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2 THE PERQUIMANS WEEKLY, WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 21,2016 ENGINE Continued from 1 C art- wright re members teaching a class and trying to explain something to a student and thinking “if I had a piece of equipment, I could show you.” Now he does. “Now we’re not going to have to worry about driving it back and forth,” Cartwright said. Cartwright credits Superintendent Matthew Cheeseman for making the purchase possible. “We had an issue with insurance that came along that we weren’t aware of,” Cartwright said. If the truck were driven from the fire department to the school, the school’s insurance wouldn’t cover it for the trip. Cartwright said he went into the meeting with Cheeseman simply to talk about the insurance issue came out with much more. “He jumped right on it, and basically said he’d do whatever we he needed to make the program a success. My hats off to Mr. Cheeseman.” The fire program was created for several reasons. One was to provide a way for a high school student to graduate with the skills to make a liv ing wage as a paid firefighter. Another one was to provide a pipeline to train future generations of firefighters for area volunteer agencies. Since many fire agencies tend to be staffed by white males, the Fire Acad emy was a way to attract more female and minority participants. In the case of the latter, about half of the 16 stu dents in the program this semester are SUBMITTED PHOTO Perquimans County High School Fire Academy Instructor Michael Cartwright (left) shakes hands with Hertford Town Manager Brandon Shoaf, while Superintendent Matthew Cheeseman looks on. The school system is buying the truck for use in the fire safety classes. Frierson Sworn In SUBMITTED PHOTO Janice McKenzie Cole (right) administered the oath of office to Perquimans County Register of Deeds Jacqueline S. Frierson on Monday. LIGHTS Continued from 1 spectators, Neeley said. As a sales consultant, Neeley said she’s traveled 308,000 miles in her Subaru looking at fighting projects. The day before she met either female or a minority. The truck will be kept in an existing fenced in area at the high school. Cart- wright said in the event of very, very cold weather, he said Inter-County Fire Department has agreed to let the schools store the engine there. The truck is a 1994 Freightliner chassis with an E-One body. Cartwright said the school system would continue to have the engine pump tested each year. That certifies that the pump can produce the flow it should. Engine 31 is now rated at 1,500 gallons per minute. . “We’re not required to do it, but hav ing it pump tested may pinpoint main tenance issues that you weren’t aware of and you can fix those before you get into something expensive.” There are still some bits and pieces of equipment Cartwright needs to make full use of Engine 31 And in the event of some truly cata clysmic event, Cartwright said with Cheeseman’s permission he thinks En gine 31 could be called back for duty. “If something truly mqjor happened, by all means I absolutely think we could do that,” Cartwright said. with the school board in Hertford she was in Ashe ville. During her travels she said she’s seen some night- mares. In one location she was visiting someone was showing her how they turned on the lights and warned her “just don’t touch Thursday, December 22,2016 at 12:00PM Friday, December 23,2016 Monday, December 26,2016 Tuesday, December 27,2016 and the fence” before throw ing the switch. Neeley said that clearly showed a seri ous electrical problem that wasn’t being addressed. In pitching the Musco products, Neeley said with some products now there doesn’t need to be some big power switch on the field that needs to be switched on. It can all be done re motely with smart phone or a computer. Lights can be programmed to when they turn on and when they turn off, and the system detects when a fight burns out and the customer gets a regular report to let them know. Some of the lighting at the Perquimans County Recre ation Center is designed like that. In the case of Plymouth High School, the school system had to do some thing, Neeley said. The North Carolina High School Athletic Associa tion has standards on how much light there is on a field. For football games, the standard is 50 foot-can dles. The Plymouth field measured 16 foot-candles. That meant under the new standards, Plymouth would not be eligible to host post- season games. Plymouth has been to the state title game four times in four years and won it in 2007 and 2012. The Vikings played in the 1-A state final last Saturday. BANKRUPTCY Monday, January 2,2017 STOP Foreclosure STOP Lawsuits STOP Car Repossession STOP Tax Levies and Garnishments Call Allen C. Brown Attorney #252-752-0753 ^A Debt Relief Agency helping people eliminate debt through bankruptcy^ .^& Ms s^a * ■* Town of ; Winfall Offices * are Closed: Friday, December 23, 2016 Monday, December 26, 2016 ^ Tuesday, December 27, 2016 * and Monday, January 2, 2017 * PERQUIMANS COUNTY PUBLIC NOTICE Except for the Sheriff’s Department, Dispatch Office and Emergency Medical Services, all County Offices in the Perquimans County Courthouse, Courthouse Annex, Social Services, Agricultural Extension Service, and the Perquimans County Recreation Department will be closed on Friday through Tuesday, December 23, 26, & 27, 2016, for Christmas and Monday, January 2, 2017, for PARKER Continued from 1 cried.”- Rinehart played a part in regional selection process as a facilitator but didn’t have vote in it. The actual announcement came from Bobbie Cavnar, this year’s North Carolina Teacher of the Year. “They did it right,” Parker said last week. “I had no clue. It was totally amazing. I feel really honored and blessed.” Parker, who grew up in Washington County, has taught in Perquimans Coun ty for 28 years of her 29-year career. Her whole career has been in fourth and fifth grade. Parker said she always wanted to be a teacher. Even though she earned a master’s degree within years of her start in teaching decades ago, Parker still calls herself “just a classroom teacher.” “I’m just a classroom teacher and that’s what I want to be. I don’t say that to put myself down. But it’s what I wanted to do. I still feel like I’m honing my craft. Surely I’ve not reached my pinnacle of understanding at this point.” Hertford Grammar School Principal Jason Griffin called Parker a “dynamic teacher.” “She’s able to reach stu dents at multiple learning levels and she’s been doing it for 28 years,” Griffin said. He said Parker has been driven to help all her stu dents. “Even now, after this (award) she’s one of the last people to leave school every single day. She’s putting this all in for her kids.” Parker said she’s not alone. “One of the things that keeps me on my toes is I have peers that work so very hard,” Parker said. Griffin said it wasn’t just educators who played a role in the decision. The judges called in parents, teachers and school officials to talk them before making their decision. Rinehart said Parker was an “energetic, passionate and visionary educator.” “It’s amazing to watch in her classroom how she purposely uses technology with her students. With fifth grade, that’s not an easy task. She’s a seasoned teacher and a life-long learner. She hasn’t remained stagnant and that shows with her use of technology. A two-member team made the actual decision on who got regional teacher of the year. She’s still just trying to “light a fire” of learning with her students. Parker admits that tech nology has changed since she started. “We’ve gone from a chalk board to a smart board to personalized computer with I-Pads.” She also remembers when there was only one computer in a school, not for students, and it had a blue screen. Now every child in grades 3-12 in Per quimans Schools have a far more powerful computer of their own thanks to a grant from Golden LEAF and con tinued funding from the Per quimans County Schools. Parker’s co-workers say she continues to use the tech nology as another tool to reach students. “If they can succeed at something, you can build on what they are doing. I believe success breeds suc cess,” Parker said. In case of an Emergency * call 426-5751 New Year’s Day. The Perquimans County Library will close at 3:00 p.m. on Thursday, December 22, 2016, and remain closed Monday thru Tuesday, December 23 - 27, 2016. The Library will close at regular hours on Saturday, December 31, 2016, and be closed on Monday, January 2, 2017, for New Year’s Day. The Water Department will be closed but emergencies may be reported to the Dispatch Office by calling 426-5751. Frank Heath Frank Heath, County Manager We pick-up large donations! 1370 N. Broad St., Edenton 482-2686 Recycle. Chowan Perquimans Habitat 1 I for Humanity Restore Open Tues., Thurs., Sat. 9:00 am to 1:00 pm NOTICE Perquimans County Tax Department All unpaid 2016 County and Municipal Property Taxes will become delinquent after January 6, 2017. Enforced collections will begin after that date. The Perquimans County Tax Department will be complying with the N.C. General Statutes for the collection of all delinquent taxes. The following procedures will be implemented to collect the delinquent taxes: 1. Garnishment of wages 2. Attachment of bank accounts 3. Levy on personal property 4. File foreclosures on real property 5. Attachment of Income tax refunds Bill Jennings Perquimans County Tax Administrator PERQUIMANS WEEKLY (USPS428-080) Vol. 84 No. 51 Published each Wednesday. A publication of Cooke Communications North Carolina, LLC Established 1934 111 W. Market St., Hertford, NC 27944 Mike Goodman Publisher Peter Williams News Editor Bev Alexander Advertising Representative Phone 252-426-5728 • Fax 252-426-4625 Email: perquimansweekly@ncweeklies.com Subscription Rates In Daily Advance home delivery area $25.25* All other continental U.S $31.50* *Plus applicable sales tax. Activation fee of $1.99 will be collected with all new subscriptions. Deactivation fees may apply for early cancellation. POSTMASTER: Send address changes to The Perquimans Weekly, Hertford, NC 27944 TIER Continued from 1 the General Assembly to do just that. The system was designed 20 years ago. Last year the General Assembly’s Program Evalu ation Division issued a re port recommending that lawmakers: 1. Eliminate the use of the economic development tiers system for all non-economic development programs by July 1,2017. 2. Terminate use of the tiers system for all econom ic development programs by July 1,2018. 3. Establish a commission to reexamine the North Car olina’s strategy for identify ing and assisting chronically distressed communities. Rep. Bob Steinburg (R- Chowan) said he wasn’t aware of the status of that report, but said the General Assembly is meeting for the long session next year. Perquimans was one of five counties that saw themselves move to a “less distressed” category. Lenoir, Nash and Rutherford Coun ty also moved from Tier 1 to Tier 2. Haywood County moved from Tier 2 to Tier 3. Moving in the other di rection Cherokee, Mitchell, Person and Yadkin County went from Tier 2 to Tier 1 while Guilford County went from Her 3 to Tier 2.
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