8 THE PERQUIMANS WEEKLY, WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 5,2016
Sports/Schools
Dog training trip turns into adventure
M r. Wade where were
you on September
17th, 2016?
Currituck, NC. Up to my
butt in alligator weed, stink
ing swamp water and do it
yourself retriever training
manuals. Trying to keep
Bob the black lab from get
ting snake bit, while right
ing a swamped canoe and
wondering how the double
hockey sticks I came up
with this idea.
My Model 29 was wet,
my Garmin handheld GPS
was wet, my hunting wallet
was soaked and there was
enough duckweed in the ca
noe to feed a whole family of
mallards for a few days. All
the while Bob is looking at
me like “what’s the big deal
going swimming is fun.”
The late comedian Tim
Wilson did a bit called “Un
cle BS.” Uncle BS was at fa
mous events in history like
the battle of Little Big Horn
or when President Kennedy
was shot, he gives a differ
ent and funny spin on what
happened. You can listen to
Uncle BS by going to You
Tube, iTunes and several
other ways, you might even
buy a Tim Wilson
CD.
If Bob is going
to be going duck
hunting with me
he needed be ca
noe tested and
trained. So we set
out on an adven
ture, just me and
him. I had my life
jacket on and my
.44mag loaded
with snake shot, I
was ready.
Do It Outdoors
Wade Betts
got to the patch
of alligator weed,
I was paddling
and pushing for
all I was worth to
get to open water
and that was the
time Bob picked
to jump out and
go for a swim.
No problem just
drag him back in
and resume. Bob
got to see wood
ducks, nutria,
Ever go canoeing with an
overeager lab puppy? We
made out just fine until we
an otter and a beaver. He
would whine and look back
at me but for the most part
he was well behaved. That is
until on the return trip back
to the old F-150 when we hit
the alligator weed again (I
don’t know for sure it’s re
ally alligator weed that’s just
what I call it).
I was pulling on the pad
dle as hard as I could and
Pasquotank Bob Residue
jumped in again. I guess
he loves him some alliga
tor weed. We didn’t have
our “where were you” in
cident until back at the
ramp. Something on the
bank spooked my young
retriever dog and all at once
he jumped back and to the
left. At the same time I was
leaning into my paddle try
ing to turn the canoe paral
lel to the shore so we could
get out. Before I knew what
happened we were both in
the water. My concern was
that a cottonmouth was
what had scared Bob, so for
a few seconds it was intense
and then I thought of Uncle
BS and started laughing.
All’s well that ends well.
Look for more Mr. Wade
accounts in the future as
well as more misadventures
of Bob the black lab.
Pirates drop 32-19 game to Gates County
From Staff Reports
G ATESVILLE — In a
back-and-forth af
fair, the Perquimans
football team eventually
wore down at Gates on Fri
day night
That allowed the Red Bar
ons to secure a 32-19 victory
and perhaps the inside track
to the Coastal 10 conference
title.
Gates (4-2,3-0 Coastal 10)
doesn’t have to face peren
nial 1A state power Plym
outh until the regular season
finale next month.
As for the Pirates, (4-3,
2-1) the race for the crown
did not necessarily end
in Gatesville, but interim
coach Aaron Burke knows
his club will need some help
to reach that goal.
“We just have to come off
the bye week ready to go
and ready to fight,” Burke
said.
Dallas Hall threw two
touchdown passes for Per
quimans against Gates and
DJ Johnson caught both
scores to go along with a
kickoff return for a touch-
down for the Pirates.
Lady Pirates rack up
three wins
Perquimans County High
School’s volleyball took a
five set win over Northeast
ern last week to cap a three-
win week.
Against the Eagles the
Lady Pirates came out on
top 25-18,25-16.22-25,21-25
and 15-12 on Saturday.
Cayce Copley had 19 kills
and 14 service points and
OWEN HASSELL/THE DAILY ADVANCE
Megan Denson delivers a kill for Perquimans in the team’s five set win at Northeastern, Saturday. Denson had nine service points and seven
aces and also had seven kills and six service points.
Sam Midgett had 12 kills.
Earlier in the week the
team took the ferry to Oc
racoke Island and swept a
doubleheader Sept. 27.
They won the opener 25-
10,25-4 and 25-6. Abby Todd
had 13 service points and
eight aces and Megan Den
son nine service points and
seven aces. It was 15 ser
vice points and 10 aces from
Midgett that led Perquimans
in Game 2 for a 25-10, 25-8
and 254 win.
On Thursday the Lady
Pirates defeated Mattamus-
keet 25-7, 25-8 and 25-17.
Autumn Bateman had 19
service points, eight aces
and two blocks. Copley
posted 15 kills and Midgett
seven.
Denson also had seven
kills and six service points.
School Menus
Perquimans Schools
PERQUIMANS CENTRAL,
HERTFORD GRAMMAR,
PERQUIMANS MIDDLE
■ OCT. 5: Breakfast:
Yogurt and grahams, apple
half or juice. Lunch: Eastern
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BBQ on bun, coleslaw broc
coli dippers, diced pears,
apple, milk. Grab and Go:
Cobb salad or yogurt/cheese
munchie pack.
■ OCT. 6: Breakfast:
Nutri-grain bar, applesauce
or fruit juice. Lunch: Popcorn
chicken, sun chips, carrots
and celery cups, banana,
milk. Grab and Go: Grilled
chicken salad or turkey/
cheese wrap.
■ OCT. 7: Breakfast:
Breakfast bread slice,
orange juice or fruit juice.
Lunch: Cheeseburger on
bun, oven baked fries, baked
beans, peach cup, milk.
Grab and Go: Chicken Cae
sar salad or yogurt/cheese
munchie pack.
■ OCT. 10: Breakfast:
Fruit muffin variety, apple
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sauce or fruit juice. Lunch:
Hot dog with chili on bun,
baked beans, sweet potato
puffs, peach cups, milk.
Grab and Go: Chef salad or
PB&J box.
■ OCT. 11: Cereal bar,
peach cup or fruit juice.
Lunch: Chicken quesadilla,
seasoned pintos, lettuce and
tomato cups, seasonal fruit,
milk. Grab and Go: Chicken
fajita salad or yogurt/cheese
munchie pack.
■ OCT.12: Breakfast:
Sausage biscuit, apple
slices or fruit juice. Lunch:
Pizza sticks with marinara
dip, corn, baby carrots and
ranch dip, diced pears, milk.
Grab and Go: Cobb salad or
cold cut sub box.
PERQUIMANS HIGH
■ OCT. 5: Breakfast:
Yogurt and grahams, apple
half or juice. Lunch: Eastern
BBQ on bun, coleslaw broc
coli dippers, diced pears,
apple, milk. Grab and Go:
Cobb salad or turkey cheese
wrap.
■ OCT. 6: Breakfast:
Nutri-grain bar, applesauce
or fruit juice. Lunch: Spicy
wing basket, sun chips, car
rot and celery cups, banana,
mixed fruit, milk. Grab and
Go: Grilled chicken salad or
PB&J.
■ OCT. 7: Breakfast:
Breakfast bread slice,
orange slices or fruit juice.
Lunch: Cheeseburger on
bun, oven baked fries,
baked beans, peach cup,
crustless apple pie, milk.
Grab and Go: Chicken Cae
sar salad or fish sandwich.
■ OCT. 10: Breakfast:
Fruit muffin variety, apple
sauce or fruit juice. Lunch:
Hot dog with chili on bun,
baked beans, sweet potato
puffs, peach cups, apple
sauce, milk. Grab and Go:
Chef salad or bacon cheese
burger.
■ OCT. 11: Breakfast: Ce
real bar, peach cup or fruit
juice. Lunch: Chicken que
sadilla, seasoned pintos,
lettuce and tomato cups,
seasonal fruit, pineapple,
milk. Grab and Go: Chicken
fajita salad or ham/cheese
wrap.
■ OCT. 12: Breakfast:
Sausage biscuit, apple
slices or fruit juice. Lunch:
Pizza sticks with marinara
dip, corn, baby carrots and
ranch dip, diced pears,
apple, milk. Grab and Go:
Cobb salad or cold cut sub.
SUBMITTED PHOTO
Hertford United
Methodist Church
donated 92 book
bags recently to the
Perquimans County
Schools. Pictured
are Teresa Beardsley,
dean of students
at Perquimans
County High School,
Superintendent
Matthew Cheeseman,
Jason Griffin, principal
at Hertford Grammar
School and Pastor
Jane Leechford.