Published each Thursday in Pembroke, N.C.
The Tirolii 1 Indian Voice
"Building Communicative Bridges In A Tri-Racial Setting'
Volume 27, Number 6 Thursday. February 10. 2000 " 25c
These youths enjoyed the view high above the Pee Dee Pride hockev game. Courtesv of the University of
North Carolina at Pembroke.
Pembroke Housing Authority News
Beginning January 10, 2000, the
Pembroke Housing Authority Youth
Center made some changes due to
the increasing needs of our youth.
The staff has revised the pick-up
schedule as follows: Monday: 4th &
Up/Academics & Personal Development;
Tuesday: K-3rd/Babes World
& Tutoring; Wednesday: All Youths/
Kids Time for Christ; Thursday: 4th
& Up/Tutoring & Academics; and
Friday: K-3rd/Academics & Recreation.
The purpose of this change is to
improve the academics of our youth.
We feel that our youth's needs were
not being met due to the large attendance
from the Pembroke Housing
Authority resident youth. Almost
every week the Youth Center is adding
a new participant. Therefore the
change will give the youth more individual
assistance in the areas
needed. Much of the youth requires
extra help in their studies. With this
change we strive to improve their
academics. Furthermore a bonding
time will be provided to share feelings
and to express reasons or just to
simply talk. Overall the change so
far has been most enjoying and rewarding
to all.
January 14, 2000, nine youth
grades K-3rd were picked up at 3:30
and transported home at 5:30. The
activity for today was the movie,
"Honey; I Blew Up the Kids", proThe
ride was very dreary, but was
well worth the take. It was Sunday,
January 23 when six youth Mickey,
Stoney, Dallas, Gwendolyn, TifFany,
Ursula, along with Ms. Suzette, Mrs.
La-Meecha and Ms. Tressa arrived
at the Florence Civic Center to see
the Pee Dee Pride Hockey Game.
The excitement was much more than
every one expected. The music keeps
us bopping and the game keep us
rocking as the Pee Dee Pride skates to
victory against the Greensboro Patriots.
The day was a most enjoyable
experience for all. The youth also
were allowed to purchase souvenirs
at the game. Our afternoon at the
Florence Civic Center made everyone
out ofa Pee Dee Pride Fan. It was
new at first, but at the end we all felt
right at home with the other fans.
The afternoon of fun and excitement
ended as we stopped to eat before
heading home. The Youth Center
Staff and youth would like to thank
once again the University of North
Carolina at Pembroke for another
memorable experience. We thank
you for making these experiences
possible for our youth.
We wish to invite any interested
person to our Youth Center any afternoon.
You are always welcome to
view or participate in the activities
that take place within your commu
nity. Always remember that our eyes
are on the prize - Our Children.
vided by the Youth Center stafT. The
youths were served cookies and KoolAid
before watching the movie.
"Honey, I Blew Lip The Kids" is a
hilarious sequel to the enormously
popular comedy hit "Honey, I Shrunk
The Kids" - an even greater adventure!
This time wacky inventor
Wayne Szalinski accidentally zaps
his 2 year old son with a particle
beam, causing the child to grow
whenever coming in contact with
electricity. Soon topping 112 feel,
the overgrown baby is attracted to the
bright, shiny lights of Las Vegas, and
nothing stands in his way! The chase
begins. The excitement is growing.
The thrills and laughter are bigger
than ever! The grins and giggles
from the youth showed their amusement
and how well they enjoyed the
movie.
The Youth Center staff at Pembroke
Skateland provided and
afternoon of fun for ten of our youth
on Saturday, January 14, 2000. The
purpose was to give our youth the
opportunity to experience skating at
the new skating rink in Pembroke.
Several of the youths have never had
this experience or opportunity. They
really enjoyed the afternoon and did
really well considering several have
never been.
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After the hockey game, the youths experienced for the first time an all you can eat buffet line with ice
cream.
Help a Needy Friend Program
assists EMC Members
Lumoee Kiver fciectric Membership
Corporation once again will be
helping its members who need assistance
paying their electric bills this
month through the "Help A Needy
Friend" Program.
"Help A Needy Friend" is a voluntary
program in which members of
the cooperative donate either $1.00
or $.50 monthly to help other members
in time of need during the winter
months. $22,000.00 will be made
available this year to members who
really need it. This is the sixth year
that LREMC has distributed funds to
their members who are less fortunate.
Applications for "Help A Needy
Friend" funds will be taken at LREMC
officers between 9:00 a.m. and 4:30
p.m. on the following dates and locations.
February 10 I.aurinburg
Office (Scotland County Residents)
February 21 Red Springs
Office (Robeson County Residents)
February 24 Lake Rim Office
(Cumberland County Residents)
February 29 Lake Rim Office
(Hoke County Residents)
To be eligible for these funds, applicants
must:
- Be a member of Lumbee River
EMC
- Be the person whose name the
electric bill is in
Submit verification and documentation
of crisis or emergency
- Social Security Cards for all
Family Members
- Bring proof of earned/unearned
income
- Have a past due electric bill
Provide Bank Statements
(Checking & Savings)
- Receipts of all Bills "Paid" in
January
For more information about "Help
A Needy Friend", LREMC members
may call 843-4131.
Bridges, Winfree honored at
UNCP's Homecoming 2000
Pembroke, N.C.?A pair of educators
will receive the UNCP Alumni
Association's highest awards Saturday,
Feb. 19 at the annual
Homecoming Awards Banquet.
Rosa Winfree, a retired education
equity specialist for CharlotteMercklenburg
Schools, will be
honored with the Distinguished Service
Award. Dr. Randy Bridges,
superintendent for Orange County
Schools, will receive the Outstanding
Alumnus Award.
A Shelby native. Dr. Bridges
Taught and coached in Scotland and
Hoke county .schools and graduated
from UNCP in 1977 with a bachelor's
degree and earned a Master of Education
degree from UNCP in 1988.
Ms. Winfree is a Pembroke native
and 1960 graduate of UNCP. She has
a lengthy record of service in Indian
Education programs on local, state
and federal levels.
Also at the Awards Banquet will
be the induction into the Athletic Hall
of Fame of legendary track and cross
. country coach, Dr. Ed Crain, and
three-sport star and football standout
of the late 1940's, Delton Ray
Locklear,
The Awards Banquet begins at
4:30 p.m. Saturday in the University
Center, according to interim Alumni
Director Teresa Cummings.
"We expect a good turnout for the
first Homecoming of the new millennium,"
Ms. Cummings said. "This is
a great opportunity to see old friends
and get back on campus for some fun
and fellowship. The campus has
really changed over the year."
"Many alumni have their first
chance to meet Chancellor Allen C.
Meadors Friday evening at the registration/social
Friday evening." she
said. "It's an exciting time for all of
us at UNCP, so come share the excitement!"
Alumni events kick off Friday
evening with a registration/social at 7
p.m. at Givens Performing Arts Center.
Saturday morning at 10 a.m.
alumni will square off in soccer and
basketball competitions followed by a
barbecue luncheon at 11:30 a.m.
At 1:30 p.m. Saturday at the Jones
PE Center will be the unveiling of the
new Wall of Honor, commemorating
UNCP's 53 Hall of Fame members.
12 national championships and major
benefactors and endowed
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scholarships. The wall features bronze
portraits of members.
Events on Saturday also include
reunions for the classes of 1950, 1975
and 1990 at 3 p.m. in the University
Center, however, all alumni are welcome
back. Special reunions of past
Student Government Association
presidents, Baptist Student Union
Alumni and Bachelor of Science in
Nursing will also be held.
Following the basketball games
will be the Alumni Dance at 9 p.m. in
Givens Performing Arts Center.
A week of student events leading
up to Homecoming weekend is highlighted
by the Homecoming Parade at
4 p.m. Thursday.
For information or reservations,
please call the Office of Alumni Relations
at 521-6213.
Rosa Winfree
Randy Bridges
New Information Resource Available
Cancer patients and their families
have a new resource for information
about cancer. It's called Cancer Help
and it's available in the new Cancer
Resource Center at The Cancer Center
ofCape Fear Valley Health System.
"Cancer patients can make better
decisions about their treatment when
they have more complete and current
information," said Becky Dow,
Friends of the Cancer Center Volunteer
Coordinator. "And family
members can get accurate information,
too. That's important because
sometimes family members don't
want to burden their loved ones by
asking questions about their disease
or treatment."
Cancer Help uses a touch-screen
computer that is updated monthly
with new medical and support information.
Patients and family members
can browse on their own and print
whatever they want for further reading
at home. The computer database
includes information on cancer drugs,
medical information, organizations
related to cancer and National Cancer
Institute pamphlets. Much of the
information is available in both English
and Spanish.
The Cancer Resource Center also
includes an expanded collection of
books, videotapes, pamphlets and
magazines, which can be checked
out. To meet the varied needs of
cancer patients, the Cancer Resource
Center includes educational, inspirational
and humorous books and
videotapes. Pamphlet topics include
cancer prevention, detection and
treatment; grief and loss; complementary
medicine and support.
Funds from a Cancer Patient Education
Grant and Friends of the
Cancer Center donations helped to
establish the resource center. The
Cancer Resource Center is open
Monday through Friday from 9 a.m.
to 4 p.m. Patients and visitors should
check in at the Friends of the Cancer
Center lounge, which is located off
the lobby in The Cancer Center. A
volunteer will escort them to the
resource center and show them how
to access its services.
For more information about the
Cancer Resource Center, please call
609-4626.
Mcintyre Participation in
National Prayer Breakfast
Washington D.C, U.S. Representative
Mike Mclntyre recently
participated in the forty - eighth
National Prayer Breakfast in Washington,
D.C. on February 3. This
annual event, sponsored by the National
Prayer Breakfast
Congressional Committee, is attended
by representatives from
around the world.
Congressman Mclntyre offered
the "Prayer for the Nation" at a banquet
on the eve of the breakfast where
he was accompanied by his wife Dee
along with Ken and Martha K.
McLean ofFayetteville. Ken McLean
serves on the ministerial staff of
Haymount United Methodist Church
and is enrolled in Duke University
Divinity School. Martha K. McLean
is District Director of Policy and
Administration for Mclntyre's congressional
offices in Southeastern
North Carolina.
Representative Mclntyre stated,
"What a joyous occasion to join men
and women from all over the United
States and have the opportunity to
pray together. Fellowship and prayer
are the foundation for building friendships
and understanding differences
between each other. Our work and
all that we do must be undergirded in
prayer, or our labor is in vain. I am
grateful for the opportunity to have
been asked to pray for our country
and its citizens."
On Wednesday and Thursday.
February 2 and . 3. Ken McLean attended
the National Leadership
Seminar. This seminar, which features
distinguished speakers and
discussion periods, is composed of
outstanding individuals from across
the nation and around the world who
focus on challenging issues facing
society.
This year, more than 3600 guests,
representing 160 nations and all 50
states and U.S. territories joined together
at the breakfast to reaffirm our
trust in God and to recognize the
reconciling power of prayer. Among
those participating in this year's National
Prayer Breakfast were
President and Mrs. Clinton. Franklin
Graham, son of evangelist Billy Graham.
Grammy Award - winning
singer Amy Grant, Members of both
the U.S. House of Representatives
and U.S. Senate, military leaders,
foreign dignitaries and other state
and local officials, as well as lay
leaders in business, education, the
clergy, and the private sector.
by Bruce Barton
Norman, Oklahoma - Coach Kelvin
Sampson got production from more than
star Eduardo Najera Monday night as the
Sooners walloped Texas rival 83-59 (Jan,
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Kelvin Sampson
>ju. o.n. uaymond added 25 points to Najera's 18 points and
16 rebounds. Added to that was a tough team defense across
the boards. The result was the Sooners' 17th victory from an
unexpected source, against the 16th ranked Texans. Sampson
said, "When we attack and run our stuff and we're aggressive
and to the little things right, then we can play."
The 18th ranked Sooners returned to the hard court
Saturday (Feb. 5) on the road against Baylor and won 68-59.
The Sooners were again led by stalwart Eduardo Najera with
20. The Sooners played Kansas State Tuesday night
(February 8) and won again 86 to 64. The high flying Sooners
were once again led by Najera with 15 points and 9 big
rebounds. What about them Sooners!
Kelvin Sampson, a Pembroke native, is the son of
local basketball legend Ned Sampson and Ms. Eva
Sampson. His wife is the former Karen Lowry, daughter
of the late Willie Von Lowry and Ms. Sue Lowry of
Pembroke. They are proud parents of Kellen, a ninth
grader and Lauren, a twelfth grader.
Carolina Panthers
Join Doug Evans
for Youth Program
Several of the Carolina Panthers
will join with Doug Evans to present
a very unique football camp next
summer. Boys ages 8-18 will have a
rare opportunity to learn footbal I from
NFL greats such as All-Pro Steve
Beuerlein, Wesley Walls, Mike
Minter, Patrick Jeffers, Muhsin
Muhammad, Sean Gilbert, Mike Barrow
and many more.
Doug Evans will be at camp all
day. every day. The program will be
held on July 6-10, Catawba College,
Salisbury, North Carolina. Over the
last five years, the Doug Evans Football
Camp has developed a national
reputation for being the best youth
football camp in the USA. Evans
camp is designed as a "skills camp"
and more. Emphasis is placed on
teaching each boy proper football
skills and the importance of being a
better person. "Our main goal is to
send each boy home a better citizen
with a more positive out look on life",
said Evans. "We will also teach them
how to be a better football player."
Enrollment is limited. For more
information call 1-800-555-0801 or
go to www.footballcamps.com