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able to return to school on Monday.
They were out all week as were the
school systems in Camden and Pas
quotank counties.
Perquimans was taking it a day at a
time early last week. Superintendent
Matthew Cheeseman and emergency
management officials made the call to
close Monday and on Monday decided
to close Tuesday and Tuesday decided
to close Wednesday.
But when Cheeseman spent two
hours touring roads in the northern part
of the county Wednesday if became
clear it just wasn’t going to be safe to
reopen the schools at all last week.
“When I got to see with my own
eyes the flooding, the idea of running
buses and doing detours and putting
some kids on a bus for five hours a
day was out of the question,” Cheese
man said.
“When you look at pictures from
across the state of tractor trailers in
sink holes and cars in sinkholes I’d
rather have the challenge of fixing the
school calendar than have to face one
of our stakeholders whose family mem
ber was hurt,” Cheeseman said.
“People may see cars passing over
flooded roads, but we’re talking, heavy,
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Men tear out the walls and the insulation at Bagley Swamp Wesleyan
Church activity center because 18-inches of water came into the building.
heavy buses,” Cheeseman said. “We
have junior and seniors driving cars to
school and some of our staff drive long
distances, Cheeseman said.
All of the area school systems are go
ing to have to find ways to make up the
lost time. The state requires students
are offered 1,025 hours of instruction.
The original Perquimans calendar had
1,080 hours built in.
The Perquimans board will meet on
Oct 24 to discuss a plan to make up the
time.
“We’ll have a plan to present to the
board we believe parents, employees
and stakeholders will be very happy
with,” Cheeseman said.
“We’re not going to talk about Satur
day (school), I want to be clear on that,”
Cheeseman said. “We’re going to be go
ing to school for teaching and learning,
not just coming for seat time. “Saturday
school is the last option and right not it’s
not even on my radar.”
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than $40,000.
According to Bob Clink
scales, the president of
the school foundation, the
money received through
the trust is not “restricted”
which means the dollars can
be used for any of the pro
grams and projects that the
foundation currently spon
sors. However, in speaking
with the Crawford family,
the foundation board be
lieves it was the intent of
Mr. and Mrs. Crawford to
create an endowment to
offer scholarships to under
privileged students.
Brenda Lassiter, execu
tive director of the foun
dation, confirmed the
foundation board voted
unanimously to establish
the John and Betty Craw
ford Scholarship for gradu
ating seniors from Perqui
mans County High School.
The scholarship will begin
with the graduating class of
2017 or 2018, depending on
the timing of the liquidation
of the trust.
The scholarship will be
available to a student seek-
ing a degree in a medical
field or nursing, pharmacy
or physician’s assistant.
“I appreciate and ap
plaud the fact that Dr. and
Mrs. Crawford elected to
support our efforts and that
they recognized that an in
vestment in the foundation
is not only an investment
in improving public educa
tion, but also an investment
in the future of Perquimans
County,” Lassiter said.
“The Foundation is eager
to expand efforts to support
innovation that increases
student achievement for ev
ery student in Perquimans
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County Schools,” Lassiter
said.
The Crawford gift repre
sents the second large gift
the foundation has received
in the past three months.
Harvey and Elizabeth Al
ter recently donated land
to the foundation valued
at $76,000. The foundation
will sell the land and use
the proceeds.
1116 largest foundation
gift remains that of Walker
and Marjorie Rayburn in
2011 when they transferred
stock to the foundation,
valued at $120,000 to create
a scholarship for a graduat
ing senior. The Walker and
Marjorie Rayburn Educa
tional Scholarship ($20,000)
is awarded annually to a
deserving student at Per
quimans High School. The
scholarship each year is
made possible through the
earnings from the endow
ment created by the initial
donation and continued
generosity by the Walker
and Marjorie Rayburn, Las
siter said.
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TODAY
■ Art exhibit
The Perquimans Arts League will host an exhibit of
paintings by Hertford native Lamar Whidbee through
Oct. 28. at the gallery, 109 N. Church St.
THURSDAY
■ Bingo
American Legion Post 126 hosts bingo on Thursdays
at 6:45 p.m. at their building at 111W. Academy St.
■ 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 Sensibly (TOPS) holds weekly support
group meetings on Thursdays from 10 am. until 11 am.
at the Perquimans County Senior Center. Call 426-2022 or
visit HYPERLINK “http://www.tops.org”www.tops.org.
FRIDAY
■ Lobster Sale
Holy Trinity Episcopal Church will hold a lobster
sale Friday from 1 to 6 p.m. at the church office. Tickets
are sold in advance at tire church office from 9 am. and
noon Monday through Friday or by calling 426-5542.
SATURDAY
■ Democratic Rally
The Perquimans County Democratic Party will hold
a rally Oct. 22 from 10 am. until noon at the Perqui
mans County Courthouse.
■ Fish Fry
The Bear Swamp-Beach Springs Ruritans will spon
sor a benefit fish fry for Jason Warren Saturday from 11
am. until 1 p.m. and 3 p.m. until 5 p.m. at W.M. Eure and
Sons Construction Company on Cedar Stretch Road.
Cost $8.
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.
OCT. 27
■ Life Line Screening
Hertford Baptist Church will host Life Effie Screen
ing Oct. 27. For more information, call 888-653-6551.
OCT. 28
■ Jollification
The Perquimans County Restoration Association
will host Jollification in conjunction with Belvidere Day
Oct. 28 from 2 p.m. until 9 p.m. Tickets for Jollification
are $20 and includes home tours, dinner and music. For
more information call 426-7567, 426-5657, 297-2875 or
297-2400.
OCT. 31
■ Halloween downtown
The Perquimans County Chamber is hosting Trick
or Treat with downtown Hertford merchants from 3-5
p.m. on Oct. 31
■ Trick or Treat
American Legion Post 126 will hold “Trick or Treat”
Oct. 31 at 5 p.m. at the Post in Hertford.
NOV. 4
■ BBQ chicken dinner
The Bethel Ruritan Club will hold a BBQ chicken
dinner Nov. 4 from 4 to 6:30 p.m. Eat in or take out, $8
donation.
NOV. 5
■ Hertford UMC
The Hertford United Methodist Women will hold
their Holiday Bazaar and chicken salad luncheon on
Nov. 5 from 10 a.m. until 2 p.m. For advance tickets
($8), call 426-5467. Items for sale include baked goods,
home canned goods, fresh produce, plants, cutlery,
hand crafted items and salted peanuts
■ Chili Cook-Off
The fourth annual Market Street Chili Cook-Off will
be held Nov. 5 from 4-8 p.m. in the 200 block of Mar
ket Street. Bring your chair and favorite beverages. The
event is free. For more information contact toddfro-
miowa@gmail.com.
■ Holiday and Craft sale
The Perquimans County Seniors Center will host a
holiday and craft sale Nov. 5 from 8 a.m. until 3 p.m.
NOV. 19
■ Spaghetti Dinner
A spaghetti dinner will be held Nov. 19 at the Perqui
mans County Recreation Center to raise money to fur
nish the new library. Eat-in tickets are $10 and will be
served from 5:30 p.m. until 7 p.m. Take out orders will
be $7 and available from 4 p.m. until 7 p.m. For more
information, call Doug Layden at 297-2875 or Muriel
Hannon at 312-6348.
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