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VOLUME 22 NUMmrn zj THURSDAY, JUNE 22, 1995
GeneLocklear still the crowd
pleaser during N playoffs
by Brace Barton
Mt Aiiyt Gene Locklear has received a lot of favorable pros the last
few days. I heard his name dunngTNTs NBA play ofT telecast, and read
about him in the Sporting Newt (May 29. 1995) and in U.S. Tmim a
couple of Tuesdays ago Here's the article thai appeared in rib*
Nem:
Crowd pleaser
Gene Locklear was a major league baseball player from
1973 through 77 who could hit anyone, catch no one and paint I
everyone.
Hiaf s right, paint He was a professional astaat befare he
was a professional athlete, 9effing his work to galleries while
he was in high school Locklear, who went to several tryuut
camps before being signed as a 17-jear-old, panted through
out his days as a player, making more as an artist than a
ballplayer
His career batting average for the Reds, Padres and Yan
kees was .274. 1 told him 1 remembered him as a poor fielder.
He laughed and said, "I had a few problems there, but I could
hit anyone." He could, even batting 321 platooning for the
Padres in 1975, but his hitting waant enough to overcome hii
fielding, so they traded him away. He rebeled at being sent to
the minors and left far a season in Japan and a career in art
Locklear's art sells well and hangs in the White House and art
museums and has been shown in the Smithsonian Institution.
In 1993, he came up with a twist He painted a mural at the
Super Bowl in front of a crowd. Fans enjoyed watching, and
v the original was auctioned for $25,000.
Locklear continues to paint in front of crowds: His wort
from the 1994 Super Bowl sold for $25,000, from baseball's AH
Star Game in *94 for $50,000 and the *94 and % NBA ABStar
games for $25,000 each. He is negotiating wife the NHL
His experience playing ball in front of crowds enables him
to paint in front of than, too, he says: "Most artists have to
have quiet As a ballplayer, you learn how to center in on what
you're doing."
Turner Sports saw the excitement of the crowd watching
him paint and was receptive to another twist to provide live
paintings for the studio during the NBA playoffs. Tm taking
the highlight of each game ami doing a painting they use die
next day on the show," be says.
Not many set decorations draw your attention, but the
question remains whether they will attract interest "If an artjat
can make money doing something, you have to aBow for that,"
who writes about art "Bid Tm net knocked out by H ITs not
first-rate illustration; that takes weeks. If s not that good as art,
it's not that good as sports art"
Sports art is, as Mannheimer puts it "a funny subspecies of
art You're paying for the excitement of the moment Sports art
is like religious art was in centuries past"
Locklear is providing those exciting moments quickly. ?
Lumbee Homecoming Schedule
of Events July 1-July 8,1995
Lumbce Homecoming, sponsored by LRDA, will be held this year
July 1-July 8 A Schedule of Events follows
My 1-Awards Banquet. Pembroke Jaycee Hut. 7 p a. $10 pa
person.
My 2-Farewell Tea. Jama B. Chavis Center. PSU, 3:00 pm-by
invitation.
My )-Strike at the Wind Aet Dtnna. Holiday Inn, Lumbenon, 6:30
p. as Reception, 7:00 pm-Dinner $30 pa person
My 5-Littie Miss uunbee and Junior Miss Lombee Pageants, PSU
Performing Arts Centa, 7 p.m. $6 pa person i
My 6-Gospel Sing. Elrod Baptist Church, 7 30 pa. No fee
Senior Ministers Banquet. Purnell Swell High. 7 p.m. '
July 7-Miss Lnmbee Pagrant, PSU Performing Arts Centa. 7:30
p.m., $8 pa person.
Coronation Ball Pembroke Jaycee Hunt, following pageant. $ 10 pa
person.
My S- 5-K Run. Pembokc Park, 7 a m
Parade, Downtown Pembroke, 10 a.m.
Antique Car Show. PSU Parking Lot.830 a. m Pre-rcgistration$12.
Registration-$IS
Activities in the Park, Pembroke Park. 10 a m $45/booth.
Gomel Sina Pembroke Park. 11 a.m.
Opening night of "Strike at the Wind." N.C. Indian Cultural Centa,
$7/aaults: $5/63 and over. $4/12 an wider $2 off groups of 10 or more
American Indian Science and Engineering Society Pow Wow. PSU
Quad Area, 11 am- 7 p m
For further information on Homecoming activities, call LRDA at
521-8602
Lowry wins GEM
fellowship award
Lelsie Ltniry
Leslie Lowryn0295 graduate
of Pembroke State University, is a
recipient or the GEM fellowship
award She is lite daughter of
Richard and Cassic Lowry of Pem
broke
GFM. the acrom m of the Na
tional Consortium for Graduate
Degrees for Minorities in
Engincerinaag and Science. Inc..'
has been in the business of rocmit
sn y*? ??***?
graduate study nationwide pro
vides an opportunity to pursue
graduate studies by awarding por
table fellowships to minority stu
dents
GEM fellows the technical
leaders and professors of the fu
ture. will begin their graduate stud
ies after participating in paid sum
mer internships at Fortune 500
mmraniK aiwi vnvernmcnl labo
ratoncs The internship experi
ence is a key factor in GEM s
Gxtuction. GEM masters fellows
\ e achieved an 89% graduation
talc Tliis year's pool of minority
students boasted an average grade
point of 'IX with V?% of these
students ha> ing a grade point cf
1,5 or better
GEM members, consisting of
Fortune 54M) companies govern
ment laboratories and universi
ties. provide sponsorship for this
pool of talented students that con
tinues to be under utilized These
GEM members recognize that the
job demands of the future will be
met by persons trained at the post -
graduate level to perform in a tech
nologically complex work place
Tribal Council
Districts 11 and 18
to hold community
meetings
On June 25. 1995 at 7 p m
tribal members are encouraged to
come out and meet with their tribal
council members Doreen
Sampson, representing District IS
and Ponce Chavis Jr.. represent
ing District 11 will host a joint
meeting for those two districts
The meeting will be held at Deep
Branch Community Building For
further infomation! please contact
Mr Chavis at 910-521-2857 or
Ms Sampson at 910-521-8009
Council District 9
Community
meeting Saturday
Lumbee Tribal Councilman
Garth LockIcar. representing Dis
trict 9 will host a community meet- ?
mgon Saturday. June 24 at lOa m
in the Pembroke Court House
Members of this district arc en
couraged to attend and have mpui
into their tribal government The
Lumboe Coositution provides for
these community meetings in or
der to share information about the
tribal government and to allow the
elected tribal council person to
receive input from tribal mem
bers
Benefit Singing for Lonnie
"Jr." Maynor, Jr.
A benefit singing is scheduled tor My 2 at6 30p m. at Sandy Pteans
Umled Methodist Church near Petdbroke for Loon?e ")r "Msynor Jr .
who was recently diagnasod with cancer
Everyone is welcome Music will be provided by Carta and Redesap
tion. Youth in Christ, and The Plainsmen A love offering will be taken
and refreshment! will be sold
Taxes stay the same in County
Lumberton - It was good news fer county residents Monday night
when the County Commissioners adopted a $72 2 million budget Ibr
1995-96. without a hike in taxes or water rates
Property owners will continue to pay 99 cents per $100 of aaaesaed
property values, or $742 30 yearly fer I home valued at $73,000
the budget was presented by Leo Hunt, the Interim Cdanty Manager,
who noted that the budget reflected a growth rate of about 2% in the
county's tax base, and that no pay raises are included fer county
employees
Oxenduie supporters appear at
Scotland Board of Education
Rmy (Jamdbufrmm ScmtUmd High provoked a large torn out by
parent*, teachers, and students. They gathered at tke Monday meeting
of the Scotland County Board of Education to protest his oualer as
principal of Scotland High
The popular Oxendine was transferred to the principal ship of the
Alternative Learning Academy More than two down of the 300
parents, teachers, anf students spoke passionately in behalf of Oxendine.
asking the board to take another look at transferring Oxendine and
Annie Curetoa, who was alao transferred. Ms. Curctun who also
received much popular support, was transferred to the county board
from Pate-Gardner Elementary School.
Oxendine was the previous principal at Purndl hwutt and South
Robeson High Schools, la news reports he said,' 1 feel good about the
jab that 1 did "and that the positive comments and large turnout are sort
ofj-ajawmd far the relationshipa that 1 have d?lop?l with the
The board premised to take another look at transferring the two
popular principals, but accepted Superintendents Qua Martin i resigna
tion at the self-same time The popular Oxendine, a native of Robeson
County, is the brother of PSU Chancellor Dr. Joe Oxendine
Upward Bound students to
participate in Food Program
The Upward Bound Project at
Pembroke Stale University will
participate in the North Carolina
Department of Public Instruction
Summer Food Program for Chil
dren, along with its regular activi
ties The Food Program is spon
sored by the North Carolina Slate
Board of Education. Department
ofPublic Instruction, and provides
nutritional meals for children
through age I > or younger who are
determined lobe eligible All stu
dents will be served the same meals
without regard to race, color, na
(tonal origin, acx. age. religion or
handicap Siudenu who are mem
ben of rood stamp houachoidi or
AFDC assistance umu an auto
matically eligible to receive free
meal benefits
The Summer Food Service Pro*
gram for the Upward Bound par
in. ipunts will begin June 18th and
end JtiK 28. 1993,
For further information, please
contact Larry L. McCallum, Up
ward Bound Coordinator at 910
321-6276
PurnellSwettHigh News
rhe lol lowing ireshmen were selected tn the PemN oke Chamber of Commeroe
lot ilKir acaoenuc pertormanci. .irwl uivolvenietu. sabruia Kenee Pickens,
uii tan Jecoh*. saien Kn*t\ Dui Rhiannon Chavi*-i.opens Scarlet Marie
,.j\is. aoc saia Ransom i.octocai as the iiiost outstanuuig freshman
Sara has beer honored with preatigiou* dwaru* and meter* as Woodmen of
the World Aw aid. Ifresakmial Academic nines*, tupenntendcnu Academic.
AAA Award in basketball, highest GPA in science and social studies in the Kth
tirade She was also secretart of (lie Heu Club and participated in basketball,
volleyball,a nd Softball Dunng her Ireahman year, she has been selected as
Ambassador lor the freshman class. \ icc-pretuient of the V5-V6 sophomore
Jess. Superintendent* Honor Roll and academic award. PSRC All Academic
Team in baake(ball.voUe> ball and softball She also attends the Young Scholars
Program for Nstive American < in Golden. Colorado and will attend AISES Life
science Camp for Native American in Iowa She is the daughter of Dr Cheryl
Ransom Locklear
The Fine An* Department of Pumell Swett High School presents in concert.
The Concert Band, Mixed Choruses and the WimlLnsemble, on May 23, IW5
Directors of this fecial event were Allen Bethea (Band) and Ellen Jackson
(Chorus) Seniors were recognized end awards were presented
Seniors recognized were mart Beth Locklear. Heather Iziwery. Alexander
Cithnore HI end Dawn Lucas
Moat Outstanding Senior - Dawn Luces. John Phillip Souaa Award ? Mary
Beth Locklear. Moat Outstanding Juntot ? R>an Moore. Moat Outstanding
Sophomore (Wind Ensemble i - Jennifer Blue. Moat Outstanding Freshman
iWind Ensemble) ? Stelanie Collins. Mom Outstanding Sophomore (Concert
Band) ? Karen Sampson. Most Outstanding Freshman (Concert Band) ? William
Jacob*. Moat Improved (Wind luisembk) - Johnathon Locklear. Moat Improved
(Concert Band) ? Samanlha Gordon. Outstanding Musical Contributions ?
Chnsta Paga. Outstanding Musical and Contributions ? Brian Locklear
Local pediatrlan, Dr. Joey Bell, is guest
speaker at Highlands Summer Program
Dr JuaephT Dell, a Lumber Indian.
wm a recent queet apeakar at (ha Head
land* Summer Pnifram an Amc 12.
IV95 The prouramiabeintf held un the
campua of the I Jmvermrv i* Oklahoma
in Norman. OK
The Headlanda Prumam ta a 6 weak
rummer cuurae far Native American
nam* ouUeye Ireahmen mtereeted tn
health court#* Ovtr JO Indian atu
denta then eaatem N C hat* attended
tiie program ovtr the put 20 year* Dr
Utll encourage* any Indian high achuol
nudent interested m health career* u?
ounaider attending Headland* Infor
mation can be obtained from high
school count#lort, Indian Education
or by contacting Dr Bell
The Native American Resource Center
at Pembroke State University
presents
All Our Stories
a session of storytelling
by people of all backgrounds and cultures,
featuring teachers from the Public Schools of Robeson County
and anyone else who has a story to share.
Whether your story is
true or not so,
traditional or modern,
serious or funny,
about your Grandma or your Uncle Joe ?
WE WANT TO HEAR IT!
Tuesday, 27 June 1995
7:00 PM
Native American Resource Center
Old Main Building
Pembroke State University
This is the final segment of a series of fire events entitled
Our Cultured Planet.
Sponsored in part by the NC Humanities Council and the Z. Smith Reynolds Foundation.
Refreshments will be served. Everyone is invited to participate.