Last Friday night I did an auction for the Perquimans County Athletic Boosters Club.  I was approached by a member of the group a couple of months before the auction and I attended a meeting to help plan the auction.  They typically offered 14-20 items at live auction and had a reverse raffle on top of selling tickets to the fundraiser dinner.  I learned that 6 of the items were tickets to Perquimans County High School Athletic events and a money bag.  The other 14 items included a variety of items: an antique homemade coca cola wagon, Jim Catfish Hunter framed Sports Illustrated Cover (Hertford, NC and Perquimans County is the home of Jim "Catfish" Hunter) passes to play golf at Sound GolfLinks in Albemarle Plantation, a wooden plaque of Jim "Catfish" Hunter baseball cards, different f... 02/19/2010

Albemarle Plantation is an established gated residential golf and marina community located on the waterfront of beautiful Albemarle Sound in Hertford, North Carolina. Albemarle Plantation Info - Bordered by the waters of Albemarle Sound and the mile wide Yeopim River is the world-class,1,200 acre, golf and boating community of Albemarle Plantation. Its location is perfect situated between historic Edenton and Elizabeth City. The pace of life in this pre-Revolutionary area of Eastern North Carolina encourages a laid-back, small town atmosphere, reminiscent of simpler, easier going days past. However, an hour's drive north is Tidewater Virginia with all the advantages provided by a large metropolitan area. Additionally, the area enjoys a temperate, four-season climate and is within a day'... 11/27/2009