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There's no doubt about it summer's
on the way At least,
summertime temperatures are a lot
closer than they have been. If you'11
recall, it wasjust a couple of weeks
ago that it was still cool enough to
be running furnaces in our schools.
Then, in no time at all. temperatures
shot upwards bnnging about
the need to crank up our air conditioners
Whin they were, lo and
behold, a fairly large number of
them weren't working or. at least,
were not working at hill capacity.
That required the people in pur
maintenance department qualified
to work with air conditioners to get
to w ork getting the units in operating
condition just as quickly as
possible. In the meantime. Mother
Nature was not cooperation as unseasonably
hot weather moved in
At its high point, the number of
schools that was having air conditioning
problems topped 20 and we
have only 3 people who can work
on heating and air conditioning
sy stems. Before you wonder why
we only have 3, please know that
we've been looking tor additional
personnel unsuccessfully. Obviously.
if \vc had more people to
devote to the necessary work, we
could alleviate an unfortunate situation
more quickly. I might add that
there is also the need to order parts
for malfunctioning units which also
takes time.
Allow me to say that I. along
with all of our people, arc concerned
about overly warm classrooms.
Many of us hav e children
in those classrooms and are not
happy about any discomfort they
arc being exposed to. Thus our
people are working long hours to
remedy the situation. . ,
What concerns me is'not the
number of calls we receive at the
central office from parents who are
concerned about the lack of air
conditioning. I can certainly understand
that concern. Being a parent
myself, 1 certainly want the best
conditions for my children. What
concerns me, though, is the number
of people who call the central
dia and complain about the situation
unless it s cleared up immediately
What they need to understand
is that calling the media, ostensibly
to put "pressure" on us to act
more quickly, really doesn't accomplish
anything. It doesn't deliver
necessary parts more expeditiously
and it can 't make our people
work any harder than they already
arc. Our maintenance staff takes
great pride in their work and makes
every effort to keep our children
comfortable We want all the air
conditioners operating at full capacity
as quickly as possible Calling
the media may make you feel
better but you should understand
that our people are already working
as diligently as they can. Please
understand that and be as patient
as you can
Armed Forces
Elijah N. Locklcar has joined
the United States Army under the
Delayed Entry' Program. The program
gives y oung men and w omen
the opportunity to delay entering
active duty for up to one vcar.
The recruit qualifies for a
$ 1.00.00 enlistment bonus.
Locklcar, a 2000 graduate of
Red Springs High School. N.C..
will report to Fort Jackson. Columbia,
S.C., for basic training.
He is the son of Herbert N. and
Liilic J. Locklcar of 10224 Highway
72, Pembroke, N.C.
A Call for Spiritual
Poems From
Pembroke Poets
A $ 1000 00 grand prize is being
offered in a special religious poetry
contest sponsored by the New
Jersey Rainbow Poets, free to any One
who has ever written a pocnv
There arc 28 prizes in all totaling
over $2000.00 The deadline for
entering is May 17. 2001.
To enter, send one poem only of
21 lines or less: Free Poetry Contest,
103 N Wood Ave., PMB 70.
Linden. NJ 07036 Or enter on-line
at www.frcecontcst.com
"We think great religious poems
can inspire achievement," says
Frederick Young. the
organization's Contest Director
"Our desire is to inspire amateur
poets and we think this competition
will accomplish that. North
Carolina has produced many wonderful
poets over the years and
we'd like to discover new ones
from the Pcinbroke-area."
Former SATW cast member
concerned over conditions at
NC Cultural Center
To the Editor.
Has a Native American and a
former member of the cast of Strike
at the Wind, I am very interested
in the North Caiolina Indian Cultural
Center I am looking forward
to the creation of the SATW Memorial
Garden, because I have sev eral
friends in that garden that arc
going to be remembered
I was amazed w hen 1 drove to
the Cultural Center the other day
to sec just how shabby and trashy
(he place looks. It is clear that no
one had even been taking care of
that expensive herb garden that is
located at the amphitheater. It appears
that "the face lift has fallen."
Management people who are sitting
in their ofTtce all day talking
on the telephone, should hang up
the phone and be in there writing
grants and out in the public generating
hinds to keep the center is the
shape that it was in last summer.
Other than the gras. being cut,
which is now once again seeping <
through the cracks of the parking i
lots I don't see anything positive
that has been done to the center or
to promote the center
However. I saw several things
that were on the verge of falling
apart Other than a breakfast for the
Senior Citizens. 1 do not know of
any programs that they have for the
Indian People And ii is clear that
the amphitheater could use a
couple cans of varnish on to make
it look better If people don't fix
the place it is going to crumble and
die Does this not make us wonder
what kind of management is out
there and what training they nav e
that makes them the "rulers of the
NCICC?"
I know that those that want to
build the SATW Memorial Garden
mean well. But, I would not want a
stone with my name on it in thai
place. 1 only went out there to donate
some flowers to the garden
And no one wonders "why" all of
the activities are going to the
Fanner 's Market?
Maybe the state can take better
care of it than those that arc in
charge at this time.
Ben Oxendine
Rowland, NC
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