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MAINTENANCE
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said.
Some of the changes
students won’t see.
“We’ve upgraded our
control systems, so we’re
changing the way we oper
ate on a day to day basis.”
Heating and air system
can bring in fresh air from
the outside or heat and
cool the air already inside
the structure. In the past,
the school system has
been using 100 percent
outside air.
That’s expensive, and
it’s also not required.
“When you’re doing 100
percent, it runs the system
into the ground fast,” Davi
son said.
One way to think about
it is with automobiles the
dash board sometimes has
a switch that lets the driver
bring in outside air or re
circulate the inside air af
ter it’s heated or cooled.
The system may need
some adjusting, but Da
vison expects the school
system will see energy
savings. That’s money that
could be used for class
room functions since oper
ating costs, like electricity
and natural gas, are local
responsibilities that are
paid for by county taxpay
ers.
The school system has
also looking at upgrading
lighting. Perquimans Cen
tral has been outfitted with
LED lighting vs. fluores
cent. That should pay off
in terms of dollars, and in
terms of maintenance. The
LED lights are guaranteed
for 100,000 hours of use.
The fluorescent tubes are
typically replaced every
year or two, and the school
system has hundreds of
lighting fixtures.
Davison said big savings
can be had when the sys
tem replaces older metal
halide lights.
“Every time a 1,000-
watt metal halide turns on,
it’s drawing 1,000 wants
when when you have 15 of
them, you’re hitting 15,000
watts.”
If replaced with LEDs,
“you will never know the
difference,” Davison said.
In the future students at
Hertford Grammar School
might be getting new desks
and chairs.
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it faces Grubb Street and
people have to back into
traffic to get out of the
parking lot.
The old Winfall post of
fice faced Main Street. Yates
said he’s trying to convince
the post office to build the
new one facing Catherine
Street.
The old Winfall post of
fice building was originally
a general store and resi
dence, according to Wm-
fall’s official application to
have it made part of a town
historic district.
Winfall Town Council
man Ken Rominger said
the post office building
had been in poor shape for
years. He knows the con
ditions first hand: he was
postmaster in Winfall from
1999 through 2003.
“There were places
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The outside
of the new
Winfall
Post Office
will look
something
like this
according
to postal
officials.
where you had to step gin
gerly,” Rominger said last
year.
Yates feared Winfall
would lose the distinction
of having a post office al
together. There have been
threats of that in the past.
“We’ve been fighting for
it for years,” Yates said.
What’s Happening
TODAY
■ Story Time
The Perquimans County
Library will offer preschool
story time each Wednesday
at 11 a.m. For more informa
tion call 426-5319.
THURSDAY
■ Bingo
American Legion Post 126
hosts bingo on Thursdays at
6:45 p.m. at their building at
111W. Academy St.
Chowan Perquimans
Habitat
I for Humanity
Restore
Open Tues., Thurs., Sat.
9:00 am to 1:00 pm
We pick-up large donations!
1370 N. Broad St., Edenton
482-2686
■ Movies at the Library
Every third Thursday of
the month, the Perquimans
County Library will offer a
movie geared toward adults
at 10 a.m.
■ Weight loss
Take Off Pounds Sen
sibly (TOPS) holds weekly
support group meetings on
Thursdays from 10 a.m. until
11 a.m. at the Perquimans
County Senior Center. Call
426-2022 or visit www.tops.
org.
FRIDAY
■ Children’s matinee
The Perquimans County
Library will hold a children’s
matinee every Friday at 2
p.m. until school begins.
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Children under 10 must be
accompanied by an adult
and those who attend should
bring their own snacks and
drinks.
SATURDAY
■ PCHS FFA Farmer’s
Market
Perquimans County High
School’s FFA program will
hold a farmer's market every
Saturday through Sept. 24
at Missing Mill Park from 8
a.m. until noon.
TUESDAY
■ Weight Watchers
Weight Watchers will meet
on Tuesdays at 5:30 p.m. at
Hertford United Methodist
Church’s Fellowship Hall. Call
331-5426.
AUG. 24
■ Blood Drive
The American Red Cross
will hold a blood drive Aug.
24 from 3-7 p.m. at Inter-
County Ruritan Club at the
intersection of U.S. 17 and
Woodville Road.
■ Open House
The Perquimans County
Schools will hold a floating
open house Aug. 24 from 4
p.m. until 6 p.m.
AUG. 26
■ Watercolor Class
The Perquimans Arts
League will hold a water-
color workshop with Carol
Mann at the Perquimans
County Recreation Center
on Aug. 26 from 9 a.m.
until 4 p.m. The class is
designed for students
with some knowledge of
watercolor painting. Cost is
$60 for PAL members and
$65 for non-members. The
instructor will send a supply
list after sign-up. For more,
visit www.perquimansarts.
org
AUG. 29
■ School Opens
Perquimans County
Schools will hold the first
day of school on Aug. 29.
AUG. 30
■ Clay Class
The Perquimans Arts
League will hold a seminar
“Metal Clay for Beginners’’
on Aug. 30 from 9 a.m. till
noon. There is a class fee
of $40 for PAL members
($45 for non-members) in
cludes all supplies and use
of tools. The class limited
to eight students.
SEPT. 3-4
■ 1976 Class Reunion
The Perquimans High
School Class of 1976 will
hold its 40th reunion on La
bor Day Weekend. A dutch
treat dinner at Montero's
will be held on Saturday
evening, with a social fol
lowing. A Sunday gather
ing is also planned. For
information or to register,
please contact Cheryl Wal
ton Jones at cherylwjones@
email.com or 301-651-
0558 by Aug. 24.
SEPT. 9-10
■ Indian Summer
Festival
Historic Hertford Inc. will
present the 35th annual
Indian Summer Festival in
downtown Hertford.
SEPT. 13
■ Ruritan Herring
dinner
The Parksville Rurtian
Club will host a herring din
ner Sept. 13 from 5-7 p.m.
Eat in or carry out. The cost
is $7.
SEPT. 17
■ 5K Run
The Junior Women’s Club
of Perquimans County will
hold its second annual
Strides for Scholars 5K run
Sept. 17 at the Perquimans
Recreation Center. Regis
tration at 8 a.m. with the
race at 9 a.m.
Correction
■ Due to incorrect information provided to The Perqui
mans Weekly, the charge against Jodie Bridgers, Skinner
Road was incorrect in the Aug. 10 issue. She was charged
with second degree trespassing.
PUBLIC NOTICE
The Perquimans County Board of County
Commissioners will hold a Public Hearing
using quasi-judicial procedures on
Wednesday, August 24, 2016, at 5:30 PM
and on Thursday, August 25, 2016, at 5:30 p.m. in the
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