February Happenings at the PHA Youth Center I Pembroke?Seven south and two stafFspent an evening w ith Langston and Martin. Monday. February 7. at the LNCP Givens Performing Arts Center. Mr Felix Justice, a native of Florence. South Carol ina who has been acting and directing for over thirty years, began the evening with his critically portraval of Martin Luther King. Jr. Next. Mr. Danny Glover a native of San Francisco who has starred in manv films such as The Color Purple. Silverado. Predator 2. Grand Canyon. A Rage in Harlem. Angels in the Outfield. To Sleep With Anger, and of course, the Lethal Weapon Series. He was also inducted into the Black Filmmakers HallofFame in 1991. Mr. Glover performed the theatrical readings from the works of Langston Hughes. He indeed brings to life the uniquely African-American words and rhythms of one of the most celebrated writers. He also shared insightsofthemany waysMr. Hughes' writings have touched his own life. Follow ing the performances, the two joined together on stage to answer questions from the audience. UNC-P was the setting for yet another night of entertainment. On February 18, the production was Curious George, based on the book of Margaret E. Rey. The performance was presented b\ Theatre words USA. rhe Youth Center StafT and several of the > ounger v outh attended the production Following the program the staff and \ou visited Pizza Hut and were all served sodas. The staff is anticipating mans more nights of Theater in the near future. We feel the productions that UNC-: offers are good cultural exposure for our v outh Fridav. Februarv 18th. girls age n ine & up came to the Center at 3:3(Mo help prepare the Family N ight dinner. The youth prepared the salad, bread, seasoned and simmered the spaghetti, and arranged the table setting for the evening. Mrs. Ethelene Scott, Food & Nutrition Specialist Educator with the N.C. Cooperative Extension Service was ahuge help w ith the dinner preparations. The girls that participated in the preparations worked well overtime. They made sure everyone was fed before before they even considered eating. There were fifty-two youth and adults that came to the Family Night. Members of the youth choir and leaders from Mount Olive Pentecostal Church also participated in the evening event. The reason being five ofthe Youth Centers'youth were going with the choir to perform at a local church tonight. Therefore before they went, they preformed here at the Cen tor The evening turn out was a lot larger than anticipated, but was indeed most pleasing Friday. February 25 twenty-Use south and one resident parent participated in a Birthday Pans for the January and February births. The center was decorated with balloons and banners to liven up the atmo- ? sphere. Ice Cream and cake w as served to everyone that came. Afterwards the youth went outside to play several different games like Pin the Tai I on the Donkey. Duck Duck Goose, and Barbarous. While others enjoy ed play ingJump Rope. Blow ing Bubbles and Hula Whooping. The Youth Center staff and south would like to once again wish many more birthdays to the follow ing souths: Shenna Locklear. Shonna Locklear. Elizabeth Dugoff of Strickland Heights and Catherine Oxendine. James Oxendine. Talina Patched of Chavis Park. The Pembroke Housing Authority ? has been notified by the Office of Juvenile Justice that want to thank our County Commissioners and the OJJ Crime Prevention Council for exercising their faith in our program. Without these funds, sve cannot continue to provide viable alternatives for our at-risk youth. We certainly appreciate their support and solicit our readers support. Asociacion Panamericana de Robeson The Asociacion Panamericana de Robeson meets on the first Tuesday of every month at 6:30 p.m. at Robeson County Church & Community ; Center,210E. 15thSt., Lumberton. For more information call Heather Jeeves (910-73 8-5204)or Pedro Massol (910V 737-9640). Sponsored by Robeson County Church & Community Center. La Asociacion Panamericana de >- Robeson reune el primer martes de t?' cadameisalasseisymediadelatarde en la oficina de Robeson County Church & Community Center, 210 E. '> { 15th St., Lumberton. Para mas *j informacion.porfavorllamaraHeather ' Jeeves (910-738-5204) o a Pedro Massol (910-737-9640). Auspiciado ; 1 por Robeson County Church & Community Center. Power Wheelchairs Available ?The Senior Wheels USA Program makes avai lable Power (Electric) Wheelchairs to Senior Citizens (65 yrs. old & up) and the Permanently Disabled at no cost, if they qualify. The Power Wheelchairs are pro|* vided are provided to those who cannot walk and cannot self-propel a I ' manual wheelchair, and who meet the ; j additional guidelines of the program, j < No deposit is required. If your need is for use in your home, please call formore information j to see if you qualify. Call toll free, Leon Johnson at 1 -800-246-6010. 'J Pediatric Pointers by Dr. Joey Bell, Pembroke Pediatrics It seems like anytime is a bad time for flu and stomach viruses. One of the main symptoms that has gone along with these two illnesses has been vomiting. Vomiting is the forceful ejection of a large portion of the stomachs content through the mouth. It occurs when strong stomach contractions push against a closed stomach outlet, forcing food upward through the food tube and out of the mouth. This is different from spitting up which is the effortless spitting of one or two mouth fulls of stomach contents that is commonly seen in babies less than one year of age. Most vomiting is caused by a viral infection of the stomach or if a child eats something that does not agree with their stomach. Lots of times vomiting caused by a virus is also accompanied by diarrhea. Vomiting usually stops in 12-24 hours as the virus begins to leave the body. There are some simple recommendations that can be done at home to help kids with vomiting. The first is to give clear liquids without solids for about 8-12 hours. No milk should be given during that time. For vomiting without diarrhea, the best fluid is usually water or ice chips. For older children, soft drinks or kool-aid are acceptable. The key is to give small amounts until the vomiting subsides. The one-swallow-at-a-time approach rarely fails. After a child has gone 8-12 hours without vomiting, bland foods can be given if the child is hungry for solids. For older children, start with foods such as saltine crackers, white bread, soups such as chicken noodle soup, rice and mashed potatoes. The child usually can be back on a normal diet within 24 hours after stopping vomiting. Not eating much solid food for a few days wil I not hurt the child as long as they are drinking fluids. For bottle fed infants less than one year of age a good liquid to drink is Pedialyte or Ricelyn. This could be given for 8-12 hours. After this period of time without vomiting the chi Id can return to regular formula. Once the vomiting has subsided for at least 8 hours, infants can get back to eating cereal and strained bananas and can return to a normal diet within 1-2 days after the vomiting starts. For breast feed babies, the key is to provide breast milk in smaller amounts than usual. This would mean feeding the baby for a shorter period oftime on one breast instead of both. After a baby has gone 8 hours without vomiting, the child can return to nursing on both sides. If the vomiting continues despite shorter periods of breast feeding, the child should be placed on water or Pedialyte. As soon as four hours has passed without vomiting the child may return to nursing, but again in smaller amounts. Native American Census Complete Count Committee Town Hall Meeting The Census 2000 Complete Count Committee will hold the Native American Census information kick-off at the Pembroke Town Hall on March 18,2000 from 9:00 A.M.until 12:00P.M. Representatives from the U.S. Census Bureau will be on hand to answer questions and to provide information on the Census and its importance. Join this great process, name your Tribe to be counted and ensure that your community gets the vital services that it needs such as: ?Funding for schools; ?Funding for Emergency Services and Equipment: ?Highway and Infrastructure Development; ?Targeted Federal dollars for specific community needs: ?Rural social and economic development funding and; -Many more services that we depend on in our community. Join in and do your part, because the next generation of our people deserves to be noticed! U.S. Department Commerce Economics and Statistics Administration U.S. Census Bureau r E-mail the editor at^ brayboyconnee@hotmail.com. Tell the Carolina Indian Voice ^vhatshappeningwithyou^^^, FREE DIABETIC SUPPLIES! EVEN IF YOU DO NOT INJECT INSUUNI , FOR HON UP CALL: 1-888-808-8774 GREAT LAKES DIABETIC SUPPLY, INC. rnmcrK+m* i . Osteoporosis is painless and silent in its early stages. A simple, quick bone density of the heel is measured by ultrasound to determine if you are at risk. '1 Scotland Memorial Hospital offers free bone density screenings on Scotty on the following dates from 10 am-2 pm: Tuesday, March 21 at Pembroke Family Practice Center This screening is for women age 45 and older. ? No appointment is necessary. Participants must provide the name of their primary care provider at time jffljl of testing. This screening requires the removal of one 1 n sock and shoe. No pantyhose, please. Screening results are provided that day. V . < I. /T^Crmi AXTTA memorial hospital For mor? information call 910/291-7550 \ _____ k < ? 4 i i < We need to control our diabetes because our young ones look up to us. Control your diabetes. For life. For more information, call 1-800-438-5383. Or visit us at http: //ndep.nih.gov joint program of the National Institutes of Health " and the Centers lor n a r i o n a i Disease Control O I A B I T t S and Prevention EDUCATION Cong. Mclntyre Announces $125,000 for UNC-P Students Washington, DC - Representative Mike Mclntyre announced today that students at the University of North Carolina at Pembroke affected by Hurricane Floyd have received SI 25,000 in emergency financial help. ..Congressman Mclntyre stated. "This is a wise investment of our taxpayers dollars. I am delighted that so many students have these funds available to assist them in their future education. We need to do all that we can to help our young people in their endeavors, and those that were affected by Hurricane Floyd needed special attention. I will continue to do everything I can to assist in educational opportunities for our leaders of tomorrow." In last year's Hurricane Floyd relief package. SI0 million was secured to help students whose family financial situation suffered from floods caused by Hurricane Floyd. As a result, students at North Carolina colleges and universities received nearly $6.7 million in extra financial aid. ' Studentsat FayettevilleStateUniversity receivedSl 18.000 and UNC-Wilmington students received $ 12.000. Congressman Mclntyre serves on an educational task force on Capitol Hill. English As A Second Language Training Workshop The Robeson County Church & Community Center is sponsoring a Free training workshop to train volunteers to teach English to non-native speakers. No knowledge of Spanish necessary! Come and see just how easy it is to teach your language to others! Training sessions will be held at Robeson County Church & Community Center. 210 East 15th St. Lumberton NC 28358. on March 28 & 30,2000. from 6-9 pm. Attendance at both sessions is required for certification. For more information and to register, please call Heather Jeeves at 910-7385204. FOTO UNLIMITED CELLULAR CONNECTION (Formerly Mr. Foto) 7^U.S. Cellular The way people talk around here Authorized Aeent Talk Tracker Replenishment Drive Thru Guaranteed Lowest Prices * Cellular Services & Accessories Portraits Passports Copy Work & Restoration Drive Thru 2404 N. Elm St. (Beside Drugs America) 6Q8-2355 OR 738-3452 When you get the right orthopedic team together, you can feel it in your bones. At Southeastern Regional Medical Center, we're proud to have attracted some of the best doctors in this country and beyond, to look after you right here in Lumberton. These four outstanding surgeons make up the backbone of our orthopedic team. They can handle everything from fracture care to joint replacement surgery. If you suffer from sprain pain or need a full joint replacement, you won't have to go far before you're on the mend. We've gone out of our way so you don't have to. David R. Allen, Jr. M.D. joins us from Detroit, where he completed his residency in orthopedic surgery. He specializes in sports medicine, arthroscopy and joint replacement surgery. Allen Orthopedic, 725 Oakridge Blvd., Lumberton, (910) 738-5558. Stan P. Dajczak, M.D. is an orthopedic surgeon originally from Canada who completed his residency in Ottawa, Ontario. He also completed an orthopedic fellowship in arthroscopy, sports medicine and surgery of the shoulder and foot. Robeson Orthopaedic Center, 500 W. 27th St, Lumberton, (910) 618-0441. Dixon W. Gerber, M.D. comes to us from a multispecialty clinic in northern Michigan. Dr. Gerber, who took his residency training at Cincinnati General Hospital, specializes in trauma management, arthroscopy, total joint replacement and sports medicine Robeson Orthopaedic Center, 500 W. 27th St., Lumberton, (910) 618-0441. Staley T. Jackson, M.D. became an orthopedic surgeon after serving as head football coach at Bowie State University in Maryland. Though his special interest is sports injuries, he also practices arthroscopy, total joint replacement, endoscopy for carpal tunnel syndrome, and treatment of industrial injuries. Southeastern Orthopedic Clinic, 4348 Fayetteville Rd? Lumberton, (910) 618-0700. 4Mw_ southeastern Mi REGIONAL MEDICAL CENTER 300 W. 27th St., Lumberton, NC 28358 (910)671-5000 www.srmc.org