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THE PERQUIMANS WEEKLY, WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 9,2017 3 Happenings TODAY ■ Art Exhibit The Perquimans Arts League is hosting an exhibit “Things Remembered” with featured artist Richard St. ' Peter. An artist’s reception will be held Aug. 13 from noon to 3 p.m. For more information, visit www.per- quimansarts.org. ■ Master Gardener Applications are being accepted for residents of Chowan, Gates and Perqui mans counties interested in becoming part of the Master Gardener program. Training begins Sept. 19 and contin ues every Tuesday from 3-6 p.m. at the Chowan County Agriculture Center. For more information and to apply online visit go.ncsu. edu/cgpemgapplication or call 482-6585. ■ Story Time The Perquimans County Library will hold story time every Wednesday at 11 a.m. THURSDAY ■ Garden Helpline The “Ask A Master Gar dener Helpline” has re sumed. Call 482-6585 on Tuesdays and Thursdays from 10 a.m. until noon. ■ Bingo American Legion Post 126 hosts bingo on Thursdays at 6:45 p.m. at their building at 111W. Academy St. ■ Weight loss Take Off Pounds Sensi bly (TOPS) holds weekly support group meetings on Thursdays from 10 am. un til 11 am. at the Perquimans County Senior Center. Call 426-2022 or visit www.tops. org. FRIDAY ■ Movies The Perquimans County Library will hold a family movie event every Friday at 2 p.m. through Aug. 25. SATURDAY ■ Farmer’s Market The Hertford Farmer’s Market will be held every Saturday through Aug. 26 from 8 am. until noon at Coastal Carolina Family Practice, 600 S. Church St. ■ Storytime The Perquimans County Library will hold Saturday Storytime featuring Curi ous George on Aug. 12 at 10:45 am. MONDAY ■ Alzheimer’s Support The Alzheimer/Dementia Support Group for Family Members and Caregivers meets at 1 p.m. Monday at Hertford United Methodist Church. For information, call 426-7167 or 333-7774. ■ Teen Talk Lora Aples will present a “Teen Talk” for students grades 7-12 on Monday at 5:30 p.m. at the Perquimans County Library. TUESDAY ■ Weight Watchers Weight Watchers will meet on Tuesdays at 5:30 p.m. at Hertford United Methodist Church’s Fellow ship Hah. Call 331-5426. AUG. 16 ■ Habitat Dedication The dedication of a new Habitat for Humanity House at 608 Dobbs Street will be held Aug. 16 at 10:30 a.m. AUG. 17 ■ Golf Tournament The 14th annual Per quimans County Schools Foundation “Golfing ‘fore’ Education” golf tourna ment will be held Aug. 17 at 9 a.m. at the Sound Links at Albemarle Plantation. Cost is $300 per team. For more information, call 426-5741. AUG. 19 ■ Yard Sale The Perquimans County Mentoring Focus Group will hold a yard sale Aug. 19 from noon until 4 p.m. at their building behind the Perquimans County Ex tension office on Edenton Road Street. Donations can be brought to the building by Aug. 17. For more infor mation, call 426-3100. ■ Fire Program The Winfall Volunteer Fire Department on Wig gins Road will celebrate 50 years of service on Aug. 19 from noon until 5 p.m. There will be demonstra tions every hour, live music and a personal visit from Nightingale. AUG. 21 ■ Eclipse Program Tire Perquimans County Library will hold a program on how to view the solar eclipse on Aug. 21 at 2 p.m. AUG. 23 ■ Blood Drive The American Red Cross will hold a blood drive Aug. 23 from 3-7 p.m. at the hiter- County Ruritan Club meet ing room. ■ Open House The Perquimans County Schools will host an open house at all campuses on Aug. 23 from 4-6 p.m. AUG. 25 ■ Music Music at The Missing Mill, an evening with the Ol’ Ocean Highway Band, will be held Aug. 25 at 6:30 p.m. at Missing Mill Park. Admis sion is free. ■ Ruritan Dinner The Inter County Ruritan Club will hold a homemade chicken salad cold plate dinner Aug. 25 starting at 4 p.m. at the club building in Woodville. AUG. 27 ■ Back To School Voices Is Power (VIP), a non-profit organization for helping pre-teen girls, is holding a back to school bash Aug. 27 at 1 p.m. at the Perquimans Recreation Center. For more informa- tion call 207-7479. Dona tions are needed. AUG. 31 ■ Blood Drive The American Red Cross will hold a blood drive Aug. 31 from 2-6 p.m. at the Per quimans County Recreation Center. SEPT. 6 ■ Fraud program Representatives from the NC Dept, of the Secre tary of State’s Office, NC Attorney General’s office, NC Dept, of Insurance, and the Albemarle Commission Area Agency on Aging are scheduled to speak about scams and how not to be a victim on Sept. 6 from 8:30 a.m. until 11:30 a.m. at the Perquimans County Senior Center. Pre-registration is required by Aug. 25 by call ing 426-5404. SEPT. 9 ■ Car Show The Historic Hertford Car show will be held Sept. 9from 11 am. until 1 p.m. at the Hertford Town Docks. For more information con tact Bron Prokuski at bron- prokuski@mediacombb. net or call 703-346-7510. SEPT.16 ■ 5-K Run The third annual Junior Women’s Club of Perquimans County Strides for Scholars 5K will be held Sept 16, at the Perquimans Recreation Center. Registration begins at 8 am. with a Kids Fun Run at 8:45 am. and a 5K Run/Walk at 9 am. For more informa tion about the club and com munity involvement, visit Facebook @JWCPC. The deadline for the What’s Happening column is Friday at noon. Please email to perquimansweek- ly@nnweeklies.com. This column features special meetings and activities that are open io the public. Drive mounted to save Meals on Wheels program From Staff Report The Albemarle Commission’s Senior Nutrition Program has joined the nation wide #SaveLunch effort to urge Congress to protect and increase federal funding for Meals on Wheels programs. Congress is in the midst of its annual debate to determine federal funding levels for the next fiscal year that begins Oct. 1. The budget proposal put forth by Presi dent Trump in May includes decreases to the current funding levels for the Older Americans Act (OAA) Nutrition Program and the elimination of the Social Services, Community Services and Community De velopment Block Grants. Eight out of 10 Meals on Wheels pro grams nationwide rely on some type of federal funding to serve seniors, and cuts of any kind will widen the existing gap between seniors served and those who desperately need the lifeline, according to says Laura Alvarico, director of the Al bemarle Commission Area Agency on Ag ing. Albemarle Commission Senior Nutri tion Program serves about 15,000 meals each month to 1,190 older Americans in the Albemarle region. Locally, the Albemarle Commission Senior Nutrition program relies on fund ing from the OAA to serve approximately 119,000 meals annually to older adults throughout the 10-county service area. In fiscal year 2017, the Senior Nutrition Pro gram served approximately 69,000 meals to over 460 homebound older adults. In addition, approximately 51,000 meals were served to 730 older adults at local congregate sites. OAA funding accounts for approxi- “As the older adult population continues to grow throughout the region, so does the need for Meals on Wheels." Laura Alvarico Director, Albemarle Commission Area Agency on Aging mately 40 percent of the Senior Nutrition Program’s overall budget. The Senior Nu trition Program also relies on state and local funding as well as grants and do nations to support the meals on wheels program. “As the older adult population continues to grow throughout the region, so does the need for Meals on Wheels,” Alvarico said. “We currently have a waiting list in al most all of our counties. Further funding cuts would mean that more of our elderly, homebound neighbors would be at risk for poor nutritional health, isolation and possible institutionalization.” To learn more about #SaveLunch and the ways you can take action, visit www. savelunch.org. “Assuring adequate federal funding for social programs like Meals on Wheels is not only vital to the health and well-being of at-risk seniors, but it is essential to the health and vibrancy of our nation,” said El lie Hollander, president and CEO of Meals on Wheels America “We are already losing ground in keep ing pace with an exponentially increasing need. The time to act to save lives and money is now.” Correction A story published in July 26 issue of The Perquimans Weekly incorrectly said that Quentin Jackson finished in last place in the 2009 election for Hertford Town Board. In the five-way race, Jack- son finished fourth with 74 votes. Lloyd Hodges finished in last place with 38 votes. Ed Lane had them most votes with 194, followed by Lillian Holman with 138 and Horace Reid with 137. Read more Perquimans news and feature stories online at DailyAdvance.com BANKRUPTCY 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 eliminule debt through bankruptcy ^ The dental hygiene team at Albemarle Dental Associates. DR. CHRIS KOPPELMAN, DDS DR. ETHAN NELSON, bPS COMFORT • QUALITY • EXPERIENCE ALBEMARLE DENTAL ASSOCIATES Qcnetial and Cosmetic ^entisbiy “We always welcome new patients. ” 482-5131 103 Mark Dr. Edenton, NC (behind Chowan Hospital) Care your family can count on Rely on our experts to keep you in the game Whether you are a student athlete or weekend warrior you play hard, take risks and enjoy a challenge. But when life happens, count on Vidant Family & Sports Medicine in Edenton to care for injuries. Dr. Bryan Bunn provides comprehensive and complete diagnostic and therapeutic services under one roof. Best of all, we see patients the same day an injury occurrs-saving you a trip to the emergency room. Services include: Complete clinical evaluation Diagnostic x-rays in the office • Splinting • Casting Joint injections ’Treatment of non-operative conditions and injuries. Accepting new patients and offering same-day appointments. 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