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'r; the Carolina mdiam Voice Published each Thursday by First American Publications, Pembroke, NC 1 , . VOLUME 26 NUMBER 9 THURSDAY, MARCH 4, 1999 TWENTY-FIVE CENTS I " t>ramlJ(,th,-r{Ljt) John C \ li,rooks. . (irunrimother (rif>ht) l.cacie Hrook.s. Local Student recognized for Excellence Derrick Thompson of South Robeson High School was one of six seniors from the county's high schools recognized as a Student of Excellence at the February 9th meeting of the Board of Education for the Public Schools of Robeson County. The Student of Excellence Award'is a Chamber of Commerce initiativ e to recognize students for their contributions to their schools and communities Each area chamber is responsible for selecting a student based on applications submitted from the high school in their area; students who apply must have a 3.<) minimum grade point average Each chamber honors the student with a plaque and other rewards for meritorious scrv ice and achievement Derrick Thompson has served his scljool in several leadership capacities: Chief Marshal for the Class of 98 and Senior Class President as well as a member of the Varsitv Basketball I cam His many awards include AllCounty First Team in Basketball "98" HOB\ Ambassador in 1997. and poetry published b\ the National Library or Poetry in 1998 Derrick is very diverse in his leadership and his accomplishments Derrick defines success as "the accomplishment of desi red goals accompanicd with commitment and dedication "He hopes to pursue a career in the computer industry or in health care All Students of Excellence recipients arc recognized at individual schools, at thci r arc Cha mbcr of Commerce meetings, and. officially , at the Board of Education presentations. ' recognized for Excellence Rachel Blue of Purncll Swctt High School wasoncofsix seniors from the county's high schools recognized as a Student of Excellence at the Fcbruarv 9th meeting of the Board or Education for the Public Schools of Robeson County The Student of Excellence Award is a Chamber of Commerce initiative to recognize students for thcircontributions tothcir schools and communities. Each area chamber is responsible for selecting a student based on applications submitted from the high school in their area students who apply must have a 3.6 minimum grade point average Each chamber honors the student with a plaque and other rewards for meritorious serv ice and achievement. Rachel Blue is the number one student in her senior class and serv es as Senior Class President and as president of the National Honor Society She is active in many clubs, is on the Tennis Team, and is on the newspaper staff at her school Her community involvement includes scrv ice as a volunteer for the Communities in Schools Program and for Comnumiiv Elderly projects She plans to oblaiii her optometry degree and return to her hometown of Pembroke to operate an Optometry Clinic All Students of Excellence recipients arc recognized at indiv idual schools, at their area Chamber of Commerce meetings, and. officially at the Board of Education presentations. South Robeson High Schoot Rising 9th graders for 1999/2000 and parents arc invited to attend an Open House and Curriculum Tea. Sunday. March 14. 1999! from 2:30 p.m. to 4:30 p m. At South Robeson High School Administrators, teachers and counselors u i 11 be av a i lablc to answer am questions about a studcnt(s) career pathway and course selections for the 1999/2000 school year. I 31 Year Search Ends for Brooks Family Friday was a usual da> for the Brooks family of Evergreen Churcli Road Nothing could have prepared them for what happened around 2 4<i p.m. that day A phone call to the house of Lcacic and John C Brooks began the beginning to anend of a 4Iycar search Wayne Lew isborn October I. I%t in Laurinburg to Rosa Ellaand Willie B. Lewis was taken by his father following a split up of his parents Numerous times ins molhci and grandmother Lcacic tried to find the location of Wayne or his father Willie B . only to be filled with despair anddisappointmcnt.ThcDcparuncnt of Social Serv ices and the State Bureau of Investigation wcrcbronghl in to help with the search They also came up empty handed The father and son were by all means presumed dead Not one day passed that Way ne was not thought of by Ins family, wondering ifhc'salivc does lie know he has a mother and family that lov es and misses him! Not having any answers or any leads. Rose prayed and asked Ciod "Where ever my son isjmsi please. God watch ov er him and let ii be your will that brings him home"! Evidently, following the split up of his parents Wayne's father took him to his Aunt and Uncle's neat Morchead City and left only to be seen onceoney car Inter, only lobe left again without a father or niollici Sometime in January of 1904. Wayne met his father after fifteen years Wayne was of course curious about his mother and asked his lather several questions about her only to get short answers, which most of them lie already knevv Except that she lived at Roiitc 1. Pembroke and that he supposedly had a brother named Adam, that his grandfather's name was John Brooks With this i little bit of information in hand. Wayne came to Pembroke about three weeks ago Looking and hoping be>ond hope that he would find some trace of their existence. Wayne had met Jeff during his travels, which previously lived in Lumbcrton He contracted JefTto help him with his search They traveled down Union Chapel Road and came into Pembroke where they stopped at the Exxon, what we call Jake's He asked the clerk if she knew a John or Rosa Ella Brooks and her response was "no. she didn't know them. Still determined, they went outside to the phone book, he took out the listing with the entire Brook's and upon returning home began calling Of course, there was not a listing for a John or Rosa Brooks because the phone number is listed as l.eacic Brooks and during the time lie called Mrs l.eacic was not living in lier house due to a fire four months earlier After several calls and desperation settling in. lie spoke to Cynthia Brooks and told lici Ins ink Listen inglohisslory She told him she would do what she could to help him She look his name and phone number Sometime, after that. Mrs Cynthia spoke to Mrs Arpie May norand upon relay ing her story behind her strange phone call. Mrs Arpie told her that she had a sister w ho had a grandson that has taken and that her sister's last name was Brooks lo make a long story short Mrs l.eacic was contracted and the story relayed to her. It w as as if her prayers w here answ crcd Mrs Lcacic. not wanting to disbelieve the information but also not w anting to be disappoi ntcd. could not seem to pick up the phone to call the number giv en to her by Ms. Cynthia Without hesitation her daughter Left to right, H'ayne l.eiris, Vicky Jtnvols, Adam I.en-is, Lisa /{ranks', Hrothers ami Si tiers joined together at last. i 1?r" 'Si 1 From left arc CYNA"S Designer/Watch Maker Tim l.ocklear, Jr., CYNA's Co-owners Tim l.ocklear and Cynthia l.ocklear, Hospice of Robeson Director Miriam Edwards, and Hospice of Robeson Assistant Director Cathy Hardee. Union Chapel Family Supports Hospice For more than ten years. Cynthia Locklcar has given generously to Hospice of Robeson While her mother. Vivian, was alive . they worked side by side to share their time, talent,md resources with local families ho had terminally ill loved ones Now that C ynthia operates her own family business CYNA's Diamonds and jewelry, with help from Iter husband and son. she has not forgotten the cause dear to her heart Recently she donated over $1,300 to Hospice based on the store's sales for November "My mom and I were first volunteers and then she became a patient of Hospice." Locklcar said "We lost her in 1991. and this is my way of saying thank you to Hospice and all that they did to help me and my family during that difficult time " , Since 1997 Locklcar has donated a percentage of her total sales for November to the local hospice organization November is traditionally celebrated as National Hospice Month Hospice of Robeson Director Miriam Edwards tanked Locklcar for the donation. " "Cynthia is our foundation, or building block She has helped us not onlv financially but also physically." she said Established in 19S5. Hospice of Robeson is dedicated to the principle of affirming life lidspicc sccks neither to hasten nor postpone death but emphasizes the quality rather than length of life. Hospice services arc available w ithout regard to age. sex. race, religion, national origin .handicap or ability to pay if the individual meets the admission criteria For more information about hospice care, call 758-1905 i Rose hllti with the hoys when they were small, Wayne and Adam. Brother "J Wayne and Adam , John H'ayne Collins. Kulh whom b> the way was home to help w ith the mo\ ing back in for her parents picked up the phone and called A lady answered the phone which we found out was his wife Martha. Ruth told her why she was calling. That we were looking for a Wayne Lew is and wanted to know if this w as his number Martha replied "yes", then R nth asked if sheknew his mother's name She told Ruth that his mother's name was Rose Ella Brooks and he had been looking for her. Questions were asked and apologiz.es made for all the questions, but in the end it turned out to be our Wayne, we all so desperately had been looking for During this time we found out that he was at work and would not be home until around 5:00 p m Anxiously awaiting his call, it finally came-and all the information we received earlier was confirmed, not to mention he sounded so much like his little brother that it was uncanny He was told that he has two brothers. Adam Lewis 33; John Neal Collins 22. two sisters. Victoria Brooks Jowcrs 31 and Lisa Ann Lew is 27. Grandparents Lcacicand John C Brooks, five nieces, two nephews. four Aunts and Uncles and eight cousins. not to mention the mam more Aunts. Uncles and Cousins whom have loved and missed him for such a very longtime On February 20. IWJ. Wayne Lewis .15 came home after being lost to us for 11 years and he brought with him a wife Martha 12. a daughter. Amy 17. two sons. Jeremy 14 and Justin 5 and a grandson. Blake IX months He also brought his friend JcfT and his wife Tammy and daughter Samantha It's hard to put in words how we all fell at that very moment but this was a glorious day that will alway s live in our hearts for years to come With the exception of our lost loved ones we arc finally a complete family You know. 1 heard this saying once, that "The first glance is always the real one", well that's all it took for Rose on that cold February night to know that it was truly hcrbclovcd son Wayne! Welcome Home Wayne & family we love you all writtenb\ Victoria Brooks Jowers your lov ing sister Cummings to be autographing "Moon Dash Warrior" at Indian Unity Conference Dckano Cummings, author of Moon Dash Warrior, will be autographing copies of his book at the N.C Indian Unity Conference March 11-13. Fa\ctte\ i lie 'Moon Dash Warrior is the stors of, an American Indian in Vietnam. Cummings is a former Marine from the land of the Lumbcc Indian Following the conference. Cummings will be going on a book tour to Dallas. TX and Oklahoma Cits. OK. He will be available for book signings with Waldenbooks stories in Dallas Tx. March 19-20-21 with Barnes and Noble and Waldenbooks in Oklahoma Cits . Ok. March 26-27-28 back to Dallas, and Fort Worth Tx. April 2-3 Cummings ssas honored to rcccisc a letter from the Commander of the Marine Corps General Charles C Krulack. after lie had read Moon Dash Warrioi "!i made me proud to be a Lumbcc Indian, to hasc been a United States Marines and to has e sen cd my countrs." Cummings said rclatis c to the letter A Farewell Tea will be held for Miss Indian North Carolina, Rhonda Denise Jones (Happy Spirit). On March 10th, at the Quality Inn in Lumherton. We are going to express our appreciation and gratitude for her eloquence and grace as she represented the highestldeals of being a Native A ntcrican, and a role model for the young people to embrace life and realize the sky's the limit as to what you can do in your life. Her reign will end when she crowns the next Miss Indian North Carolina. A, Spring Clean 99 The Robeson Counts Board ol Commissioners in appreciation and recognition of the natural beauts of our great Counts proclaims the follossnig That ss he reus. the Robeson Counts Board of Commissioners recogni/cs the natural beauts that this great Counts has to oiler, and Whereas, the Robeson Counts Board of Commissioners and cotr=^ ~ ccrncd citi/cns of this Counts also recognize that the natural beauts ol this Counts is often spoiled bs the unncccssars littering of our highssass . fields and streams, and Whereas.the RobesonC omits Boai ofCommissioncrsrccogm/cs the need to make certain i hat all thcciti/cnsof this Counts are notonls ass arc ol the natural beauts of this Counts, but appreciate the need to maintain a Counts free of Inter Noss. Therefore. Be It Proclaimed in a spirit of nppicciution of ilie nam ral beauts of the great Counts of Robeson has to offer and in a spirit of recognition of au opportunity to improve I hat beauts the Robeson ( omits Board of Commissioners proclaim the sscck of April IX through April 24 IW) as "Robeson Counts Spring Clean Johnny Hunt, Chairman Robeson ('ounly Hoard of I 'ommissioners L__^ Delano C 'ummiiiff.y Edisto Indian Cultural Festival to beheld Mar. 26-27 On March 26-27. 1999 the Edisto. Kusso. Natchc/ Indian People arc having their annual "EDISTO Indian Cultural Festival " This is a special year because the Four Holes Indian Organization is celebrating its thirtieth anniversary of incorporation as an Organization Contact foradditional information: (843)871-2126 Doors open at 12 Noon . no alcoholic beverages allowed, no pets al low ed American Indian Artisans and Traders. Authentic Traditional and Fancy Dancers Location Exchange Park . Highway 78. Ladson. South Carolina 29456 Schedule Friday. 26. 1999 ? Doors open 12 Noon 6:00 PM - Opening Ccrcnionv 7:00 PM-Grand Entry. Flag Song 7:15 PM - Intertribal Dancing 11:00 PM - Closing Schedule Saturday March 27. 1999 12:00 PM - Registration Closes for Dancers 1:00 PM - Grand Entry. Flag Song. Veteran Honor Dance. Dancing Bcgins(Thcre will be intertribal dancing between competition rounds ) 5:00 PM - Supper Break 6:00 PM - Dancing Resumes 10:00 PM -Award of Prizes 10:30 PM - Victory Dance 11 :00 PM - Closing Head Man Dancer Lee Scott Head Lady FilcciaPyc M.C. ... John Blackfcathcr Host Dnini ..Eastern Bull Drummers. Edisto River Singqrs Dancers Registration Saturday Only 10 AM - 12 PM
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