L umbee Homecoming Scheduled
of Events June 29-July 5
schedule of events for Lumbee Homecoming has been
set for June 29 through July 5. For additional information,
Piease contact Marilyn Locklear at (910) 521-8602, ext. 20.
SCHEDULE OF EVENTS
event location
little/Junior/miss Lumbee Moore Hall
d:00p.m. Farewell Tea UNC-P
No admission
Sponsored by: Lumbee Tribe/LRDA
3"}y 1 "Strike at the Wind" Holiday Inn j
o.OO- 11p.m. Art Dinner Lumberton
, $30.00 per person
1 Featured Artist: Jim Lowery
St. Pauls, NC
i Sponsored by; "Strike at the Wind"
Ju1V 1 Gospel Sing Freedom
7:30p.m. No admission Assembly of
God
Sponsored by: Lumbee Tribe/LRDA Red Spri ngs
' Ju1y 2 Little Miss/Junior Miss Pageant Performing
7:00p.m. $6.00 Admission Arts Center
Sponsored by: Lumbee Tribe/LRDA UNC-P
July ^ .Miss Lumbee Pageant Performing
7:30p.m. $8,00 Admission Arts Center
! Sponsored by: Lumbee Tribe/LRDA UNC-P
July 4 _ 1 Coronation Ball Players
10:00p.m. $10.00 Admission Club
Sponsored by: Lumbee Tribe/LRDA Lumberton
j July 5 Read" Race Pembroke
7.:00a.m. $5.00 Registation Park
Sponsored by: Fleetwood Homes
Hanes Printables of Maxton
Hoke County Parks and
Recreation
Co-sponsors: Robeson County Recreation
UNC at Pembroke
Bullard's Welding, Maxton
i 10:00a.m. Parade- Downtown
Sponsored by: Lumbee Tribe/lrda Pembroke
11:00a.m. Wei glit 1 i f t i ng Pembroke
$25.00 Registration Park
Sponsored by Pembroke Power
House
Activities in the Park Pembroke
Booth space- $60.00 food Park,.
$50.00 crafts ......
.* ' Town fee - $10.00
' - Sponsored by: Lumbee Tribe/LRDA
11:00a.m. Annual Car Show Parking Lot
$12.00 Pre-registrati on in front of
$15.00 Onsite registration ^ UNC-P
' Sponsored by: Lumbee Tribe/LRDA
11:00a.m. AISES Pow-Wow UNC-P
Old Main
2:30p.m. "Native American Literary Voices: UNC-P
j Lumbee Poetry, Past and Present" Adolph L.
Reception/refreshments Dial
following presentation Humanities
Free admission . Building
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3 00-9: OOp . m. N.C. Nat i ve' American Cultural N.C.Indian
! Festival ; , " Cultural
Featuring old fashioned and .Center - ?,
contemporary gospel music,
arts and (grafts, Native American
dancing, Henry Berry-Lowrie
look-alike contest# and fireworks.
Sponsors/ N.C. Indian Cultural Center
and United Tribes of N.C.
AtkaiajjTon: Free
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Stop Light Approved at
Purtiell Swett Intersection
Halcif;h--\\ has just been announced
bv Rep Ron Sullon of Pembroke
thai ihe much needed road
work will begin this summer on the
intersectionofHighwav 7|| nnd SR
I ncarPurnell Swell High ScIhh>I .
The NC Department ol"Transportation
rea(Tinned to Rep Sutton on
Wednesday that the work will begin
this stimmcr and will be finished bv
ihe end of the calendar >ear
As main of >on know this midsection
litis been Ihe scene of main
automobile accidents throughout the
scars In more recent months it has
claimed the lives of two promising
voting girls Students whotra\el this
load dail\ arc acutelv tiw tire oil lie
dangers of this intersection
The improvements will consist of
widening the roads to make sexeitil
turn lanes and a slop light 11m
should draslicallv reduce the dnugci
ol'lrving to negotiate this section ol
highwav
The work in the intersection wtis
approved b\ the NC Deptiriineni ol
rransportaiiou hist vcar hut was not
landed Partial funding wtis nude
earlier this spring but not enough to
complete the job Recent funds have
been made available to do all the
work .
The repairs\\ill lake tinee stages
f irst, all utilities nuist be relocated
I Ins rei|inrese\lcnsixccoordmaiion
hctxxcen uiilnx companies and I lie
sharing of costs Sccondlv the roods
will he widened lo allow lor turn
lanes I his.w ill laeililalcliiriniitz Iraflu
wInknolhamperingthrough traffic
on main roads
I inallx. a slop light will be nisi.
11 Ice! I in i i.i I pla i is ea I ted for a flashing
light oulx Studies ha\ emdiealed
dial die SR IIV) traffic flow in
iiiiinhcis alone do nol justify the
installation ol'a slop light Rep Sutlon
understanding die nature of the
IraRie lie(|iieultnjz the intersection
has kept up a strong vigilance with
the Department of Transportation to
approxc a slop light He has even
discussed the matter with Goxernot
Jim Hunt who confirms that when
young students arc inxolxcd Departnieni
ol I ransportalion should look
beyond mere numbers
As picxioiislx stated the discussion
us insial a slop light xxas made
months ago but funding w;?s nol
ax ailublc at the time
Rep Sutton said "It is tragic that
yyc have had txxo young ladies lose
then lixcs at or near this dangerous
intersection I sincerely hope that as
these improxcmcnls are completed
we w ill not as indix iduals. families or
communities, be forced to endure
such tragedies in the future "
Graduates From
Atlanta, GA High
Akesha Patterson graduated
from Chattanooga High School in
Atlanta, CA. She is planning to go
to Interior Design School.
She is the niece of the owners of
l.ocklear Interior Designs in
Roswell, CA, Uremia and Coil
l.ocklear.
Her parents areRodtlic Patterson
and Linda l.ocklear Patterson of
Atlanta, CA. Her grandparents are
Janie l.ocklear Davis and the late
llraddv l.ocklear of Rowland.
Native American
Cultural Festival
Planned July 5
The North Carolina Indian Cultural
Center and United Tribes of
North Carolina would like to invite
\ou to join them on Julv 5 front 5 p.m
until 9 p.nt. to celebrate the First
Annual Native American Cultural
Festival There will be old fashioned
andconlcmporarv gospel music. slor>
telling, artsand crafts. Native American
Traditional Dancing and Singing.
good food and a special tribute to
Ucnrv Bern l.owrie Thcv are still
accepting performers and artists If
am one would like to perform, tell
stories share v our arts and crafts, or
volunteer to Iteljv in anv wax please
call the N C Italian Cultural Center
at 910-521-24* s There will be a
s|tcclacular fir. works displav tit tla
closing of llu evening Bring the
whole faiiulv lot an eveningol'entcitainnient
learning sh.uinguud fun
The event will be held at the North
Carolina Indian Ciiltmal Centei
June 27 is
National World
Aids Test Day
Fairmont, NC? Friday. June 27.
1997 Aids Testing will be done at
First H iplisl Church located at North
Main Street, from 1:30-4:30.
This is a project of National Association
of People with Aids Fairmont
will be in. conjunction with
communities nationwide to encourage
participation in volunlarv HIV
anlibodv counscloring and testing
Fairmont Tow n Manager Ben Hill
lias r -.j.n aed he be tested first followed
h; Mavor Jeff L.cv\is. Both
gcnilcmet: hav e been a great help in
organizing this event and hope manv
others will follow their lead Also
>pcci.tl thanks to Robeson Counts
Health. .Department and Mr Pcrcv
i Hill bf Mills Frfaitiral Home
Bordcrbcll Aids Resource leant
(BART. Inc.) is a lion profit organization
dedicated to preventing the
spread of HIV/A IDS. Anv donations
will Ik grcallv appreciated
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Notice of Additional Hearing Date
for the Robeson County
Equalization and Review Board
The following additional hearing dates hare been
scheduled by the Robeson County Equalization and
Review Board, at the Robeson County Administrative
Building, 701 North Elm Street, Lumberton, NC 2S55S.
June 30, 1997 .6:00 Monday Hearing/Work Session
August 25, 1997 6:00 Monday Hearing/Work Session
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SALE Wallcovering
5,000 Rolls
Union Chapel Road, P.O. Box 1497
V Pembroke, NC 28372 ,
Native American
Handcrafted Wooden
Doughboards For^Sale
Designed By: Elisha" Locklear
(910) 521-8347
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A Selection oj Dough Trays will be
on Display in the Park during
1LUMBEE HOMECOMING
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I RONNIE SUTTON
I 208 Union Chapel Road
I Pembroke
- * "j Monday - Friday
1. 8:30 A.M.-4:30 P.M.
I While the General Assembly is in session
My Legal Assistant and I stand ready to assist with your
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