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Pembroke Kiwanis Report I he sscckls meeting \\as held I ucsday evening al the Jade Garden Restaurant President Brian Brook presiding Program Chairman Arlic Jacobs presented Miss Shclia Lowrv^Child Care Worker of the Baptist Qdom Home for Children Miss Ljpssrs UNC'P Music Major graduated ni I992 The work w ith students ins ols c$ regular school on the campus, teachers from Purncll Swell High SchoolrOpcn House for their new building ss ill be in January 1.1998. Good work hapits. person responsibility. ChristiaiT education of the highest ethics is a priorits Thisssasdramalicalls brought out in two skits b> the Odom Girls Choir in their scry string soiccs and fine dramatic ability The first skit sv ith recorded music depicted a teen-aged girl with problems unsolscd until another real Christian girl came into her life shossing her the Spirit of Christ and sascd her as she too became a Christian. The Song -entitled" Total telipse of the Heart" Was ihcjmnin theme oflhc first skit. The second skit entitled - Grace" ssassungb) Miss Loss ry andtlicchoir Beautifully done The Kissanis members were truly impressed by the fin performance of Miss Loss ry 's in-depth description of the outstanding ssork done at Odom Home. Insocation- Clay May nor. Pledge of Allegiance- Brian Brooks. Song l eader- Ray Loss ry. Reporter- Ken Johnson. VFW Post 2843 to Meet December 15 All memebers of Pembroke VFW Post 2843 are urged to attend a special meeting at the Post Home on Union Chapel Road on December 15 at 7 p.m. All members are urged to attend this special meeting. *** Experience i* the only prophecy of wihc men. ?Alplion.se <lc Lainartine Cookie's Corner Bv: Vinita Maynor Clark Now. it's tunc lo sit dow n and "take tunc lo smell the' flowers" As you re'ad my column this week 1 want you to read a story that 1 w rote about "the true meaning of Christmas" The Smallest Angel There was a great rejoicing in heaven over the birth of the newborn king All of the angels that had been there in heaven for years were going around telling everyone there "what they were going to give the newborn king as a present" Some of the angels had really collected a lot of things since they had been in heaven. There was a lonely little boy names Jocll in heaven that had just came there and lie had no gihs because when lie left Earth lie couldn't bring anything with him He heard all of these angel talkingabout the fine gifts that they were going to give the baby Jesus Jocll so was depressed and was crying. His Guardian Angel Michael came over and knelt dow n beside him and said "what's wrong Jocll?" And Jocll looked up him with tears in his eyes and said "I have no gifts to give the Baby Jesus" His guardian angel looked down at Jocll and asked him" if I would let y ou return to Earth to go lo your room and get something, is there something there that you would like lo give the baby Jesus '" And Jocll said "Yes". "Well . Jocll you can go but you must return as fast as you can we only have three hours till ihe giving of ihe gifts" said Guardian Angel Michael So Jocll went back lo Earth and walked in his old home His mother and father looked so sad and they were saying how much they missed there son but they knew that he was in a better place because he was not sick anymore. Jocll went in his bedroom and looked around Still in his "corner was his most pri/c possession, his toy box And Jocll said "Ev ery boy needs a toy box. I'll give mine lo the baby Jesus! Happily. Jocll flew buck lo heaven. The procession was starting when Jov.ll returned and he gol al the end of ihc line his guardian angel Michael said "Did you gel something" and Jocll said "Vcs. I got my most pri/cd possession and 1 am going logi\c it to the baby Jesus" No one could see w hat it w as because he had wrapped it up very carefully. Ilwasavcry long procession, there were a lot of gifls such as gold, silver, jewels and gifts of every kind: But the best was saved for the last Jocll respectfully knelt dow n at the foot ofbaby Jesus's crib and Jocll said. "I have no fine gifts, for I amjust a small boy but Babv Jesus. I want to give you this thing that I cherished most on the Earth...my toy box." The older Angels "gasped" and y ou could hear one of them say "that's not fit for a King" But. when Baby Jesus had the box open for him he "smiled", for there wasa ball, a slick, and a pcicc of rawhide that was used for a glove". Jocll looked up at God thinking that God might be angry al him and then God "Smiled!" and said "Joel, we thank you for the puricst gift, the gift front y our heart, you did not do like the others and give Baby Jesus something that was "politically correct". You gave him your heart when you gav e him that toy box because I know how much you loved it whenyou were on l;;utl*-" I want your gift to be a reminder to the entire world. That it doesn't matter the size or the price of a gift but the thought behind it. From this day forth everyone will know of y our lov e for the Baby Jesus because your gift will shine in the night sky and lead ev ery one to his Earthly birth place. For your gift shall become The Star of Beihclem and shall shine for all eternity. You scclt doesn't matter the size of the gift "it is only the thought behind the gift (hat really counts." So folks, when you arc out there shopping remember that Has anyone (old you today that they love joil..well I do! *** II you have to ki'i'|i reminding yourself of u thing, perhaps it isn't so. ?Christopher Morlev (Along the Robeson Trail ] by Dr. Stanley Knick 1 Director, VNCP Native American Resource Center 1. In our on-going effort to situate the Lumbee in the broadest possible context, we have been trying to reconstruct the past. Last week we began imagining the life which Lumbcc ancestors must have lived ? the life of a village; the life of pimddaziwin. We can only imagine that life of long ago, with the help of evidence from other similar Indian cultures, because most of us live in a modern culture so thoroughly unlike the Woodland culture of the Lumbee ancestors. We have seen that the life of pimddaziwin is the balanced life, the good life. Imagine again your village. Here is a woman who is your best potter. She is the one who knows where the prime clay can be found, and how to prepare it in just the right way. She knows that sand from a certain spot on the river makes the best tempering, and she knows the best way to roll the coils andbuild the pots. She knows the finest ways to decorate the outer surface ? remembers the designs that have been used in your village since long ago. She knows these things because her mother knew them, and her grandmother before that.- And when it is time for the women of the village to make new pots for the ceremony of the changing seasons, they will always come to her lodge and say; "Sister, it is time." And because she is living pimddaziwin with them, she helps them to get the best clay, and everyone has new and wonderful vessels for the ceremony and the coming season. And balance is restored. Here is a woman who is your herbalist. She is the one who knows where every healing herb lives, and what time of day is best to pick it, and which part of the plant is best to use. She knows the names and uses of three hundred plants which live in the forest and beside the river and streams. She knows that there is a certain time of the moon's cycle for picking each plant, and a certain time of the year. She knows which plants may be combined with other plants to give a particular effect, and how to mix them. She knows which plants are poisonous, and which will give you a rash. She knows how to treat everything ? a headache, a child with colic, a painful birth, an open sore, "female problems" ? everything that has been known to trouble the people of your village for as long as anyone remembers. She knows these things because her grandfather knew them, and his grandmother before that. And when someone in the village is sick, they know they can go to her lodge and say; "Auntie, it is time." And because she is living pim&daziwin with them, she makes the tea, fixes the poultice, restores the balance. Here is a man who is your spiritual leader. He is the one who is most in touch with the spirit world ? the spirits of all things and the Great Spirit. He knows the proper way to prepare the ceremonies, which things to put where and how to arrange them. He knows the appropriate song, the right chant, the correct prayer, the ancient pipe ceremony. He knows the sacred places in the forest, and has walked in many visions, and has made the great journey to the place where the sun rises. He knows how to see into the heart of one who is troubled. He knows these things because his grandmother knew them, and her uncle before that. And when something is just not right in the village ? when the crops are not doing well, when the peace has been disturbed, when the spirit of the people is in need ? you know that you can go to his lodge and say: "Grandpa, it is time." And because he is living pimddaziwin with you he will sing the song, make the prayer, help you restore the balance. In the next segment, we will continue to imagine pimddaziwin in our efforts to reconstruct the past. For more information, visit the Native American Resource Center in historic Old Main Building, on the campus of The University of North Carolina at Pembroke. Attention Readers Do you have something going on in y our family such as a Weddi ng. church homecoming, special events, or yard sale? Win not contact usalThcCarolina Indian Voice. We would be more than happy to put your article in the paper so that your friends and relatives will know what is going on ? Office: (910) 521-2826 Fax: (910) 521-1975 The first male United States citizen to be recognized as a saint by the Roman-Catholic church was 19th century bishop John Nepomucine Neumann, canonized in 1977. RENTERS DON'T DEL A Y! We Will Pay Your First Year's Lot Rent w/Any-New Home Purchase. Contact B J Graham at (910) 323-5200*(910) 618-1812 2430 Gillespie Street, Fayetteville, NC j :j! This Community Just Keeps Getting Healthier. : Robert R. Earnest, M.D., has joined we practice of Iaimberton Children's Hpiinic and the medical staff of SRMC. Vie will also be the lead physician at the ttew Children's Health IVogram at Robeson County Health Department. 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