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BVOLUME 22 NUMBER 3 Jj{ g
Wresting Coach, M.D. Coleman,
promises wrestlers that he would
have his hair cut very short if they
defeated Hoke County January 3rd.
PSHS Wrestling
Coach Makes
Sacrifice for Win
Coaches make many sacrifices for
their team in order to motivate and
enhance players to perform at their
greatest potential
Wrestling Coach M.D Coleman
of Purnell Swett High School, con
tinuously encourages each wrestler to
work together diligently to over ride
their opponent. With the match
against Hoke County January 3rd,
Coleman encouraged his players to
beat Hoke County and he was willing
to sacrifice his hair being cut very
short
This sacrifice was enough to en
courage the players to beat Hoke
County to see their coach with a dif
ferent look. On January 5 every wres
tier made ev ery attempt to take part in
cutting a strand of Coach Coleman s
hair after practice upon defeating
Hoke County L1_ _
place medals, participating in the
I aney Booster Club Invitational Tour
nament Dec 3 The team won tlurd
place in a tournament defeating Hoke
and Douglas Byrd at Douglas Byrd
High School, Dec 10 During teh
Christmas vacation, the team also
participated in the Cok-Sun-Drop
Invitational TOurnament and pro
duced several winners Their record
now stands at 18-8^
Coleman, a resident of Latta. SC.
was selected last year as Coach of the
Year Coleman, in his first year coach
ing the Rams, led the team to a 3-10
record. He also produced conference
Champion Aaron Godwin and five
other wrestlers who finished fourth or
better in the conference tournament
He is presently employed as Physi
cal Education Coach at Pembroke
Middle School and serves as an assis
tant coach at on the Purnell Swett
Varsity and Junior Varsity football
teams.
Coleman attended Newberry and
Catawba Universities and graduated
from Coastal Carolina with a degree
in Physical Education
Native American
New Years Celebration
To Be Held
The Lumbee Council of Elders
and the North Carolina Indian Cul
tural Center will sponsor a celebra
tion of the Native American New
Year on March 18, 1995 There will
be Native American Ceremonies,
vendors and traders The event will
last all day, from sun up until sun
down. There is no admission charge
however, refreshments will be lor
sale Vendors interested in attending
this event are encouraged to crilEnue
at 521-3433 This will be the first
Native American New Y ear Celebra
tion The public is encouraged to
attend this celebration
Pembroke Chamber
of Commerce to Hold
Annual Banquet
I Tickets arc now on sale for the
I Pembroke Area Chamber of Com
I meree Annual Banquet Keynote
? mer*? for the event will be Con
k ercmnan Charlie Rose Tickets are
I J12 50 each The event will be held
I January 21. 1995 at 6 p.m. at the
I James B Chavis University Center
I on the campus of Pembroke State
I University
I Ticket sale locations are First
I Union Natioonl Bank, UmdmeOaar
I anty Bank, Progresmve Savings and
I Loan, mid the Chamber Office, all in
I Pembroke
I For frirther information, call
I Sandra Lmiltar at 521-9458
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A)' \lendy Moore I.eJwell
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v My initial intentions were to re
port on the January 2nd and 16th
meetings held by the Lurabee-Cheraw
Tribal Council As requested by the
members, I will instead first try to
enlighten those of you, not yet 4 ware
of the chain of events that has brought
us to the present.
InMarch 1993, approximately 150
Indian churches were requested, by
LRDA to submit a delegate for the
purpose of drafting a tribal constitu
tion. July 31. 1993, the first formal
consitution assembly meeting was
held. In attendance were: 42 del
egates, which included delegates from
Baltimore Association, Cumberland
County Association of Indian People
and Guilford Native American Ass>
ciation, technical advisors. Attorney
Arlinda Locklear, Ms. Ruth B
Locklear, Ms. Cynthia Hunt and Mr
Leon Jacobs. This marked the begin
ning of a vigorous process that would
extend through the months to follow
From January-March a tribal wide
community education program was
instituted. Delegates and technical
advisors were dispersed in each com
munity to give explanations into the
articles of the constitution
In March 1994 the Lumbee
Cheraw Constitution Assembly voted
unanimously to submit the constitu
tion final draft to the public for ap
proval and/or revision.
In April 1994 tribal wide public
hearings were held At the final pub
lic hearing, April 28, 1994. held at
Purnell Swett High School a vote was
taken for approval of the constitution
The results were as follows: approx
250-Yes and 1-No. This vote paved
the way, for the Constitution Elec
tions held rn hify f * *
June 27-July 2 elections were held
in 15 areas tribal widei At the end of
the voting the count Stood 223-No
and 8,040-Yes. This vote was not
only a yes lor the constitution, but it
was also a vote for change for the
Lumber people. On July 4,1994 the
constitutional election results were
certified by the constitution assem
bly. As required by the document .on
August 27,1994, tribal elections were
held resulting in the election of 17 of
the 21 member council and a run-off
between James A Hunt and Dr Dalian
P. Brooks for tribal chairman ( Mr
Hunt declined to seek a run-off with
Dr Brooks). September 24,1994, the
run-off elections were held placing
Districts 11 and 19 council members
On October 1994, the first Lum
bce-Cheraw Tribal Government was
swornin. YourTribnl Officials are as
follows Disi I.Walter
Lowry(appointed by council Nov
1994). Dist 2, Eugene Lowty. Dist.
3, Joel Dial, Jr. , Dist 4, Dr Sam
Wynn - Treasurcr. Dist. 5, Rev Jerry
McNeil - Chaplain. Dist. 6. Henry B.
Brewer, Dist 7. Rhonda Locklear.
Dist. 8, Robert Locklear. Dist 10,
Gary W. Locklear - Vice-Speaker,
Dist. 9, J. Garth Locklear, Dist. 11,
Ponce DeLeon Chavis. Dist 12,
Dellon R. Oxendinc. Dist 13. Emma
L locklear-Secretary . Dist. 14. Rev
Steve Locklear - Parliamentarian.
Dist 16, Rev Elton Hunt. Dist 17,
Rev Hilton Dcesc. Dist 18, Dorocn
Sampson. Dist 19, Terry Smith. Dist
20, Zelma Locklear. Dist 21. Lance
Harding - Speaker of the Council
In issues to follow. 1 will be doing
personal profiles of tribal officials.
This will hopefully better acquaint
you withthe people behind the titles.
Now to the business of council meet
'ntOnja? Jv.1 "*.trilwlrruir-'
tribal enrollment office, under the
auspices of the Elections Board, to
oversee the verification and enroll
ment of tribal members Although
there are bo funds available, volun
teer efforts are under way. Also dis- >
cussed was the matter of attaining I
state recognition through the North
Carolina Indian Commata. Mem
bers of the tribal government attended
a commission Dec 9,1994 to petition
the Indian Commission for recogni
tion of the Constitution and its elected
officials The commission has referred
the issue to its Recognition Commit
tee. Short term goals such as the
renaming US 74. "Lumbee-Cheraw
Highway" were discussed
January 14. 1994. Mr Gene
Brayboy. Director of Grants at PSU
and Mr Armand Opit/. met with
members of the tribal government
discussing funding a venues available
to the tribe Also discussed was the
matter of formalizing a partnership
between the tribal government and
PSU Through this partnership, the
expertise of PSU grant writers would
be available to assist the tribal gov
ernment in securing administrative
and human service funds. The meet
ing was very productive and those in
attendance left very optimistic
On January 16,1994. at the regu
larly scheduled meeting, the tribal
council passed a resolution to pursue
actions toward the formalization of a
partnership between PSU and the
tribal government Alsodiscussedwas
the meeting of non-federally recog
nized tribes to be held in Washi ngton.
DC. Jan 24 A 25 Attending will be
our Tribal Chairman. Dr Dalton
Brooks and several council members
Their hope is to bring the pi tght of the
Lumbcc people to the attention of
President Clinton The effort*- being
CN(;iblt^i^*a^5!d*fouiidatmn fbr
future tribal governments We should
applaud thcirefforts and support them
in their upcoming endeavors.
RCC board of Trustees Host
Employee Appreciation Banquet
Robeson Community College
T rustees hosted employees of the col
lege at an employee appreciation ban
quet at Pinecrest Country Club dur
ing the holidays Trustee Chairman
John Staton presented service pins to
the following employees
Diamond twenty-five year pins:
Henry C Bruce. Carpentry Instruc
tor; Eddie M Locklear. Counselor;
Lynn R. Price, Accountant.
Emerald twenty-year pins: Jackie
A Lovette. Secretary; Lynda D
MacLeod. Sociology/Math Instruc
tor, Curtis K. Watson. Jr., Police
Science Instructor
Ruby ten-year pins: Barbara N
Brown, Nursing Instructor; Helen L.
Davis. Instructor, Learning Center;
Janice Davis, Director, Small Busi
ness Center J W. Gray, Maintenance;
Elton B Hunt Equipment/ Purchas
ing Officer; Connie B Ivey. Business
Instructor. Lori Ivey. Literacy/Assess
ment Assistant; George Jacobs. Main
tenance; Pam Locklear, Accounts Pay
able Officer; J T Malcolm, Mainte
nance; Hilton Oxendine, Auto Me
chanics; Donald Sampson, Carpen
try; Ward Wall. Vice=President, Per
sonnel; Tim Harper. Director, Emer
gency Services
Aquamarine five-ear pins: Cathy
D. Davis Business Instructor;
Samanut. Dial, Learning Center In
structor; leVcrna Emanuel. Secre
tary; Tina Kinlaw, Nurses Assistant
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Instructor. Christine Locklcar. Main
tenance. Billy Mauney, U Assistant 1
Vice President Joyce McMillian, Sec
retary; Chip McNeill. Maintenance
Beth Sigmon, Early Childhood/ Psy
Instructor; Jennifer Strommer. Math
Instructor, Betty Thompson. Secre
tary; Levandcr West. Maintenance
Staton also presented certificates
of appreciation to the following em
ployees with less than five years of
service Elizabeth Mclntyre. Evening
Librarian. Dennis O'Quinn. Systems
Administrator.
New employees recognized for less
than six months of serv ice were: Joy
Bukowy. Business Instructor. Tammy
Duggins. Secretary' Samuel Floyd.
Maintenance; Wayne K Locklcar
Maintenance' Wayne K Locklcar
Maintenance. James W Worlcy
Maintenance
William Franklin McNeill. De
velopmental Studies and Reading
Instructor at the College was recog
nized as the 1994 recipient of the
Excellence in Teaching Award. He '
has taught at Robeson Community
College since 1978
Joining RCC employees for the
eveningof recognitions, dinner, danc
ing and entertainment were the fol
lowing retirees of the College Sarah
Britt, William Brown. Nelda Jones
Harmon Krvett. Eugene Mercer. Ed
Nicholson, Ann Revels. Norman
Roaser and Eugene Madison
Wrn may Im- <'nnviiirnl, IhiI
lliey cannot Im- |>I<-hm-<I u|iaiii?l
their will.
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on thr antidote yon may |nmmw.
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Mm In nol auflerinp trifle* lo vr?
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an undergrowth of mnall plea
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?William Sharp
Meeting
Plannedfor
Tribal Districts
14 & 15
On January 26.1995. there wi" be
a meeting hekd at the Maxton Court
house forpurpoaesor informing Lum
bcc triba> members, in DistncU 14
and 15, on the current actions of the
Lumbee-Chera* Tribal Government
You are encouraged to attend and
offer input on issues concerning you
as Lumbcc people GOOD govern
ment through an INFORMED pub
lic. For more information you mav
contact Aggie Decse.Dist IS. *44
5946 or Rev Steve Locfclear. Dial
14. *43-5292
Who's
Mews
Larry L. Johnson,
M.D.
(NAPS)?An award-winning
pioneer in the field of arthroscopic
Hurgery perfected his skills during
his stint as chief resident at the
Shriners Hospital for Crippled
Children in St. Louis.
It was tarry L. Johnson. M D ,
who put -arthroscopic nursery on
the map The Lansing. Mich., sur
geon has developed a number of
motorized instruments for that
type of surgery. He owns ten dif
ferent patents, and one of the
instruments that he invented is
the motorized rotating/cutting
device that removes degenerative
tissue from the joint during
arthroscopic surgery
According to Johnson, it was at
the Shrtnera Hospital that he had
what may have been his "most
satisfying and memorable positive
experience in medicine " In 1964.
he performed spinal fusion on a
young boy who had severe scolio
sis (curvature of the spinel The
boy gave Johnson n small plastic
Frankenstein toy. saying "I want
you to have this gift which I made
because you have taken awav my
Frankenstein (referring to his pre
vious severe curvature of the
spinel." ?
Johnson is happy that recipi
ents of his pioneering work in
arthroscopic surgery go on to lead
happy, productive lives.
Johnson
Tim Brooks Wins First Place in
East Carolina Swim League
Tim Brooks, a senior swimmer of
Lumberton Lighting Bolts Swimming
Team, competed last weekend in the
East Carolina Swim League Winter
Invitational in Gokbboro, NC This
meet included swimmers from ten
teams from eastern North Carolina.
Though a distance specialist, Tim
placed first in every event he swam,
except the 500 yards free style where
he grabbed second place with a time
of *39 84 In the 200 yards butterfly
he finished with a time of 2:03.80, in
the 200 yards backstroke with a time
of 2:08.48, in the 200 yards indi
vidual medley with a time of 2:04.17
in the 100 yards butterfly with a time
of 37.02 and in the 400 yards indi
vidual medley with a time of4:22.03.
This is about mid season training
for Tim. who will compete next month
ia the North Carotins Swimming
Senior Championships to be held in
Charlotte, n? which includes awim
mert from all arena of the (tale. Tim
has qualified to compete in the YMCA
he will uavel'to^Ljiudcrdale. Fta.
ia April
Tin is the eon of Howard attd
Brenda Brooks of Pembroke. Heiea
junior at Purnell Swott High School
which he rapieoeats at high school
swim meals He is vice president of
the student government, an "A"
honor roil atadeat and agjegrs the
ranks of "Rams SAT 100+" Club
Tim traias very hard for switnmiag
and hopeahwul help himgaiaaooap
tanoe toe college with a strong swim
ming program in 1996after graduat
ing from high achooi
Reorganization of Senate
Committee on Indian Affairs
On January 11, 1995, the Senate
Committee on Indian Affairs held a
business meeting for organisational
purposes at 2.50 p.m. for the 104th
10 tile HO nor JO IC JO nil MCI dill.
R-AZ, as Chairman of the Commmec
and the Honorable Daniel K. fnouve.
D-+H. as Vice Chairman
The Indian Affairs Committee will
NOTbe reduced in size, but maintain
its current size of 17 members. Among
these new members is included Sena
tor Ben Nighthorse Campbell, D-CO.
The new members of the Committee
are Craig Thomas, R-WY, Orrin
Hatch. R-UT. and Paul Coverddl, R
GA
The Majority Staff Director. Eric
Ebcrhardt, will be replaced in March
by Steve Hcaly (formerly with the
House Native American Affairs Sub
committee) Steve Healy is already
Committee on Indum Affrirv
Members Lilting. 104th Congress
John McCain, Chairman; Frank
Murk now ski, AX, SiatfcGortOll, WA;
i'cic V. Domcnici, NM, Nancy
Undoii KASMbaNm.KS;OonNkUes,
OK; Orrin O. Hatch, UT. Faal
Coverdcl OA, Craig Thomas. WY;
Daniel K. Inouyc.Vicc-Chairtnan,
Kant Conrad. SO; Hany Raid. MV;
Paul Simon. IL, Darnel K. Akaka. HI.
Paul Wellitone. NM; Byron L.
Dorgan, ND; Ben Nighthonc
Campbell, CO
Pembroke Kiwanis Report
V The weekly meeting was held at
the Town and Country Restaurant,
Tuesday evening at 6:% p.m. Pro
gram Chairman Vardell Swett intro
duced Dr. Sandra Cross, Associate
Professor and Coordinator of the Com
munity Health Education Program
Dr Cross was brought to Pembroke
State to develop a new program in
Health Education We can bring some
good things to the student and the
community. Special kinds of skills
are needed to improve the quality of
life Especially exercise, freedom from
smoking, drugs, alcohol. Aids, car
diovascular disease, hypertension and
stress related diseases These condi
tions are all preventable and gener
ally demand a change in life style
Oir goal is to go out and influence
these changes I may be tfeading on
toes but cigarette smoking causes so
many lung cancers. I would be remiss
if I did not tell you this. Heart dis
eases. strokes are in many cases re
lated to smoking.. MS arc due to out
life Kyle How many of yon exercise
on ? regular basis? How many watch
their weighT We must remember these
problems add up over the yean. Fac
tor* iaa peraon a life com n bute to the
disease We have to know what ia
good for ua My purpoae it to bridge
Ore gap between knowing what w
good for III and doiltn aomcthing
about it 25% of the children ate
overweight. 24 houna week are qxnt
watching televiaion by many people
Thus there is no time for play or
exercising 75%don't use their exer
cise equipment when they get it. A
huge gap exists between knowing
a nd doing what ie good for yoa. I'm in
the business of trying to help people
to know what ia good and not good lor
you We wilt get some form of health
care from Congress but our goal ia M
improve health in Robeson County,
now!
Presidlng-BobLowiy Invocation
Clay May nor. Song lender- Ed Teets;
Reporter-Ken Johnson.
rsAACP atPSU?
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by John Romberg
On February flr?. PSU Hudenu
will decide w hclhcr this uimpus needs
a unit of the National Association for
the Advancement of Colored People
(NAACP)
At 10 a m Wednesday, in Room
225 of the Business Administration
Building, students will meet for the
first time to decide whether to form a
PSU unit of NAACP This organiza
tional meeting u open to all
Guest cpcalcr is Frank Bowden of
Faycttcvilk who is president of the
Unified Robeson County Branch of
NAACP
An ad hoc committee to Establish
an NAACP Unit at PSU includes
Ronald Alford of Maxtoe. Otathia
Brltt of Whiteville, Angela Brown of
l.umbcnon. Knsicn Elk of Pembroke.
James Party of Pembroke. Ryan
Fox worth of Red Sprites, and Use
?rlmeicy of Pembroke
Also Phillip Hayes of Pembroke.
Kelvin Jacobs of Pembroke. Timothy
Johneonoflumbcnon. Maggie Lane
of Ctbaon, Rebecca Lock lev of Fay
eucville. Dana l-owcfy of Pembroke.
Brenda McArlber of Rowland.
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fvioniqiR mi\ union 01Kacioru, wii
NfttMcDqi^d ofHHnhf( and it a
McMillan of Pembroke. Corey
McNeil of FayeuevUle. and Rrn^d
McQueen of Lumbcrton
Abo Vanaaaa Norrb of Lumber
ton. Valerie Purdb of l.umbartan.
Valenc Rowe of Lembeimn, Ronald
Scoll of Pembroke. CeaaarSharBocH) ?
of Pembroke. Kelly SMpman of.
Eli/abcthtown. Inda Simmona of
Mount Olive. Linda Thomaa of Fey
cttcvilb. Jewell Thompaon of Lum
bcrton, Sadat Tralab of Pembroke.
Doneone Wadded ofWhboville, Amy
Wood* of Pembroke, and JohMha
Wright of W ?k.?bofo
la addhJon to PtlhWudcme, the