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2 THE PERQUIMANS WEEKLY, WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 28,2018 Heating bills assistance remains available From Staff Reports Low-income North Caro lina families struggling with winter heating bills may ap ply for help through an assis tance program run through county departments of so cial services. More than $9 million re mains available to help eli gible households pay their heating bills through the state-administered Low- Income Energy Assistance Program (LIEAP). The federally funded program helps keep families safe and healthy by providing a one- time payment directly to the utility company. Last winter, more than 120,000 families benefited from $38 million in assis tance. The frigid start to 2018 that brought several inches of snow to most of the state left many North Carolina households reeling from unusually high heating costs. “These funds assist fami lies who have experienced an unusually high heating cost this year,” said Wayne Black, director of the Division of So cial Services. “We’re thankful for the opportunity to help families stay warm during the winter season.” County departments of social services are accept ing applications for the pro gram through March 31 or until funds are exhausted. More than $27 million in LIEAP funds have been dis tributed to families across the state since December. For more information and to apply for assistance, people should contact their county department of social services: http://www.ncd- hhs.gov/divisions/dss/local- county-social-services-of- fices. The phone number of the Perquimans office is 426- 1240. College of the Albemarle program wins certification From Staff Reports NCWorks presented College of The Albemarle (COA) with the Advanced Manufacturing Local Imple mentation certification for the Northeastern Region, during the college’s Board of Trustees meeting in Feb ruary. This was one of four awards given. Additional re cipients- Perquimans Coun ¬ ty High School, Edenton- Chowan’s J.A. Holmes and Dare County’s Cape Hat teras Secondary, First Flight and Manteo High Schools. In 2013, the state real ized a skills gap existed for their 20-county service area and began developing “NCWorks Certified Career Pathways,” targeting adult learners. There are now 27 pathways certified across the state. “We have a great partnership and collaboration with COA, and the certified pathways open opportunities for job seekers in our region." Larry Donely NCWorks Regional Operations Director - Northeast “COA was the first to tion with NCWorks, and nail down the Northeast- now it has received a sec ern Healthcare Local ond Local Implementation Implementation Certifica- Certification,” said Brandi Bragg, Northeastern NC Career Pathways facilita tor. This initiative has eight criteria to qualify: it must be demand-driven and data informed, employer engage ment, collaborative, career awareness, articulation and coordination, work based learning, multiple points of entry and exit including non-degree training and the final evaluation. “We have a great partner- ship and collaboration with COA, and the certified path ways open opportunities for job seekers in our region,” stated Larry Donely, NC Works Regional Operations Director — Northeast, af ter presenting Dr. Evonne Carter, COAs Vice Presi dent of Learning, with the Advanced Manufacturing Pathway Award for North- eastern NC. Rev. Sawyer gives black history program From Staff Reports The Rev. William Sawyer delivered a presentation for Black History month to College of The Albemarle’s (COA) Pathways to an Ac cessible College Experi ence (PACE) and Adult Ba sic Education Transitioning Opportunities (ABETO) students on Feb. 20. The PACE and ABETO programs provide one to two-year learning expe riences for college-aged students with intellectual learning disabilities. Rev. Sawyer engaged dialog with students by asking them what their interpretation of love is and how important it is to love one another. He touched on his ex perience as a child and the PaiutdiA^ Pet ^etoMt A luxury boarding experience Visit our website or come by for a tour of our new state-of-the-art facility PET RESORT premier pet boarding for dogs paradisepetresortnc.com many lessons learned along the way. He discussed his toric moments as a child that gave him the meaning behind freedom. Students spoke about the American Flag and the right to vote, and how others died for us to have these rights. “You can’t make it by yourself; be kind to one another because you need each other,” Reverend Wil- liams said. He gave Faye Oliver, COAs ABETO Coordinator, an apple to thank her for making the students feel good about themselves and for loving them. COA will hosted a Black History Month program on Feb. 26 at the Edenton- Chowan Campus Culinary Building. f €iM nouigob k&i&iuaUoni 252.482.4113 NUTRITION Continued from 1 school, they may be too far gone.” Just offering free food isn’t enough. Before Pelleti er was hired, the school sys tem struggled with getting some students to eat cafete ria food even though they qualified for a free meal. That creates a problem be cause the school system was paying for food and staff to prepare the meals but if students don’t eat, then the school can’t be reimbursed. If the schools can’t be re imbursed, that means the school system must dip into other funds to make up the difference. School nutrition is supposed to be a self-sup- THREATS Continued from 1 time students were allowed to use their cell phones. When the time ended, the student refused to quit us ing the phone and when the teacher came and took it, the student made the verbal threat. “We’re in an atmosphere, an environment, where it makes it (threats) a differ- porting enterprise. So in the fall of 2016, Pelletier started rolling out menu items including things like Cobb salad and chicken and waffles for lunch. High school menus also offer dif ferent items than the other three schools. “High school students like choice,” she said. “They like being in control.” When she was hired, Pel letier remembers a young student coming up to her and asking “please tell me I’m not going to have chick en nuggets on Monday.” The menu had gotten that predictable. While new items have been added, ultimately Pel letier still has to meet the standards set by the fed eral government. Nothing ent ballgame,” Lane said. White said he treated Friday’s incident the same as the first one. “Each one has been treated equally to be fair,” he said. “It is very important as parents and family to em phasize to our children to choose their words wisely and watch carefully what they say,” the sheriff said. “These times are very peril ous and we take the safety in the school is filed and the menus have to adhere to guidelines for fat and salt. Pelletier is currently the president of the NC School Nutrition Association, a group of child nutrition di rectors. Pelletier said some of the things she’s started in Per quimans County are spread ing to other school system. The school serves be tween 1,000 and 1,200 meals a day. Pelletier admits while there has been improve ments in school meal par ticipation, she can’t rest on her laurels. “I’ve not put all my cards on the table. I know a lot of it is marketing and I’m al ways looking at what other states are doing. I’m not go of our children very seri ously whether in school or home.” The school system is sued a plea last week to parents to talk to their chil dren about the seriousness of the situation. “Please continue to com municate with, your stu dents to ensure they under stand that such behavior, whether verbal or physical, will be immediately ad dressed by the district and ing to reinvent the wheel. That’s too much work.” Ultimately Pelletier knows what she does can have an impact on how stu dents perform in school. When she plans menus, she knows if that’s a week where there will be manda tory testing, and she adjusts to accommodate that. She also knows that the meal she provides may be the only good meal some students get. “You don’t know who had breakfast that morning or who has food at home and who doesn’t.” At the awards ceremony here HGS cafeteria manager Geri Layden, and assistants Charlotte Saunders, Jamie Best, Kishonda Fletcher and Sarah Biter. local law enforcement as the district’s first level of concern will always be the safety and security of all students, employees and community stakeholders,” the statement said. “Please encourage your students to say something to an adult should they see or hear something of concern. Superintendent Matthew Cheeseman directed those with questions, to contact Lane at 426-5741. Cavanagh Ringelman Certified iM>»c a:«»mm««s PC CAVANAGH RINGELMAN Certified Public Accountants PC Tax Return Preparation Planning 6 Budgeting Accounting & Auditing Services Business Effectiveness Business Coaching COMMISSION Continued from 1 ence, but that’s OK,” he told The Daily Advance. Muzzulin is registered as unaffiliated. It will be Leigh’s second four-year term. She’s a Democrat. Nelson returned to the Perquimans commission board in 2014 after serv ing a couple of four-year terms on the Perquimans Board of Education. Nel son previously served as a Perquimans commissioner from 2000-04. He’s a Re- publican. So far in the sheriff’s race, Sheriff Shelby White is trying to win his first election against Republi can challenger Jim Bray. White is a Democrat. As of Tuesday morn ing, only Amy Spaugh has signed up for one of three seats on the Perquimans County School Board. "One good idea... ...every time we talk!” P.O. Box 642 106 East King Street Edenton, North Carolina 27932 Phone: 252-482-1994 Fax: 252-482-1721 mcavanagh@cavanaghringelman.com CavanaghRingelman.com JACKSON Continued from 1 County last week on charg es of displaying a fictitious license tag and resisting an officer, the police officer who pulled him over during a Feb. 1 traffic stop testified the town councilman had a handgun on the passenger’s seat next to him. District Court Judge Ed gar Barnes found Jackson guilty Feb. 14 of resisting an officer but not of displaying a fictitious tag. Barnes sen tenced Jackson to serve an active 10-day jail sentence. The sentence is on hold, however, because Jackson has appealed it to Superior Court. Perquimans htWEEKLY (USPS428-080) Vol. 86 No. 9 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 $26.25* All other continental U.S $32.50* ♦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 In an interview with The Daily Advance following his arrest, Jackson acknowl edged having a handgun in the vehicle he was driving. He claimed the handgun was holstered and that he advised the officer who stopped him of having it. Jackson said he got out of his vehicle—and did not fol low the officer’s instructions to go back to his vehicle — because he got upset when he saw the officer attempt to remove the handgun from the holster. Jackson said he asked the officer to return his handgun. Instead, the officer placed him under ar rest for resisting an officer and took him into custody. Hertford police have not responded to a request for an interview about Jack- son’s charges. Jackson could not be im mediately be reached for comment about Tillett’s de cision to find him guilty of violating probation. Jackson was elected to the Hertford Town board in November. PAL Continued from 1 Monies for the trip can be mailed or dropped off in person, together with the application to: Perquimans Arts League, 109 N. Church St., Hertford, NC 27944. Checks should be payable to PAL. Payments are non- refundable and must be paid by March 6. Sandwich choices should be submitted with the reser vation. The $13 for the lunch will be collected on the bus the day of the trip. For more information contact Barba ra Dabolt at 426-1531. 1
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