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The Ribbon Cutting at Pembroke Health Care and Pembroke Pediatrics
was by Ms. Lindsay Locklear and Mr. Devan Jacobs, two special patients of
Pembroke Pediatrics.
Pembroke Health Center
and Pembroke Pediatrics
Hold Dedication Ceremony
The Grand Opening and Dedication
of Pembroke Health Center and
Pembroke Pediatrics took place at the
comer of 3rd and Odom Street in
Pembroke on March 29.
Ken Freeman, representing the
Pembroke Chamber of Commerce,
gave the welcome and introductions.
Mayor Milton Hunt spoke about
the growth of Pembroke, citing the
recent opening of Food Lion along
with Pembroke Health Center and
Pembroke Pediatrics.
Dr. Joey T. Bell, Pediatrician and
Medical Director, thanked everyone
involved with the Health Center, in
troduced his staff and gave honor to
God for His blessings.
Rev. Charles Locklear dedicated
the building as a place of healing and
to the memory of Dwight Lowry.
The ribbon cutting was performed
by Ms. Lindsay Locklear and Mr..
Devan Jacobs, two of Pembroke Pediatrics
special needs patients.
After the dedication, everyone was
invited in for refreshments and a tour
of the facility. Food was graciously
supplied by Pfizer Pharmaceuticals.
The Grand opening was a great success
with over 200 people attending
between 3-5 P.M..
Winners of Sice Fair
Deep Branch Elementary
Deep Branch Elementary^
Montessori School students made this
one of the largest and best science
fairs in recent years. All grade levels
participated with a total of 87 entries.
The projects were whole-class, individual,
or partner. It was evident the
judges' jobs would not be easy.
In Division I (PreK-lst grade) the
winners were: first place, Mrs. Selena
Chavis' class; second place, Mrs. Betty
Locklear's class; and third place, Doris
L. Allen. Honorable mention went to
Peggy Brewington's class.
In Division II (2nd and 3rd grades)
first place went to Miss Sharon
?Locklear'sclass, second place to Miss
JoAnna Sampson's class and third
place to Mr. James R. Hardin's class.
Honorable mention went to Jessie Oxendine.
In Division 111 (4th-6th grades)
first place went to Corey Jacobs and
Daniel Locklear, second place to
Ashley Oxendine, and third place to
Lisa Eleby and Danielle Caulk. Honorable
mention went to Monica Bryant
and Mary Jo Hunt.
A special thanks to the judges:
Sarah Oxendine, James DeFreece,
i Reginald Strickland, Dan
Cunningham and Ernie Locklear.
Shown left is Daniel Locklear and Corey Jacobs.
Harris Frame Shop Receives
National Award From Leading
Fine Art Publishing Company
'The Greenwich Workshop. North
America's leading publisher of limited
edition fine art prints, books and
fine art porcelain, iiasawardcd Harris
Frame Shop of Lumbcrton an Outstanding
Growth Award in its recent
announcement of 1997 annual dealer
awards. This honor is given to selected
Greenwich Workshop dealers
who havcc.xpcricnccd significant sales
growth by consistently representing
the high standards of being a Greenwich
Workshop dealer: offcringa wide
selection of art. proactive marketing
and promotion, and high ethics and
business standards.
"Grady Harris, the owner, manages
his business with the mission to
provide a service to the community be
education his customers about the
benefits and enjoyment of high quality
framing and limited edition fine
art." explains Scott Usher. Publisher
and PrcsidcntofThcGrccnwich Work- I
shop "Wc wish more people who
were interested in decorating their
homes with high quality and affordable
art had a local resource such as
Harris Frame Shop."
The Greenwich Workshop, located
in Shcllon. CT is widely regarded as
the leading fine art publisher with a
reputation for quality and innovation
It publishes the work of nearly 40
leading artists in a range of subjects
and styles. Founded 25 years ago. the
company distributes its Fine art products
through a network of 1.1(H) authorized
dealers throughout North
America. Dealerships arc awarded to
fine art. framing and collectible retailers
who arc the best in the community.
Harris Frame Shop is located at
3427 Lackey Street, and their telephone
nunfocr is 910-671-9333.
Jones Wins Art Competition
Alceon B. Jones won third place in
the twenty-first annual Juried Artists
1998 Competition and Exhibition
sponsored by the Arts Council of Fay etteville/Cuniberland
County. The
Exhibit had its opening reception at
the Art Center on March 27. The
exhibit will be on display through
May 8. Almost two hundred works
were entered. Seventy works were
chosen to be exhibited. The Exhibit is
open to professional and amateur artists.
Mrs. Jones' work was entered in
the professional category.
Jones had a one woman show at
Old Main at UNCP during the months
of February and March 1997. The
show travelled to the Guilford Native.
American Art Gallery in Greensboro.
NC and remainded on display from
Octoberthrough November 1997. The
show was titled "Faces of the Edge of
the Forest." The winning work in the
Fayetteville exhibit has the same title.
Jones is an Elementary Art Specialist
in he Public Schools of Robeson
County. She has taught in Robeson
County for twenty-eight years
and has produced art for her own
pleasure during most of those years.
She is the wife of Robert W., Jones,
the mother of five children and the
daughter of Margaret Bullard.
Dr. Joey T. Bell, Pediatrician and Medical Director at Pembroke Pediatrics
is shown addressing the crowd at the Dedication of the new facility.
Revival Planned
at Fairview
Rc\ Kenneth Locklcar. pastor at
Triad United Methodist Church in i
Greensboro, and Rev Larr> Oxen- 1
dine, pastor at Hickorv Hill Baptist .]
Church near Rowland, will be the
guest preachers at the Fairxicw United j
Methodist Church spring revival April
13-16. Rev. Locklcar will deliver the
message the first two nights and Rev.
Oxcndinc will follow on the next two
night Fairxicw UMC is located on
Bakers Mill Road in Dillon County.
SC For more information contact Rev.
David Malcolm at (9III) 521-8098.
Democrat
Convention April 18
Robeson County DcmocraticChairnian
Milton Hunt announces that the
County Democratic Convention is to
be held at the Robeson County Courthouscat
l():00a.m. onSaturday, April
18. 1998. All Democrats are urged to
attend.
American Indian
PowWow to be
Held
Year-long plans for the 16th Annual
American Indian PowWow to be
held at the Frederick Fairgrounds.
Frederick. MD. arc now ncaring
completion. The American Indian
Inter-Tribal Cultural Organization,
Inc. ("AIITCO") will be hosting this
event on June 27 & 28,1998. Dancers
and singers form North Carolina. Virginia.
Mary land. New York. Pennsylvania,
West Virginia. South Dakota
and elsewhere, representing as many
as 35 tribes, arc expected to participate.
I addition to the 2 days of traditional
singing and dancing, thisyear's
Pow Wow will offer expanded cultural
and craft demonst rations. A wide
selection of American Indianartsand
crafts will be offered. Native American
foods such as Indian tacos and
frybread will be sold as well as hamburgcrsand
other "mainstrcam"foods
for the less adventuresome. The public
is invited to attend andcameras arc
permitted. Gates open at 10 a.m. and
dancing; begins at 12:00 noon daily.
Admission is S.VOO pcrday for.adults:
children under 12 arc admitted free.
Special group rates arc available. No
pets or alcohol arc allowed. Visitors
arc urged tobring their folding chairs.
Handicapped parking and seating arc
available.
AIITCO(pronounced "eighl-Koh")
is a Rockvillc-based cultural and educational
organization w ith a membership
representing many American
Indian nations. Profits from the
Pow Wow will be used for AIlTCO's
scholarship program
For further information about the
PowWow. contact AIITCO at (301)
869-9381.
Leaders offer "Visions " of the future of region
Pembroke-"The deciding factor
forwhether or not this area will achieve
greatness is leadership," BB&T President
Kelly S. King told a gathering of
business an education leaders at Business
Visions^98.
Before Mr. King's key note address,
business leaders and students
were honored at the Rural Economic
Outlook and Awards Banquet, sponsored
by UNCP's Regional Center for
Economic, Community and Professional
Development and the Lumberton
and Pembroke Area Chamber of
Commerce.
Dr. Diane Jones, UNCP's assistant
vice chancellor for student affairs,
won the Outstanding Pembroke
Chamber Service Award. Dr. Jones
who as worked on strengthening ties
between the Town of Pembroke and
the University, was introduced by
Chamber President Ernestine
Bulifant.
Mr. David Edge, owner of Image
Supply in Lumberton, won the Lumberton
Chamber Service Award. Mr.
Edge, who started his business 22
years ago, was introduced by Lumberton
Chamber Chair Becky Bullard.
Mr. Wilton Wilkerson, retired from
the Farm Bureau Insurance Company
in Lumberton, won the Spirit of Unity
Award for his work to "Keep Robeson
County Clean and Green." Mr.
Wilkerson was introduced by Greg
Cummings, representing the Robeson
County chamber coalition.
Eddie and Teresa Jones, owners of
Gringo Foods Inc. won the Entrepreneur
of the Year Award. Gringo Foods
is a start up company that makes salsa.
Residents of Wade, they were intro-'
duced by John Armstrong, senior vice
president of Lumbee Guaranty bank.
Ms. Beth Carmical, special assistant
to the chancellor at UNCP, won
the Outstanding Organizational Leadership
and Management Student
Award. Ms. Carmical, who was introduced
by Billy F. King, director of
Bell South, maintained a 4.0 grade
point average in the OLM program,
which offers a multi-disciplinary
master's degree program for managers.
Ms. Lisa Zaldivar won the Outstanding
Business Administration Student
Award. She is a 1997 graduate of
UNCP majoring in accounting with a
minor in Spanish. Praised for her community
volunteer work, Ms. Zaldivar
was introduced by Mr. Phil Marion,
senior vice president for BB&T.
Mr. Ken Carpenter, a 1995 UNCP
graduate with a degree in management
who is currently enrolled in
North Carolina State University's
Master of Accountancy program, won
the Outstanding MBA Student Award.
He was introduced by Jay Mullins,
director for Carolina Power & Light
Company.
Chancellor Joseph B. Oxendine
welcomed guests at Business Visions
'98 saying the University has adopted
a "more aggressive relationship" with
the business community.
:Joanne Zukowski and the Regional
Center have initiated far reaching
programs that have touched many
businesses," Chancellor Oxendine
said. "The business community needs
education and training of all workers
at all levels, and the centeris in position
to work with them."
Mr. King's speech, entitled "Charting
a Course for the Future," included
endorsements for an possible SI billion
bond referendum for water and
sewer projects in North Carolina. He
also strongly supports the state's Smart
Start program that prepares pre-school
youngsters for school.
Mr. King who serves as chairman
of the Rural Economic Development
Center's board of directors, said rural
North Carolina is lagging behind its
urban counterpart and must adopt an
aggressive plan if it is to thrive in the
future.
"Rural North Carolina must organize
around a plan that will collectively
be a win for everybody," Mr.
King said. "We must challenge ourselves
in ways that won't necessarily
make us popular."
BB&T's president praised the collaborative
activities of the Regional
Center for Economic, Community and
Professional Development and said a
positive and enthusiastic attitude about
the future of rural areas is a prerequisite
for success.
Shown left to right# are Greg Cummlngs and miton WUkerson. Mr.
WUkerson won the Snirlt Awnrtt wcmi/h
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Shown left to right are Ernestine Boull/ant of the Pembroke Chamber
after presenting Dr. Diane Jones the Volunteer service Award from the
Pembroke Chamber of Commerce.
Haliwa-Saponi
33rd Annual Pow
Wow April 17-19
Hollislcr. N.C. - The HaliwaSaponi
Indian Tribe. Inc. ofHollistcr.
N.C will sponsor its 33rd annual
pow-wow on April 17-19. 1998 in
Bethlehem (near Hollislcr). The tribe
in celebration of receiving state recognition
from the State of North Carolina
in April 1965. sponsors the PowWow
The Powwow
is also sponsored in order to
showcase the tribe's culture and community
The event is open to the public
The tribe will honor dancers, past
and present, that present our culture
throughdanccand regalia. Chief W.R.
"Talking Eagle" Richardson is one of
the tribe's first dancers along with
Edward and Schron Richardson, all
of Hollistcr. Clifton Holmes
(ChickahominyTribcofVirginia)and
Arnold Richardson (Haliwa-Saponi)
were both instrumental in helping the
tribe to restore this important expression
of the tribe's history and culture.
Dancers from many tribe's wi II visit
the tribe to help pay honor to our
dancers. Dancers arc expected from
the following tribes: Chickahominy.
Piscalaway. Navajo, Sioux. Blackfoct.
Lumbcc. Mchcrrin, Coharic,
Rappahannock. Seminole. Tuscarora.
Oneida. Commanchc. Kiowa.
Catawba. Nanticote. Cheyenpc,
Mandan. Pcquot. Mohawk Maliscct.
Chippewa. Crowand Onadagato name
a few. These dancers will also compete
for $8,000.00 in prize money in
the categories of jingle dress, fancy,
traditional and grass dance
Over 25 trader vendors will sell
some of the finest American Indian
crafis found in America. Items to be
sold include baskets, pottery, turquoise
jewelry, bcadwork. drcamcatchcrs.
blankets and moccasins.
Attendees will be able to purchase
American Indian foods such as tacos.
fry bread, okra. and squash Other
items will be sold as well, such as hot
dogs, chicken and hamburgers.
Haliwa-Saponi craft persons will
demonstrate basketry, carving,
bcadwork. pottery and regalia making.
The pow-wow this year is dedicated
to the memory of Rev. C.H.
Richardson
Admission to the Pow-wow is $4 (K)
(7-61) and $3.00 (62-up). Children 06
arc free. Gatesopenon Friday. April
17. at 5:00 p m.. Saturday at 10:00
ant and Sunday at 11:00 a m There
will be photo and television opportunities.
Call Barry Richardson at 1(252)
586-4017.