round of the state play-
offs, but fell short last week
against Roxboro Commu
nity, a charter school. The
final score, 21-25, 25-16, 25-
19, 25-23 only tells part of'
the story, Thach said.
In the fourth game, the
teams were tied 23-23. A
Pirate win then would have
forced a fifth game.
“I told the girls the other
day to wake up with deter
mination and to go to bed
with satisfaction. Tonight I
will go to bed knowing that
I had 15 girls that fought un
til the very last point, four
seniors that gave me all they
had for four years, and we
thanked God for each and
every game he allowed us
to play.”
The team started the sea
son with nine wins in a row.
They finished with a record
of 21-5.
“We probably played the
best volleyball we’ve played
at the beginning of the rea
son. They were really strong
with a lot of team chemis
try.”
The Lady Pirates topped
Currituck and then did
something they’ve never
done under 'Diach, they
beat Northeastern at North-
eastern.
“But right at mid-season
we hit a bump in the road.
It’s not that we totally lost it,
but it wasn’t the same fire as
in the beginning.”
The team found that
fire again as the playoffs
See VOLLEYBALL, 2
PHOTO BY CHUCK PAGELS
Perquimans County High School seniors Taylor Chappell and Kyle Midgett were
named homecoming Queen and King Friday. See the rest of the homecoming
court on page 7.