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Robeson County ^ I 1 Timothy Strickland Recognized For Fifteen Years Service To Local EMC An official of Lumbee River Electric Membenhip Corporation. Red Springs, has been cited lor his yean of service to the electric cooperative. Director Timothy Strickland of Max too was honored Cor his IS years of service The meritorious service award was presumed by Eu gene EBrowaJr, general manager of Roanoke Electric Membership Corporation and outgoing president of the North Carolina Electric Cooperatives in Raleigh . Carolina Electric Cooperatives is the network of elec tric cooperative organizations that provides reliable, safe, and affordable electric service to 1.6 million people in North Carolina. The 28 independent cooperatives, called Electric Membership Corporations, provide elec tric service tobOO.OOO homes, farms and businesses in 95 of the sum's 100 counties. The cooperatives are cus tomer-owned. locally controlled, and not-for-profit. Dr. Beasley Among New Board Members at Southeastern General Donald C. Hiscott. president of Southeastern General Hospital, an nounced the appointment of five new members to SGH * Board of Trust ees. Garnett D. Elliott Jr ., a native of Jackson, Mississippi and vice presi dent of manufacturing for Converse. Inc., will serve through January 13, 1994 Famnoot native A1 Lewis, an agn businessman who owns and operates the Big Brick Warehouse in Fair mom, will serve a term ending Janu ary 12, 1995. Three trustees will serve terms ending oo January 9, 1997 They are Charles R Beasley. M.D., a native Robesoruanand uMpi - ?nam* >MhA iimniatt^ia , _ , . i,, t _. ^ . ww WW socializes u pvpRHwj medicine at the Lumberton Metcal Clinic, L. Glenn Orr. Jr.. a native of Spartanburg, SC and chairman of Southern National Corporation; and Derrick Scaten. a native of Clait4b and vice president of United Ca*> lina Bank Other members of SGH's Board of Trustees include: Joseph R. Thomp son. chairman. Albert Sharp?. vice v "Our board is made up ot dedicated try iSafWhcare for our community at the lowest possible coat" saidHiscott. "These trustees serve without pay and their work at SGH u part of their service to local cttutene." chairman and secretary; John P. Barker. Mary M Bell; W L. Lennon. Dons McCamuck. George Paris, James R. Rust; and Fred G. Wil liams Applications Now Being Accepted For Upcoming Miss Lumbee Pageant The Lumbee Regional Development Association i LRDA) is currently accepting applications for the IV93 Miss Lumbee Pageant To qualify as a pageant contestant, the applicant must be a Lumbee female, between 18 and 26 years of age. a high school graduate and be single, never married or co habitated. and accessible to Pembroke 10 Pembroke as a home base. If you meet the criteria and are interested in competing as a contestant, please contact Patricia B Lockiear at <9I9| 521-8602 The deadline is May 14. 1993 Robeson County Association of Teacher Assistants Present Awards. The Robeson Association ofTeacher Assistants (RATA) met at Pembroke Elementary School on March 25. Prin cipal James C. Dial welcomed die 45 members and guests attending. Refreshments were served by Pem broke Elementary Teacher Assistants. LndahliaS. Hall, teacher assistant at Magnolia Elemen tary School, received the RATA Teacher Assistant ofthe Year Award. She was presented a plaque by Olivia Barnes, President and roses by Principal Noah Woods of Magnolia Elementary Woods commended Hall for her many yean of services as an assistant and a volunteer. Juda Walters. RATA Vice President, recognized Esther E. Bell of Peterson Elementary School as Rata Alternate Teacher Assistantofthe Year and presented Bell with a framed certificate Principal Barey Harding and Assistant Principal Debbie Brit! of Peterson Elementary thanked Bell for her contri butions to the school and students. Special recognition was given to Susan C. Hall, Public Schools of Robeson County. Director of Classified Per sonnel. President Barnes presented Hall with an honor ary Associate Membership in the North Carolina Asso ciation ofTeacher Assistants and a framed certificate in appreciation of services rendered to the teacher aans tants of Robeson County. Following the presentation of awards, Barnes announced that ame RATA members have met the requirements for Teacher Assistant Certificates through the Professional Development Plan of the North Carolina Association of Teacher Assistants and will be individually recognized at the NCATA Conference to be held April 30- May 2 in Charlotte. Approximately fifty RATA member* and Associate members plan to attend. L S. ?. -? ? I II ? DAa^. * - ^?*~ P-l. j ^"TjlllliOWB rcCCIVB^ N\/ttS fTOB IIOOI PrtedfMl NmIi Wm*. I 9, . Som* ef the Kwnt neabers of the UaMStMMrai Cwnuity Ceoter arc ahowo above. Left I* richt, (hey are: L.H. McNeill; Eva Ouadkae; hlOmiai; Mildred Strickland. Not ibewn: Redetl ud Yvoac CdEia*. n(| Open House Planned At Swett High Open Hones will be held at hnell Swen High school j ? Monday, May 3,1993 from 6:30 p.m. until 1:30 pm taped cards will ba issued April 30.1993. Oxendine Graduates From NC State Regmald Oxendine, Jr. of Pamjhrnke.mtim of Dr. aaid Mia. iagiwaid Oxeodie will gniduata from N.C. Sow U Diversity May 8, whn Ike university holds Ma ^riag ? Oi'ZwItar' waL dapaaa on shorn 2.800 students. Gov. James B. Hunt, Jr. aa NCSU alumnus will deliver * the Commencement address. NCSU holds coramspcement osrsmonlss sack year in the spring and fell Oxendine will receive hie degree ia Maes Communications Carolina Indian Voice 521-2826 ? -.'"2 0 ?S | ;? & >y. ?. Saddletree United Community Center Gains New Members and Promotes Higher Education ? ? Member* of the United Saddletree Center recently involved themselves in a membership drive They were recruiting new members into the cosnmuaity-baused or ganization The civic club is a non-profit organization and sponsors many community-oriented projects to as sist the community. The chib is operates on the philoso phy. according to president Ronald Hammonds, that people should serve each other. "There is much work to bedoqeiaourcosmmnuty. Many aeeds to be met. We try to offer sasietsBcie wherever it is need, in siclrnees, and other tragedies and just practicing being a good neigh bor" The center is still recruiting new members and the involved. MertingsarelKld each flrstThunday night of the month at 7:30 pan. The neat regularly scheduled meeting will be May 6 Membership is open to anyone eighteen years of age Both men and women are encour aged to attend One of the projects of the center is the annual awarding ofthe Harold B. Wynn Scholarship to a deserving high > ichoolaentorwbo is planning to attend either a four-year college, university. or technical school. Tie award it presented each year?seniorsmtheSeddta??Commt?. nity only. The award it baaed on aptitude tnd^ftnanctal Applications are available from guidance counaeton, members of the Center. Further information on the schol arships or membership ie available by calling President Hooaid Hammonds at 739-4973 The dffwwfr of *t community for Amda for the scholarships Award* are preaented according to amount of foods raised. Contributions to the scholarship food are tax-deductible. The deadline for applications for the fourth annual preaentatioo is May 20.1993. The late Harold B. Wymt was a great civic and commn nity leader and educator His emphasis was on Indian students receiving degrees in higher education The United Saddletree Community Center is committed to continuing this goal and assisting financially with its * ' " ' ' V ?>. y 4 New Play To Be Presented April 24 The Robeaoo County Indian May Project is presenting a new play, Lie ten to the River The Story of Oer People. oo Saturday, April 24. at 7 00 m Moore Hall on the campus oftan brake State University. The play tells the awry of dm spirit-journey of the Native people of Robeson County It was written by a group of writers, both Lumbee andTuscarora, from his the cuimtaatioo of overs year of research, discussion and writing. Th?iptial presentation will be a read iag of die first draft of the new script. The audience is invited to list* sod learn, and then give their ideas sad input to the writ*!1 group who win eventually make final chsagrstothe play. Hopefully, the play will then live for yean to come. Please come out is force and make kieiory by living, seeing aed writing history. Llama to the River rrpraaaati the first time that the Indian people ot Robeson County have hod the opportunity to tell thetr own story in dramatic form. Now you have the opparmalHi to give your input as well. Com and "Llama to the River* oa Saturday. ^^^^^^toomHaiL ?
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