2 THE PERQUIMANS WEEKLY, WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 10,2018
SNOW
Continued from 1
day but closed the next day
because of the threat of the
storm and as of Tuesday
they remained closed.
Locally, NC DOT environ
mental crews were assisting
NC DOT road maintenance
crews, along with contrac
tors from Whitehurst Sand
Company and Browns Land
Developing.
Nixon said in the past,
DOT plows would clear US
17, but the snow they pushed
out of the way would pile up
at intersections. US 17 may
be clear, but drivers on side
roads would face a small
wall of snow and ice when
they tried to get on US 17.
The subcontractors were
charged with keeping in
tersections clear so DOT
plows could keep on mov-
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A child slides down the front steps on a sled last week.
ing, Nixon said.
Dealing with an ailing
horse was key on the mind
of Angel White during the
coldest part of the storm.
Roxy had cancer in one
eye and it had to be re
moved. That meant admin
istering pain medications
and antibiotics.
White was dressed in
multiple layers last week.
“I finally found the per
fect combination to get her
to take her antibiotics. To
day is the first day she has
willingly taken the entire
dose and probably the only
time I’ve gotten the entire
dose in her.”
Claude Milot thought he
made it home safe after a
visit with family in Florida.
He got real close. Milot and
his wife live in Albemarle
Plantation and often sub
mits letters to the editor.
“I did get home safe, but
not without incident. The
road from Rocky Mount to
Hertford was wet with salt
brine, and by the time I got to
Hertford my car was white
with salt. So I stopped at the
self-serve car wash to spray
my car clean. Finished, I was
about to replace the nozzle
in its holster when I slipped
on wet ice and went down
hard. I opened a nasty gash
on my head that bled pro
fusely. Fortunately, I made it
to Dr. (Robert) Lane’s office,
waving my bloody handker
chief for attention, and he
stitched me up. My wife
says I have to find another
way to get attention.”
Hertford Town Manager
Brandon Shoaf said the
town got through the storm
OK, considering. There
were a few leaks to water
mains, but no major break.
Shoaf said it had the first
significant power outage on
Monday when fewer than
10 customers were without
power because of a weak
transformer. He said it was
replaced and shouldn’t be
an issue again.
Albemarle Electric also
reported no widespread
outages.
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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, Perquimans County Library and the
Perquimans County Recreation Department will be
closed on Monday, January 15,2018, for observation
of Martin Luther King's Birthday. The Water
Department will be closed but emergencies may be
reported to the Dispatch Office by calling 426-5751.
The Board of Commissioners Work Session that is
normally scheduled for Monday, January 15th, has
been changed to Tuesday, January 16, 2018, at 7:00
p.m. due to the holiday.
Frank Heath
Frank Heath, County Manager
NOTICE
Some winter tips from a part-time farmer woman
(EDITOR’S NOTE:
Cindy Martinez lives on
Bagley Swamp Road and
shared her observations
about the storm and feed
ing the livestock.)
OK, just a few thoughts
from a southern part-time
farmer woman after a snow
storm...
1. Layer, start early and
be sure you don’t put on a
bodysuit. More about that
later.
2. No matter how much
you want it. DO NOT drink
coffee before going out.
There is plenty of time for
that in a couple of hours.
More about that later.
3. Feed the loudest ani
mals first.
4. Follow the tracks you
have made in the snow for
the last three days. Do not
vary from this. If you fall
down in new snow you will
not be able to get up for
about 12 minutes with all
those layers on.
5. OK so if you did not fol-
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full-time paramedics and 11
were promoted to part-time/
fill in paramedics.
Heath said using part-
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Matthew Cheeseman. He
said some parents might be
hesitant about putting a Id-
15 year-old boy going head-
to-head with 18-year-olds.
So next year the high
school plans to field a ju
nior varsity team. That will
mean the younger boys can
play with boys of their own
size and learn the skills be
fore going to varsity.
“I think parents have a
legitimate concern about a
ninth grader in high school
matching up with an 18-
year-old,” Cheeseman said.
Perquimans is now in a
Perquimans County
TAX LISTING DATES
All persons who own property subject to taxation must list during the month of January. Any persons who
fail to do so will be subject to penalties prescribed by law.
Due to legislation, real property and licensed vehicles do not require listing by the taxpayer. However, if
you have made any improvements to your real property, you must list that with the Tax Department. All
other personal property such as boats, jet skis, unlicensed vehicles, IRP's, farm equipment, businesses, etc.
can be listed with the lister in the county Assessor's Office between 8:00 a.m. and 5:00 p.m. Monday thru
Friday starting January 2 through January 31,2018. You may also list on the abstract that was mailed to
you. If you have personal property or made improvements to your real property and did not receive an
abstract, please contact our office. These abstracts must be returned to our office by January 31,2018.
If you are a business and you need an extension, our office needs a letter requesting an extension by
January 31,2018.
If you are 65 years old or older, or totally and permanently disabled, and your income is less than $29,600,
you may qualify for a tax reduction.
Persons owning real property under cultivation, in forest management or horticulture land may qualify for
a tax-reduced valuation (land use). If you are not already in the land use program and you feel you qualify,
please contact The Tax Office for qualification.
The Tax Office is located at 107 N. Front Street (in the back of the courthouse) Hertford, NC. Our telephone
number is 252-426-7010 or 252-426-5564.
Bill Jennings
Perquimans County
Tax Administrator
Cindy Martinez and one of her goats.
low my rule #2 and followed
up with not following #4,
you will need to go inside
and God forbid you did not
listen to rule # 1.
6. A 50-pound bucket is
not the same as a 5-gallon
bucket, but you can make
less trips.
7. Be sure to use BOTH
arms alternately to carry
stuff. You start walking side-
ways if you don’t.
8. Mark poop piles. If you
don’t, you will freak out not
knowing what is fresh be
cause it freezes so fast.
9. Goats like water at
about 98.207 degrees Fahr
enheit. No more, no less.
10. You can look forward
to having incredible abdom
inal, oblique, deltoid, bicep
and quadriceps muscles and
apparently some interesting
neck muscles as well.
11. Wear earmuffs instead
of a hat because while you
are stirring the horse’s soup
your hat will fall in it, caus
ing delays.
12. If you get a piece of hay
in your bra, get it out imme
diately because if you don’t
it will be the only thing you
can think about and you will
forget what you are doing.
13. Don’t worry what
kind of animal gets into
your house as you lug buck
ets back and forth through
the back door. You will find
them all later by the fire.
14. Whatever you do,
don’t look in a mirror.
And if you get too cold,
the warmest place on the
farm is the flank of an old
bay gelding sleeping in the
sun-
timers is something a lot of
counties in the region deal
with. There is a shortage of
certified paramedics and all
surrounding counties end
up filling their rosters with
people who might work
elsewhere.
“Currently we use a
pool of staff from Chowan,
Gates, Pasquotank Camden,
Currituck, Dare and Bertie
counties,” Nixon said.
While the county is mov
ing toward hiring more peo
ple staffed at the higher lev-
el of paramedic, there will
remain the need for people
with less training. That can
provide a pipeline for peo
ple who want to grow in the
profession.
“You always will have a
need,” Heath said.
7 think parents have a legitimate concern
about a ninth grader in high school matching
up with an 18-year-old."
Matthew Cheeseman
Superintendent
league with both Plymouth
and Edenton. Both teams
have either won or competed
in state championship high
school games recently. And
both have feeder programs
that get players in the pipe
line as young as 7-year-old.
Edenton had a jayvee team
last year. Plymouth didn’t.
The youth development
part is starting to change.
Howard Williams, the
director of the Perquimans
County Recreation Depart
ment, said this year they
had enough players sign up
to teams in the 7-8 and 9-10
and 11-12 year old groups.
Williams said the depart
ment has offered sign ups
every year for football, but
until last year there weren’t
enough players to do it.
Williams isn’t sure why
there was the interest last
season and he’s not sure
if it will be sustained next
season.
But he’s supportive, and
understands that getting
young kids involved early
ultimately helps when stu
dents get to high school
level and beyond.
“Look at the other teams
like softball, baseball and
volleyball,” Williams said.
The rec department can
field those teams with chil
dren as young as 4-years-
old. For volleyball, they
have to be 8-years-old. And
at the high school level,
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girl’s volleyball and softball
and boys baseball teams
have been successful, year
in and year out.
The burst in youth foot
ball participation did have
a cost.
“Youth helmets are $90 a
piece,” Williams said. “We
spent over $9,000 for the
football program this year.”
The equipment the rec
department had was out
dated from a safety stand
point, and it couldn’t be
refurbished.
At the next level, the
middle school, there was
plenty of success. The
POMS Tigers finished the
season with eight wins and
no losses.
And a big chunk, 23 play
ers from that middle school
team will be at the high
school next year said PCHS
football coach Ian Rapanick.
Those numbers could
help field the roster of a
Jayvee team next year.
Rapanick, said the ju
niors on last year’s team
were the last in the batch
that played through rec
league system.
“A JV team is a true de
velopmental stage to var
sity,” he said. “Some people
don’t understand that it’s
not an overnight thing,” he
said about the evolution of
being a football player.
“This is going to be re
ally good for us,” the coach
said, “We’re moving in the
right direction.”
The Pirate football team,
under first-year coach Ian
Rapanick, finished with a
2-9 record last year. But
two of the losses (21-18 to
Northside) and (28-25 to
Pasquotank) were by less
than one touchdown.
“It (a jayvee program) may
mean we have to travel a
little bit at the beginning and
that’s going to be a sacrifice,
but it will mean a lot to the
longevity of the program.”