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Annual Meeting
of Women's
Missionary
Union Planned
The Burnt Swamp Women
Missionary Union cordially invite
you to participate in the 1994
Annual Meeting to be held at
Harpers Ferry Baptist Church on
April 22-23,1994. In conjunction
with the Annual Meeting will be
workshops conducted by Indian
Women's Missionary Union
Leaders from Tulsa and Oklahoma
City, Oklahoma. The opening
session and workshops will begin
on Friday at 6:00 p.m. with
registration, and continue thru
Saturday morning 8:15 - 9:40.
The subjects are: Spiritual
Burnout, Gloria Baptiste; What's
eating you?, Deaana Clark; The
Act of Marriage, Terry Dick; Mom
Pinky Webster; Spiritual Warfare,
Sharon Wicker.
The keynote speaker for the
%> Annual Meeting will be Rev Benny
and Mrs. Ann Sprouse, active
Foreign Missionaries in BraziL The
Associatiotial Business session will
be conducted during these sessions
Please do not miss this opportunity
to share in special workshops,
praising, recognition service and
hear about future mission projects.
Concerned
Parents to
Meet
Attention Parents! There will be i
meeting of the Concerned Parent:
Organization on April 27, 1994 a
7:30 p.m. at Prospect Elementary
School in the Library. The purpose o
the meeting is to discuss th<
process of Purneli Swet
Senior High School. Interested parent:
are encouraged to attend.
Hospice of
Robeson
Volunteers Meet
Hospice of Robeson volunteers
will meet on Monday, April 25 at 7:00
p.m. at Hospice headquarters. 2002
N. Cedar St., Lumberton. Tracy
Dun lap, occupational therapist for
Health Horizons Home Health Agency
will present the program For more
information, call Anne Crain at 671
5601.
Pow Wow
Planned in
Maryland
The American Indian inter-Tribal
Cultural Organization. Inc.
("AHTCO") will hold its twelfth
annual PowWow on July 2-3,1994.at
the Garrett County. Fairgrounds. Rt.
219 McHenry, Maryland. The Pow
uW?ai.,i?dl up
10:00 pJJt on Saturday and 10:00
a.m. to 5:00 p.m. on Sunday.
Traditional1 American Indian
Singing and Dancing will be featured
on Both days of the Pow Wow
Members of a number of tribes from
many states including Oklahoma. New
York, Pennsylvania, North Carolina.
Virginia, West Virginia and Maryland
are expected to attend. There will also
be a number of vendors offering a
wide selection of Native American
foods and arts and crafts.
Admission is S4.00 Children
under 12 are admitted without charge.
Spectators are welcome and cameras
are permitted.
AlITCO (pronounced "Eight
Koh") is a Rock v ille- based non-profit
cultural and educational organization
i with a membership representing more
s than 35 American Indian nations,
t For more information, contact
t AHTCO. Twinbrook Station. P.O. Box
f 775, Rockville. Maryland 20848
S 0775, or Steve Rabbit. Pow Wow
t Chairman, 301-869-9381.
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Upcoming Activities of
Lumberton Recreation
The Lumberton Recreation
department will sponsor tennis lessons
for age 6 years and up. Classes will
begin May 2nd and will be held every
Monday and Wednesday at 6:00 and
7:00pjn. Classes are S40.00per month
and will be held at Lumberton High
School. The instructor is Kami
McClaunn Please call the Bill Sapp
Center 671-3860 to register.
Time is drawing near! The
registration deadline for the first annual
corporate Cup Challenge is Friday.
April 29th, 5:00 p.m. Enter a team of
employees from your company or
industry and compete in these
"games of skill and imagination.
All teams are co-ed. Competitive
events include: volleyball, tug of war.
horseshoes, water balloon drop, egg
toss, and much more! Call the Bill
Sapp Center for registration
?formation, 671-3869. Event takes
place Saturday, May 21st 10:00 am.
* at Lumberton High School Stadium.
April 22nd. IziOO -1:30 p.m., the
Putton Family will appear at
t Luncfatime on the Plaza in downtown
Lumberton. The Dution family of nine
combine the fiddle, bamo.
and violin with mom and dad on bass
?>d guitar of create trrestsnble rhythms
of favorites such as "The /range
A* "Country Roads'.
'Foggy Mountain Breakdown", and
"Rocky Top". The seven children
(agm 11-20) will dance and play their
way iato your hearts. It's family fine,
mn and friendly, where you can let
your hair down and kick up your heels
wcreiiioii Deportment, downtown
Lumberion Association and the
CarolinaCivic Center. This project is
supported by a grant from the
Grassroots Aft Program of the NC
Aits Council, state agency
Come enjoy one of Lumbetton's
own talented Gospel Groups The
Meares Family will perform Friday,
April 29th from noon-1:30 p.m. on the
plaza in downtown Lumberton. Bring
a bag lunch or purchase a lunch on the
plaza and enjoy the spring weather
and live entertainment!! You won't
want to miss it!! Rain location:
Carolina Civic Center. Sponsored by
Lumberton Recreation Department.
Lumberton Downtown Association
and the Carolina Civic Center. This
project is supported by a grant from
the Grassroots Ait Program of the NC
Aits Council, a state agency.
Friday. May 6 from 12:00 - 1:30
p.m. you won't want to miss Liquid
Pleasure as they perform on the plaza
in Downtown Lumberton. This
premiere show and dance band have
appeared with such artists at Paula
Abdul, the Temptarioos, Whitney
Houston, the Four Tops, Aretha
Franklin and Jeffcry Osborne' They
come to us from Charlotte, NC and
bring a song list that include numbers
from Bobby Brown to the Four Tops
Bring a bag lunch or purchase a lunch
on the plaza and enjoy the Utow Rain
location: BUI SappCenter Sponsored
by Lumbertoa Recreatioa
Department. Lumberton Downtown
Association and the Carol ma Civic
Center This project is supported by a
grant front the Grassroots Ait Prapam
of the NC Arts Council, a stun sgtny
Cabrilee Lock/ear Admitted
GabrieHe Locklear ems * worn in mm attorney ami counselor at law on
April IS, 1994 aI the Robeson County Courthouse. Attorney Ronald
Foxworth introduced Mr. Locklear while Superior Court Judge Dexter
Brooks administered the oath. Present at the cereutoRy was Mr. Locklear's
mother. Collie Mae Locklear of Pembroke and Mr. Locklear's sister
Sharkell Locklear, also of Pern broke and his finance Kimberiy Maynor. His
other sister, Rumona Locklear Joseph of Chomdler, Arizona was unable to
attend. Mr. Locklear received his Bachelor of Arts Degree from the
University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. He received his Juris Doctor
from North Carolina Central University. He resides in Pembroke and plans
to open a solo practice in Maxton.
Scout Leaders to Hold
Awards Banquet in Fairmont
Robeson County's scouting
committee lias voted to hold its annual
awards banquet in Fairmont this year
The awards ceremony which
recognizes and honors the adult
leadership in Robeson County's
scouting programs will be held on
Thursday April 28.1994 at 6:30 p m
at the fire and rescue station behind
Fairmont's City Hall
Unlike all of the other events and
activities which benefit the youth,
this is the one special time of the year
where the adult leaders are the center
of attention It is at this event that
formal acknowledgment is made of
the hundreds of volunteer leaders
county wide who provide our youth
with a quality program
The dinner begins at 6:30 p.m.,
immediately followed by the awards
presentations in areas of activity and
event management, adult leader
training advancement, 1993 Fall
Roundup membership, Scouting for
Food, and 1993 Quality Units. Several
nominations have also been made for
the "Cape Fear Award" the highest
award presented for service not only
to his or her local unit, but to the
county program as well
The Central District Annual
Awards Banquet is open to all adult
leaders associated witn the three core
programs of scouting: Cub Scouts.
Bov Scouts, and Explorers. Children
of leaders are certainly welcome too.
Dinner reservations are S7 for adults
and S4 for scouts and children. They
should be mailed toCape Fear Council
Boy Scouts of America, P.O. Box
1761, Lumberton, NC 2S359 by
Monday. April 25th. The Cape Fear
Council is a United Way agency
Dr. Ruth Woods to Serve on National
Education Committee
Dr. Ruth Dial Woods of Pembroke
has been invited by Assistant Secretary
Thomas W Payzant to serve on a
conference planning committee far
the Office of Elementary and
Secondary Education of the United
States Department of Education The
committee will consist of thirty
members from across the United Stales
and will be charged with the
responsibility to develop the attends
and program for OESE'sfim National
Program Conference
The conference will focus on
systemic reform through 00ALS 2000
and the Elementary and Secondary
Education Act re-authonzatioa and
will include various cross-cuttum and
programmatic issues. Asamemberof
the planning committee. Dr Woods
and other members of the committee
will assist the Assistant Secretary in
identifying isaues/topics to be
addressed, speakers, and other
resource people to make presentations
at the national conference. The
committee will alio aunt in the
designing the conference format
Prior to accepting an appointment
as full-time Assistant Professor in the
Department of Educational
Leadership of the School of Education
at Fayetteville State University. Dr.
Woods garnered more than 30 years
of service ia administration of
community-hosed and public schools
federal programs fended by the U S
Department of Labor and the United
Stales Department of Education
In addition to program
administration. Dr. Woods has been a
held reader for Indian Education,
Women's Educational Equity Ad.and
Grants aad Contracts for the
Department of Education aad has
submitted testimony on several
occasion to the Subcommittee on
Education and Labor of the House
Committee on Elementary and
Secondary Fdecs*"1
Brian Brooks Admitted to
N.C. Bar: to Practice With
Pembroke Firm of LJSdiH
Brum It. Brooks, the >oa of Betty
O. Brooks sad the late John Mark
BrooksofPembroke.andtliegrandeco
of Lela Brooks of Pembroke, and
Lucy Oxeodine of Rowland, was
sworn in as an attorney and officer of
the Court. Friday April 15 at the
Robeson County Courthouse Arnold
Locklear. senior partner of Locklear.
Jacobs, Sutton and Hunt, introduced
Mr. Brooks to the Court. Superior
Court Judge Dexter Brooks, the
paternal uncle of Brian Brooks,
administered the oath. Mr. Brooks
graduated with honors from West
Robeapn High School in 1916 He
was awarded a Bachelors of Arts
Degree with Distinction from the
University of North Carolina at
Chapel Hill in 1990. where he was a
Phi Bete Kappa graduate. Mr. Brooks
was one of Ave North Carolinians out
of die entering class of 1990 selected
to participate in the Chancellor's
Scholars Program at the University
Mr. Brocks is s r?1
officer in the NC Natwnal Guard
.^i -'iKrv! to B Co. of2-252 Amor la
Seafced. NC. where he areas a a
M-1 tank platoon leader. Mr. Brooks
restda la Pembroke with his wifc,
1 *i|i M An .>nnriat* ahhi i ? n ? 11 -- l>B tli a
iaw as aii associate kmwy wnn vdc
law Ann of Locklear. Jacobs. SwNoe
sad Hunt in Pembroke
First Presidential
Urban Indian/Alaska
Native Briefing
President C linton has received foe
first known briefing papers ever
submitted toe United Sums President
on urban Amen can Indians and Abuts
Natives. The papers, entitled Urban
Indians: Drums From the Cities, were
submitted to President Clinton in
preparation for his upcoming meetings
with tribal leaders in Washington.
D.C.. and Albuquerque. New Mexico
Of the total American Indian and
Alaska Native population of the
United States, over one-half, or
1.220.126. reside off reservations and
generally in nugor metropolitan areas
such as Los Angeles. California
(87.487). Oklahoma City. Oklahoma
(45.720). and Phoenix. Arizona
(38.017).
Annually. Congress appropriates
hundreds of millions of dollars for the
health, education and welfare of the
off-reservation Indians and Alaska
Natives, but federal racism.
diacmninaiKW. feunmcnHc ihwi,
cause mud of the funding to be waated
or mi&&Den( bv the federal Agencies
har?edwith their adiniiiistraiioo ?
(Jrban Indiana: Drums from %
CMm is a collection ami analyse of
20 yean of federal lnd??? and Alaska
Native pohcy.Over five hundred pagec
finding! fd statistical information
comprise Ike publication Copto of
Clinton are ava&Meflram Amwatar j
Publishing for 119 93 piua S3 00
?.hipping and hand!mg. at 100134
University Park Station. Denver, CO
80210-0134
The publication waa preaented fo
President Clinton by Indians For
United Social Action, an Indian Alaska
Native non-profit advocacy agency
comprised of American Indiana and
Alaaka Nativea
Art Month Celebrated
The fine ant department of PSHS
celebrated an Youth month dunny
the month of March.
In celebration of youth An month,
students displayed their an work in
the school lobby the works were self
portraits done in a variety of media
Banners were painted, designed and
displaced in the areas of visual an.
chorus, drama, dance and band
The an club traveled to Raleigh.
NC to the an museum to view "A Gift
to America" masterpieces of
European paintings IVom the Samuel
H. Ruess collection.
Visual ani teachen an Mora
Cummingi and Jaaita Lochltar
March 18, the PSHS concert band
under tha direct too of Alan Bathes,
reprasentad acbool and Robaaon
County la a performance at tha annual
NC AE conference in Winston-Salem.
NC Tha band numbering 35
performed several muttca! selections
prior to the formal opening ceremony,
after which Jr. ROTC studenia
praaalad the colon and the hand
performed the ani anal anthaaa to a
uAft. m n nanlln ?? anl aalnMmai aiiillnaiif
very accepting ana srimng auuience
Tha Ram singers, under tha
director of Ellen Jackaon. completed
their basketball performance season.
Thagroup c^mata of forty aalaciad
knows in die aurroundSg aresthetr?
cape I la rendition of "The Star
spangled Banner" They have beat)
els at PSU'a festival for the past
veere. They recently honored
Mr. Cane Chnvte tor his on peinj
support of nfouD of volunteer
nnya who tecnivn no aohhamtc
will inchtda wto* echoJGEm
to wind up the school year
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