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Contestants for Little Miss Lumbee
The Little Miss Lumbee
Pageant has been a favorite
ofjmany for several years
during Lumbee Homecom
ing. The pageant was held
on Wednesday night, July 2,
at the Performing Arts Qen
ter at PSU. The pageant
began at 7:30 p.m. and
, admission was $4.00. Shown
above are the contestants.
Shotim bottom row, left to
right: Leslie M. Clark, Chisa
B. Wamwright, Kellie Y.
Wallace, Ktmberly D. Hunt
Lateisha L Rogers; middle
row, left to right: Shanna S.
Jones, Shonda K. Lowery,
Dawn M. Oxendine, Tiffany
G. Hunt, Sayward L. Lock
LUMBEE HOMECOMING
lear, Cortney Campbell, Ve
ronica D. Revels, Selena A.
Locldear; top row left to
right: Jessica L Ham
monds, Heather E. Locldear.
Jacinta S. Salcido, Chassidy
T. Scott, LaToya L. Camp
bell, Deidra A. Chains,
April M. H oods.
'Strike at the Wind'
begins its 11th season
Randolph Umberger's outdoor drama,
"Strike at the Wind!" opens July 5 and will
be continued through September 6. The
bittersweet saga of Henry Berry Lowrie and
the Lumbee Indians will be presented
Thursday through Saturday nights. Seventy
five actors and actresses perform and express
this historical event in an amphitheatre
setting on the banks of the Lumber River.
"Strike at the Wind!" which is quickly
becoming one of the major outdoor dramas of
the nation, includes music composed by
Willie Lowery, a Lumbee Indian who is also a
performer, publisher and recording artist
Tickets sell for $5.50 for adults, $4.50 for
Senior Citizens over 65 and $3.00 for children
under 12. A ten percent discount is available
for groups of ten or more persons when
purchased by a group representative.
Tickets may be purchased at the door.
The box office opens at 6 p.m. on
performance nights. Advance reservations
are recommended. Advance tickets may be
purchased by calling (919)521 2480, 8:30 a.m.
through 5:00 p.m. On performance nights
after 6 p.m. call 521-3112.
Below are some comments on this year's
production by several members of this year's
cast.
?'"STRIKE AT THE WIND"
THE CAST
1986
AGENDA
Lumbee Homecoming
19H6 began June 27. The
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foltming i* the remaining
activities on the Agenda for ,
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Lumbee Hot,becoming 1986.
JULY 3
THURSDAY
JULY I*
FRIDAY
JULY 4
FRIDAY
JULY 5
SATURDAY
JULY 5
SATURDAY
JULY 5
SATURDAY
JULY 5
SATURDAY
JULY 5
SATURDAY
JULY 5
SATURDAY
JULY 5
SATURDAY
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awards banquet---7:30 p.m.
pembroke junior high school
admission $6.50
miss lumbee pageant---8:00 p.m.
performing arts center/p.s.u.
admission $5.00
coronation ball---10:00 p.m.
old foundry banquet room
admission $8.00 per person
activities in the park
pembroke town park
(fun walk, weight-lifting, Z101 and WDSK
radio broadcasting LIVE from pembroke
. town park
4.2 roadrunner's class ic--8:00 a.m.
co-sponsored by conner's mobile homes
START: Pembroke town park
FINISH: pembroke town hall
bow and arrow competition--12:00 noon
across from town park (field)
free admission
for all professional archery competitors
parade--10:00 a.m.
3RD street, pembroke, n.c.
reception for:
miss lumbee/little miss lumbee?11:d0 a.m.
P.S.U old main building
art display ?-11:30 a.m.
P.S.U. old main building
(on display for one week)
strike at the wind?8:30 p.m.
indian cultural center (previous riverside
country club)
admission: adults ($5,50, senior citizens
over 65 ($4.50), children undei
12 ($3.00)
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Miss Lumbee
Conresranrs
The Miss Iximbee Pageant
will be held on Friday, July 4
at 8 p.m. in the PSU
Performing Arte Center.
Admission is $5.00. At this
pageant Brenda Lowry, Miss
Lumbee 1985, will relinquish
her crown. Shown below are
the contestants in the pa
geant. The coronation ball
will follow the pageant at 10
p.m. at the Old Foundry
Banquet Room. Admission
for the ball is $8 per person.
Brenda Lmvry
Vfi'ss Lumbee 1985
Caroline Hunt
Mr. and Mrs. Lmwood Hunt
Paula Ltrwery
Mr. &Mn. Henry Ltrwery
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Janet Renee Brown
Arthur & Roberta Brown
1, ft
Tonynia Lynette Amnions
Ms. Gail Amnions
ira LocUear
WadtmdMat^AckUar
Stephanie Ml Oxendtiii
Richard & Sylvia Oxendine
Glenn dk Bonnie Gomi
JUfeknt
HoUic A Jermiftr Hunt
Maris 4t Lesley Sanderson
Rev. and Mr*. Roy Lea dark
AngirCox
Mr. *Mrt. TtmtmvCox
Ethml & Johnny Rogm
QUINDELL LOCKIEAR
Boy "I like this show be
cause rm in it and because I
get money in this show."
NORMA JANE WWERY
Moma Cumbo "The new
director has pointed out
ideas about the show that I
have not noticed before m
the past seasons, fn my
opinion, these ideas help to
improve the show. I am
looking forward to this sea
son."
LA1VN1A COX-Citxzen "I
like SATW alot. I think Tm
going to enjoy it this year; &
I'm going to try to do my
best. This year is going to be
a good year for me. ''
URUCE BARTVN-Reuben
King "I like the show
because it represents all the
people of Robeson County,
and is exciting and interest
ing too "
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will IF HARRIS-Jack Har
ris "SATW is the most
exciting outdoor drama in
N. C. r m proud to be a part
of SiATW and I hope that the
drama can continue to be
successful in the gears to
come."
clair "Amaxed at the work
that goat into the produc
tion. "
Continued from last week-Part five in a series
Will Five Go into One ?
Merger Possibilities In
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Roheson County
Amazingly, in racially-charged Robeson
County, the minorities suffered the burden of
desegregation unduly because of the remedy
of closing school district lines, trapping
students where they were found. In a sense,
the U.S. Justice Department has been, even
in 1986, unabjp to solve the Robeson County
educational puzzle to any appreciable degree.
For the first time, substantial numbers of
students are forced to attend schools with
children of other races although many racially
identifiable schools still exist The federal
government in its usual madcap fashion,
these days is attempting to solve the Robeson
riddle be desegregating faculty instead of
the students. The madness continues even
today. In spite of all that has transpired,
Robeson County still boasts five school
systems. And, despite the fact that Robeson
County is subject to the 1965 Voting Rights
/tct, little has changed although some minor
/ shufflings here and there have occurred. It
seems mostly to be an halucination, a smoke
screen...much ado about nothing.
The city units seem to have been
formulated, in the main, to control as much of
the educational pie as possible. Federal suits
continue to pop up from time to time, but the
politicians have seemingly taken refuge in
their own backyard, or, more aptly, their own
school system. The respective school systems
have, each in its own way, become more
powerful political provinces.
As recently as 1900, Robeson County
voters approved a $16 million School Bond
referendum that effectively forestalled any
substantial remedy toward solving Robeson's
baffling educational question. This pro-rated
monies simply allowed the school systems to
put off dealing with serious educational
deficiencies.
The Robeson County School Systsm today,
has 14,646 students; mon dma 80% of the
84,646 in the county as a whole. Lnmberton
bes 4.872. Fairmont, 2,806; Red fringe.
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