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PERQUIMANS COUNTY LIBRARY
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HERTFORD NC 27944-1225
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^News from Next Door”
WEDNESDAY, MARCH 4, 2020
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Commission Supports 2nd Amendment Rights
BY MILES LAYTON
Editor
The Perquimans Board
of Commissioners became
the latest governing board
in North Carolina to adopt a
resolution supporting a citi
zen’s right to bear arms un
der the Second Amendment
to the Constitution.
Monday, Commissioners
voted unanimously to adopt
a gun-rights resolution
similar to those approved
in Camden, Chowan, Cur
rituck, Pasquotank and
more than a dozen other
North Carolina counties.
“There’s been a lot of ac
tivity in the area and as we
discussed in our work ses
sion about this issue, our
basic consensus was to go
ahead and move on it,” said
Wallace Nelson, chairman
of the Perquimans County
Commission.
Perquimans resolution
states the county governing
board “supports the Second
Amendment right of its citi
zens to possess firearms for
traditionally lawful purpos
es” and is “opposed to the
enactment of any legislation
which infringes upon the
right of its citizens to bear
firearms for traditionally
lawful purposes.”
In other news, commis
sion approved plans to draft
a resolution in support of
Inteliport’s plans to seek $9
million in US Department of
Agriculature loans needed
to provide the infrastruc
ture for broadband access.
“This is our home - we
need this,” said Steve Lane,
president/founder of Inte-
liport, an internet service
provider in Hertford.
If the state and federal bu
reaucracies give their bless
ing and the low interest loan
is granted by USDA, there
Would be 180 miles of fiber
optic cable placed through
out the county - 1 gigabyte
for the tech folks who may
be asking.
Inteliport is spearheading
initiatives in Chowan and
Tyrrell counties among oth
er places to provide broad
band access to many vastly
underserved areas.
Due to space and time
constraints, more commis
sion news will appear in
next week’s edition.
Sharing the Gospel
Hertford Baptist Church
Has Served Since 1854
Editor’s Note: From time to
time, Perquimans Weekly will fea
ture churches through the county,
perhaps with the goal in mind of
getting more souls in the pews.
BY MILES LAYTON
Editor
Since the 1800s, Hertford Bap
tist Church has served the faithful
of Perquimans County.
Located in the heart of down-
town Hertford at 124 Market St.,
the church meets between 9 a.m.
and 9:50 a.m. for Sunday school
classes for children and adults of
all ages, with the worship service
between 10:15 a.m. and 11:30 a.m.
in the sanctuary. Congregation
the people are the most important
part of any church. Hertford Bap
tist consists of loving people that
want to please God with fives,” Ru-
varacsaid.
Originally, Ruvarac hails from
Croatia, a nation in Southern Eu
rope, but he’s been preaching the
Word stateside for many years.
Ruvarac’s resume says, “In 1993,
Billy Graham had a crusade in
Germany, which was broadcast in
Croatia. Hearing the Gospel for the
first time, I trusted Jesus as my per
sonal Savior. Growing up in a Com
munist country and meeting Christ
as Savior during Yugoslavia’s civil
war greatly affected my desire to
PHOTOS BY MILES LAYTON
ranges between 100 and 120 souls.
To see a video, see the Perquimans
Weekly’s Facebook page.
“Hertford Baptist Church has a
long history of faithfulness to God’s
work,” Pastor Dario Ruvarac said.
Before coming to Hertford, Ru
varac was pastor at Kenly Mission
ary Baptist Church in Kenly, a small
town nestled on the board of John
ston and Wilson counties. During
the past few weeks, Ruvarac along
with his family and help from the
congregation have been unpacking
boxes, getting acclimated to town.
“One characteristic that attract
ed me to the church, was the huge
commitment to missions - reach
ing people across the globe - but
See BAPTIST, A2
After the children’s service, these little Gospel stars sang a song.
Hertford Baptist Church Pastor Dario Ruvarac stands behind them.
Since the 1800s, Hertford Baptist Church has served the people of Perquimans County. Located in the
heart of downtown Hertford, the church meets between 9 a.m. and 9:50 a.m. for Sunday school classes
with the worship service between 10:15 a.m. and 11:30 a.m. in the sanctuary.
TOWN COUNCIL
Due to space issues, an article
about this week’s Hertford Town
Council meeting will appear in the
March 11 edition.
US 17B closure
starts Monday
BY STAFF REPORTS
McLean Contracting
Company’s subcontractor,
Branch Civil, will be clos
ing US 17 Business (North
Church Street) beginning at
6 a.m. Monday, March 9.
This short-term closure
is necessary to facilitate the
deep excavation required to
place a sewer manhole near
Phelps Street. Barricades
will be wide spaced at SR
1110 (West Grubb Street) to
allow local residents to ac
cess their property.
In Winfall, the closure
will begin at the intersection
of US 17 Business (Creek
Drive) and NC 37 (Winfall
Boulevard). A detour will be
put into place, with change
able message signs along
US 17 warning motorists
that this potential through
route will not be available.
The expected duration of
this work is one week.
Seventh Commandment is the Creator’s Law
Editor’s Note: To better il
lustrate a Sunday sermon from
Hertford Baptist Church, the
Perquimans Weekly is reprint
ing Pastor Dario Ruvarac’s eye
opening sermon about marriage
that provides a primer on the
Seventh Commandment - Thou
shall not commit adultery.
BY DARIO RUVARAC
Pastor Hertford Baptist Church
Let’s open our Bibles together
to Exodus 20. We are continuing
our sermon series “Resolutions
That Really Matter: Spiritual
Challenges from the Ten Com
mandments.”
Various biblical passages and
church history remind us that
spiritual renewal often begins
with spiritual resolutions. In
this series of messages, we are
allowing the Ten Command
ments to challenge us to make
specific resolutions that can
lead us to spiritual renewal. This
evening we are looking at the
Seventh Commandment found in
verse 14: “You shall not commit
adultery.”
“On July 6,1999, twenty-seven-
year-old Daniel Dukes went to
SeaWorld in Orlando. He gave
every appearance of being an
ordinary tourist, but he wasn’t.
At closing time, when all the
other guests were leaving the
park, he went into a hiding place
and stayed put until the park was
empty.
Then, sometime during the
night, he made his way to the
pool where a five-ton killer whale
named Tillicum was being kept
He stripped down to his swim
ming trunks, folded his clothes
neatly, and jumped in. Nobody
knows for sure what happened
next.
Some experts believe the
whale may have been startled by
the man’s sudden appearance.
In his fear, he may have'dived
suddenly, creating a vortex that
pulled the man under and ren
dered him helpless.
Others believe it’s more
likely that the whale thought
the man was a toy and dragged
him around the pool for fun,
keeping him underwater un
til he drowned. Either way,
Duke’s body was found the next
morning draped over Tillicum’s
back” (Atteberry, The Samson
Syndrome, p.5). This story is a
perfect picture of the destructive
power of adultery.
Today, some movies, psychol
ogy books, and women’s mag
azines will tell you that an ex
tra-marital affair can make you a
better lover and bring excitement
back into your marriage. Some
accept that advice and decide to
have a little fun. The problem is,
just like Daniel Dukes, as they
seek the excitement, they under
estimate the impending danger.
The Seventh commandment
is a negative statement with a
positive intention. God says, “You
shall not commit adultery” be
cause He wants us to remember
that His standard for marriage
and the family is the only stan
dard that can produce meaning,
happiness, and fulfillment.
Let’s begin our study of the
seventh commandment with
the definitions for adultery and
marriage.
What is adultery? Adultery is
sexual involvement with some
one other than your spouse.
What is marriage? Marriage is a
permanent covenant in which
one man and one woman commit
spiritually, emotionally, and sexu
ally to each other.
The Seventh Commandment
is first of all a commandment to
cherish and honor marriage. In
Genesis 2, we are given the foun
dational truths of the marriage
relationship. Genesis 2:21-24: “So
the Lord God caused the man to
fall into a deep sleep; and while
he was sleeping, he took one of
the man’s ribs and then closed up
the place with flesh. 22 Then the
Lord God made a woman from
the rib he had taken out of the
man, and he brought her to the
man. 23 The man said, “This is
now bone of my bones and flesh
of my flesh she shall be called
‘woman,’ for she was taken out
of man. ”24 That is why a man
leaves his father and mother and
See COMMANDMENT, A2
Perquimans Schools Plot Strategic Plan During Meeting
BY MILES LAYTON
Editor
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Perquimans School sys
tem held a strategic planning
meeting Thursday at the high
school that will shape the
core beliefs, common goals
and priorities that will guide
the direction of the school
system for the next five years.
“It is important that our
strategic plan reflect the goals
and priorities of our com
munity. We want this plan
to communicate the vision
for our school systems with
goals that are clear and easy
to understand by anyone who
reads them,” said Perquim
ans Schools Superintendent
Tanya 'Rimer. “We want to
prioritize and align our work
around those priorities that
represent the will of our com
munity and then hold our
selves accountable to those
goals. Most importantly,
through this process we want
to develop aplan that is best
for the students of Perquim
ans County.”
The plans represent. the
See STRATEGIC, A3
Round-up
God’s work
and Rayburn
BY MILES LAYTON
Editor
A round-up of all things
Perquimans County...
JLX News these day is
a 24/7 operation, so there’s
! no point in waiting a week
to find out who was elected
to the Perquimans Board of
Education. Due to Tuesday’s
press deadlines, Perquimans
Board of Education results
are posted on our Facebook
page and published within
the Daily Advance. See next
week’s Perquimans Weekly
for more about the election.
In other news, per County
Manager Frank Heath,
here are some recent deaths
of note of folks who left
a positive imprint on the
community may theyrestin
peace.
■ Leo Higgins, former
Perquimans County Commis
sioner
■ Dee Goss, wife of
David Goss our economic
developer
■ Zeke Jackson, who
retired as the county building
inspector many years ago
In other news, Rena Eure
reported that first responders
from area fire departments
gathered Saturday morning
at her farm for a mock grain
bin rescue exercise. Though!
grew up around a farm, I nev
er realized folks got iqjured
in the grain silos because my
great grandmother kept the
kids from straying too far
fromthehouse.
Since falling into a grain/
corn bin can be fatal, it is
good that our first respond- ,
ers are undertaking these
exercises so as to be more
See ROUND-UP, A3