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Rev. Clester Locklear
Challenges for Seat on Lumbee
River EMC's Board of Directors
Red Springs-Rev. Clester Locklear announces
his bid for election to the Lumbee
River EMC Board of Directors. Locklear is
running to represent District 4. District 4 represents
the townships of Smiths, Red Springs,
Shannon, Rennert, Burnt Swamp, Philadelphus
and Pembroke.
Rev. Clester Locklear appreciates and re- 1
spects the integrity of the voters who will have |
the opportunity to cast a ballot in this election I
which wi 11 be held October 6 at the University
ofNorth Carolina at Pembroke's Givens Performing
Arts Center. Voting will take place
between the hours of 6 - 8 p.m.
A youthful 62, Locklear is a minister in the Lumbee Holiness Methodist
Conference, and is a long time member at New Prospect Church.
"Preacher Clester" believes in missions, and has been involved in the
Caribbean for many years, especially in Trinidad and Tobago. He recently
returned from a mission trip there, his 27th year of carrying the
message of Christ abroad
A Korean War Veteran, Rev. Locklear is married (Ellen), and has
two sons, ages 29 & 30 respectively. He also proudly claims his status
as grandfather and lists a granddaughter and a grandson on his resume.
In making his announcement, Rev. Clester Locklear issued this statement:
"I make two promises to the voters in district 4. (1) If elected, 1
will be a voice for the voters in District 4. (2) I will go to each community
in District 4 when 1 am elected and ask the community to choose co-op
members to serve on an advisory committee to help me make responsible
decisions for Lumbee River EMC, especially District 4. And, most
importantly, I will pray about every vote before it is cast, and I will be
honest and above board in my dealings with the rest of the co-op, including
the other board members, the administration, and the members of
Lumbee River EMC. These are the only promises I will make to anyone.
Locklear is anxious to remind voters that they must cast a vote in
each district and at large race up for election on October 6 for their vote
to count. "It is important for members to come out and vote. Please
vote on October 6, and cast a vote for me in District 4. Thank you."
REV. CLESTER
LOCKLEAR
DISTRICT 4
Local physicians attend Annual
meeting of Association of Indian
Physicians July 21-26
The Association of American I ndian
Physicians held its 27th Annual
Meeting July 21 - 26. 1998 in Albuquerque.
New Mexico Attending this
years conference were Dr Joseph T
Bell and family, from UNC-CH School
of Medicine: Christina Hardin (Lumbcc),
Tina Griffin (Lumbcc). Andrew
Haputa (Western Band Cherokee), and
from ECU School of Medicine: Katie
Lowery (Lumbcc). Willie Richardson
(Lumba:). Shandal S. Emanuel (Lumbcc).
Billy Smith (Lumbcc). l.indwood
Watson (Haliwa-Saponi). and Erica
Evans (Occanccchi). This theme of
th is year's meeting was "India n Heal t It;
i Old Problems, New Solutions."
This year's conference provided
I) the latest medical research and new
treatment protocol for selected diseases
that affect American Native
People: 2) a discussion of the .impact
of new health care policies, managed
care, welfare reform on tribal and
urban Indian health programs. 3) an
atmosphere and forum to discuss Native
American healing methodology
and how to augment western medicine
with traditional native practices;
-UUainingwithcomputcrs: designing
your own web site as well as locating
health resources on the Internet: and
5) and environment for prcmcdical
students, medical students and physi_.
cians to interact andcslablish student/
physician mcntorships. The educational
seminars ranged from "Considerations
in the Approach to McnoI
pause" lo Cardiovascular Disease in
American Indians- Strong Heart
Study" and "Attention Deficit Hyperactivity
Disorder" to "Diabetes in
American Indians." Luncheons were
sponsored by the American Academy
of Pediatrics, the American Psychiatric
Association,. In addition to the
seminars, a number of cultural events
were held. includingaTalkingCirclc.
Women and Mcn"s Sweat Ceremonies.
and a Gourd Dancc/Pow-Wow
Many participants of this year's conference
found time to visit
Albuquerque's "Old Town" for shopping
and eating The Sandias Mountain
range was beautiful for all of
those who chose lo take the tram ride
The sunset was absolutely beautiful
The AssociationofNalivc American
Medical Students also held its
annual meeting at this conference,
where Billy Smith was selected to be
the Southeast Region Representative
of ANAMS. Congratulations to Willie
Smith, elected President-elect of
ANAMS and Andrew Haputa. elected
executive board member. Also, congratulations
lo Dr. JosephT. Bell who
now presides as President for AAIP
The conference was a rewarding experience
for all who attended
The students from UNC-CH and
ECU Schools of Medicine would like
to thank all who made it possible for
them to attcrd this ycars's national
conference.
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Ronette Sutton Gerber,
Admitted to NC State Bar
Mclntyre Urges
Designation of
Lumber River
Washington D.C.--U.S.. Representative
Mike Mclntyre announced
today that he has written the U.S
Secretary of the Interior. BruccBjab-_
bill, iirgihgluni to proceed with the
designation of the Lumber River as a
National Wild and Scenic River.
Representative Mclntyre stated.
"The Lumber River is a great source
of pride, recreation, and commerce
for southeastern North Carolina The
initiative to designate the Lumber
River as a National Wild and Scenic
River enjoy s broad local support, and
represents years of cooperation between
Governor Hunt, local officials,
volunteer supporters, and the National
Park Serv ice I am grateful for
their cfTorls and am hopeful that Secretary
Babbitt Will quickly give the
river his complete and prompt support."
.
Over the last year. Representative
Mclntyre has actively supported the
designation of the Lumber River in
the National Wild and Scenic River
System. On April 15.1996. Governor
Hunt petitioned the Secretary of the
interior for this designation, the National
Park Service's Southeast Regional
Office
Eight Candidates running for
Lumbee River EMC Board
Lumbcc River Electric Membership
Corporation will host its 58th
Annual JVlcctingofMcmbcrsonTucsday.
October 6. 1998 at the Givens
Performing Arts Center on the campus
of UNC-Pembroke Registration
and voting will begin at 6:(X) pm and
the business meeting will start at 7:30
pm
An electric cooperative is unique
compared to other electric utilities
because its members elect the board of
directors. Members may become candidates
for the board either by being
nominated by a nominating committee
or by petition. This year eight
candidates arc running for the four
board scats up for election.
( AN 1)1 DA TES FOR THIS
YEARELECTION ARE:
DISTRICT 2: District 2 contains
the low nships of Gaddys's. Fairmont.
Orrum Sterling, and Whitchousc
INCUMBENT. ROGER OXENDINE.
5671 Hwy. 130 E. Rowland, is
running unopposed
DISTRICT 4: District 4 contains
the tow nshipsof Smiths. Red Springs.
Shannon. Rcnncrt. Burnt Swamp,
Philadclphus and Pembroke
INCUMBENT. TIMOTHY
STRICKLAND. 1294 Harper's Ferry
Rd. Ma\ton
BROUGHTON OXENDINE.
4755 W. Great Swamp Church Rd.
Shannon.
CLESTER LOCKLEAR. 5055
Oak Grove Church Rd , Lumbcrton
DISTRICT 8: District 8 contains
all Cumberland County.
INCUMBENT, JAMES HARDIN.
3299 Yarmouth Rd.. Faycltcvillc
THOMAS H FURMAGE. Rl 1.
Box 62. Maxton
AT LARGE: Directors at large
candidates may live anywhere on the
system.
INCUMBENT. MADIE RAE
LOCKLEAR. 5674 Old Red Springs
Rd. Maxton
COLLIE B BROWN. 1177 Persimmon
Rd, Rowland
In addition to the election or officers.
a business meeting will be conducted
at which members will hear
reports about the co-op's operation
and have an opportunity to bring new
matters of business before the board
Members not wishing to slay for the
business meeting may simply register.
vote, and leave Members should
bring their registration card and a
picture ID with them. The Official
Notice and registration cards will be
mailed to all active members on or
about September 22nd
Election for Council & Chairman Saturday
Elections forTribal Chairman
and members of the Tribal Council
under the auspices of the Constitution
of the Lumbee Tribe of Cheraw
Indians will be held on Saturday,
September 26,1998 at various polling
sites in Lumbee country. Please
see page 6 for a list of voting sites,
eligibility requirements for voting
and persons who have filed for scats
on the Council.
Seeking election as Tribal
Chairman which is an at-largc position
are the following: Rev. Jerry
McNeill, Mr. Albert C. Hunt, Mrs.
Dorothy Lowery and Mr. Harold G.
Dial.
Voting begins at 7 a.m. and
lasts until 6 p.m.
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Pembroke Native
Sworn into State Bar
Roncttc Alcsia Sutton Gcrbcr,
daughter of State Representative Ron
and Genny Sutton of the Philadclphus
Community, was sworn intothc North
Carolina State Bar on Monday. September
21,1998. The 10.00 am ceremony
at the Robeson County Court
House was conducted by Senior Resident
Superior Court judge Dexter
Brooks, also of Pembroke. Judge
Brooks has been a close family friend
for over thirty years and even participated
in Roncttc'sfirst birthday party.
Ronctte w as presented to the Court
and the Robeson County Bar by her
father who is also an attorney and
serv es as the State House Representative
for the 85th House District
Roncttcgraduatcd from West Robeson
Senior High (now Purncll Swett)
in 1985 and Pembroke State University
(now University of North Carolina
at Pembroke) in 1989 with a BA
degree Upon completing graduate
school at University of North Carolina
at Chapel Hill in 1992, she received
a Masters in Public Adminis
tration Ronctte also received her law
degree from UNC Chapel Hill.
Ron and Ronettc comprise what is
believed to be the first father and
daughter lawyer combination among
thcLunibcc t
Ronctte is married to John Gcrbcr,
a Civil Engineer with the North Carolina
Department of Crime Control
and Public Safety, Emergency Management
Division and a National
Guard Helicopter Pilot The Gcrbers
reside in Asheville. North Carolina
where she w ill practice as a member of
the Buncombe County Bar
Mrs. Narva Chavis, Ronctte's Maternal
Grandmother, assisted in the
ceremony bv holding her Bible during
the swearing in while about thirty
family and friends observed.
Sworn in at the same time was
Sally Young, daughter of Dr. Robert .
L. Young In an earlier ceremony
attorney Rodney Oxcndinc, son of the
late Simeon and Mrs. Delorcs Oxcndinc.
w as sw orn into the State Bar and
administered the oath of an Assistant
District Attorney. Judge Brooks also
participated in that ceremony.
World's Strongest Native American, Chief Iron Bear,
to Compete in US Strongest Man Competition
by Vinlta May nor Clark,
Exclusive to the Carolina Indian Voice
Pembroke, NC- There's a lot
of training and preparation going on
in the life of Harold Collins at the
Power House Gym in Pembroke,
NC. Everyone who knows what
Harold Collins is in training for is
showing their support in his attempt
to beat his First Place Record Finish
in 1997 at the United States Strongest
Man Competition.
This year Collins has been
training everyday in his effort to
bring home the Gold and the title of
the United States Strongest Man for
1998. Last year Collins entered the
competition for the very first time
and came home with First Place,
only missing the Gold by several
tenths of a point. Now he wants the
Gold and nothing less will do.
Collins, better known in the
weight lifting world as Chief Iron
Bear is documented as "The World's
Strongest Native American," and is
scheduled to compete in the 1998
United States Strongest Man Competition
on October 3-4,1998 in Las
vegas, Nevada. Collins, known to
his many friends, fans and supporters
as "the pentle Giant" is"truly on
a quest to oring home the gold and
the trophy for the Lumbee people
which he serves proudly as a world
wide Ambassador.
These past months he has been
training extensively in preparation
forthis season of competitions. "Being
able to train in your own gym is
definitely an advantage," said Iron
Bear who is the owner and operator
of the Pembroke Power House. "I
train specific parts of my body on
certain days," says the Iron Bear.
"Most people go in the gym and do
a complete workout every day, this
is good for some people, but being a
professional weight lifter you analyze
parts of your body that needs
building, strength, endurance and
increasing my weight lifting ability
for "^petition."
Being the Ambassador for the
Lumbee people is a position that
Chief Iron Bear takes very seriously.
During either promotional tours for
his various sponsors or in competitions,
Chief Iron Bear takes timeout
of his busy schedule to visit the
hospitals and schools that are located
in the area. In the classrooms ^
of the area schools that he is visiting
he stresses to the students the meaning
of'respectingyourelders, reaching
for the stars and telling all of the
children no matter what the age that
drugsare fordummies." Forhis work,
dedication and being the well known
Ambassador for the Lumbee people
he was honored to be chosen as the
Grand Marshal for the 1998 Lumbee
Homecoming Parade.
After the United States Strongest
Man competition, Chief Iron
Bear will be going on a promotional
tour in North Dakota. After this tour
he is scheduled to compete in the
U.S. Grand Prix Strongest Man Competition
in November which will be
held in St. Louis, Missouri. Chief
Iron Bear is looking forward to winning
another gold medal, trophy and
title to place in his wall sized book
case located in the Power House
Gym for all his fellow Lumbees to
see.
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Keeping the Circle: Expressions of
Eastern North Carolina Native
Americans-Exhibit to Open
GRENSBORO - The Guilford
Native American Art Gallery will
feature the artwork of "The
Spirilworks Group." a group of eastern
North Carolina Native American
artist and elders. This collaborative
exhibit was curatcd by Dr.Stanlcy
Knick. Director of the University of
North Carolina at Pembroke. Native
American Resource Center and
Daystar Dial. Lumbcc Native Artist
The exhibit will open on Sunday.
October 4,1998 with a reception from
2:00 - 5:00 p.m. The gallery is located
at the Greensboro Cultural Center.
200 North Davie Street, downtown
Greensboro
Keeping the Circle: Expressions
of Eastern North Carolina Native
Americans, is a mixed media art exhibit
that features customary visual
arts as well as music. slorics(both
written and spoken), videotape and
other media. The theme of the exhibit
reflects the artist'sdesire to keep alive
the circle of traditional Native American
culture in the Eastern rcg-on of
NC through their art
The idea of the artists is that Native
American art and artists can be
powerful forces and that joining together
their hearts and hands with
this exhibit - they can show the world ,
that Native American culture is alive
- and the circle is well kept in
Eastern North Carolina which is home
to many of the Lumbcc artists.
The exhibit includes artists from
the Haliwa - Saponi, Lumbcc and the
Tuscaro tribes of NC.
This very exciting and inspiring
show will be on exhibit from October
4- November 30.1998.
For more information, call the
Ciuilford Native American Art Gallery
at (336) 273-6605
Operating hours for the gallery
arc:Tuesday -Saturday. 10:am-5;pm
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