THE PERQUIMANS WEEKLY, WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 9,2016 3 School Menus Perquimans County Schools ■ TODAY: Breakfast: Fruit and yogurt parfait. Lunch: Cheese and pepperoni pizza, side salad and dressing, glazed carrots, crustless pear bake, (fresh fruit high school), milk. Grab and Go: Cobb salad or yogurt/cheese Muncie pack (chick ¬ en filet at high school.) ■ NOV. 10: Breakfast: Warm su per donut. Lunch: Chicken Alfredo bake, steamed broccoli, seasoned black eye peas, whole grain roll, apples (mixed fruit at high school), milk. Grab and Go: Grilled chicken salad or turkey cheese wrap pack, (high school PB&J). ■ NOV. 11: Veteran’s Day Hob day. ■ NOV. 14: Breakfast: Warm fruit muffin. Lunch: Chicken and waffles, seasoned green beans, cu cumber slices and dip, applesauce cup (pineapple tidbits at high school), milk. Grab and Go: Chef salad or PB&J Munchie pack, (ba ¬ con cheeseburger at high school). ■ NOV: 15: Breakfast: Sausage biscuit. Lunch: Chicken and rice soup, PB&J sandwich or toasted cheese' sandwich, baby carrots and dip, grapes (high school has pear halves) milk. Grab and go: Chicken fajita salad or yogurt/ cheese munchie pack (high school has fruit/yogurt parfait.) ■ NOV. 16: Breakfast: Fruit and yogurt parfait. Lunch: Baked spaghetti, side salad and dressing, seasoned green peas, pear halves, (strawberry cups at high school), milk. Grab and Go: Cobb salad or cold cut sub pack, (high school turkey/cheese wrap). Rotary Speaker SUBMITTED PHOTO Hilton Barrett, chairman of the marketing committee at Museum of the Albemarle, was recently the guest speaker of Rotarian Bob Ewing at the Rotary Club of Hertford’s weekly meeting held at Captain Bob's Restaurant. Barrett informed the Rotarians of the upcoming scheduled activities at the museum as well as an overview of the history of MOA. EMT TRAINING SUBMITTED PHOTO EMT students in Matt Leicester’s class at Perquimans County High School got hands on experience similar to that of a certified EMT. They have begun the process of lifting and moving each other, using a variety of equipment including stretchers, ELECTROLUX END OFTHE YEAR SPECIALS Up to $500 OFF with tin', coupon $45 a month O INTEREST 426 5161 VETERANS DAY Continued from 1 honorably in the military in wartime or peacetime. Beginning with the Per sian Gulf War, Iraq and Af ghanistan and maybe Viet nam, there was an effort made to include the mili tary family, and the many ‘Blue and Gold’ mothers.” The ob servance also will include the American Legion’s traditional POW/MIA r e m e m - brance. A MCCRANIE POW/MIA empty chair is placed at all official meet ings or observances as a physical symbol of the thousands of American prisoners of war (POWs) and those missing in action (MIAs) still unaccounted for from all wars and con flicts involving this coun try: “Let us remember-and never forget their sacri fice,” said Rick Caporale, Post 126 commander. Participating in the ob servance will be members of Post 126, Post 126 Legion Riders, Hertford American Legion Post 362, the Perqui mans County High School Band and members of Hert ford Boy Scout Troop 150 and Cub Pack 150. Pirates close regular season on winning note From Staff Reports Perquimans County High School wrapped up the reg ular season last week with a 36-14 win at Columbia. The win gives the Pirates a 6-5 record overall, 4-3 in the Coastal 10 conference. It’s the first time the Pi rates have ended the regu lar football season with a winning record since 2008. On Friday, the visiting team got touch- down runs from Dal las Hall and Miles Chaulk as well as a pick- 6 from HALL Garth Upton. Next for Perquimans is a first round game most likely in the 1AA state playoffs. . OBTHODONTISi Dr. Kenneth P. Manning Sr., PA ORTHODONTIC TREnTMENll WITHOUT PERMANENT TOOTH EXTRACTIONS ’ 1 - 888 - MolarSO No charge consultation No referral necessary SPONSORS ARE NEEDED! The Gateway Community Health Centers, Inc. First Annual Fundraiser Gala “Access to Affordable Health Care” Rescheduled Event Friday, December 9, 2016 • 6:30 pm Arts of the Albemarle • Downtown Elizabeth City, NC DINNER • DANCING • ENTERTAINMENT • SILENT AUCTION • CASH BAR TICKETS - $125 PER PERSON CALL MRS. DAISY GRAY (252) 333 1047 BY ERL, DEC. 2 ND TO RESERVE YOUR SEAT. JOIN OUR TEAM Accepting Resumes for PRN schedules for NP's and PA's rsawyer@albemarleuc.com ALBEMARLE URGENT GARE KEYNOTE SPEAKER Dr. M. Joycelyn Elders !he 1 Sth Surgeon (leneral of the United States 709 N. 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Now a Distinguished Professor of Public Health at the University of Arkansas School of Public Health and a Distinguished Professor at tin Clinton $ bool of Public Policy, she never saw a physician prior to her first year in college. At the age of fifteen, she received a scholarship from die United Methodist Church to attend Philander Smith * allege in Little Rock, Alt. Upon graduation at age 18, she entered the U.S. Army as a first lieutenant where she received training as a physical therapist. Dr. Elders attended the University of Arkansas Medical School (LAMS) on the G i Bill. After graduation in i960, she was an intern at the University of Minnesota Hospital in Minneapolis and did a pediatric residency and an endotrinology fellowship at the University of Arkansas Medical enter in Little Rock. She ascended the academic ladder to full professorship after her fellowship and board certific ation in 1976. She also holds a Master of Scienc e degree in biochemistry. Dr. Elders joined the faculty at LAMS as a professor of pediatrics and received board certification as a pediatric endocrinologist in 1978. Based on her studies of growth in children and the ireaimeiit of hormone related illnesses, she fias written many articles foi medical research publications and continues as Professor Emeritus University of Arkansas Medic al School. She was appointed Director of the Arkansas Department of Health in 1987. While serving as director, she was elected president of the Association of State and Territorial Health Officers. Nominated as Surgeon General of the US Public Health Service by President Clinton in July of 1993, she was sworn in on September 8. During the Senate hearings on her confirmation. Dr. Elders stated “I want to change the way we think about health by putting prevention first. I want to be the voice and vision of the poor and powerless. I want to change concern about social problems that affect health into commitment. And I would like to make every child born in America a wanted child”, Dr. Elders has been active in civic affairs as a member of the Little Rock Chamber of Commerce, Northside YMCA and Youth Homes. She was listed in “100 Outstanding Women in Arkansas". “Personalities of the South” and “Distinguished Women in America". She has won awards such as the Arkansas Democrat’s Woman of the Year, the National Governor’s Association Distinguished Service Award, the American Medical Association’s Dr. Nathan Davis Award, and the National Coalition of 100 Black Women’s Candace Award for Health Science. With Your Help, We Can Truly Change Lives!

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