JtlCP ~' 'hrary ? '"'"Y" NC ^3/? Published each Tluirsdav in Pembroke. N.C. H m Carolina IndiahVOICE "Building Communicative Bridges In A Tri-Racial Settii^ \ 2 6 2000 | | r?/Bt? m -1 Brandi Renee Chavis Parents: Randy Chavis & Sandra Bell Takonna Lynn Bullard Parents: Michael & Teresa Bullard -Little Miss Lumbee Contestants Little Miss/Junior Miss Lumbee Pageants to be held June 28 Little Miss/Junior Miss Lumbee Pageants will be heldon June 28,2000 at the Givens Performing Arts Cetner beginning at 7:00 p.m. Admission for this event is S8.00 perperson. The contestants are shown below. Chasity's reign as your Little Miss Lumbee is coming to an end Chasity's reign ?s Little Miss Lumbee is quickly coming to an end. Believe me, just because June 28th is approaching, she still has been very BUSY. The month of May alone, Little Miss traveled 239 miles. This brings her miles traveled as Little Miss Lumbee to 8,147. Little Miss sang at Fuller's Old Fashion BBQ for the Pequot tribe. They seemed to enjoy her singing "God's Zoo." Chasity also went to the Welcome Center with Ms. Demetris Hunt. She enjoved singing for the travelers and passing out her "Little Miss Lumbee" cards. Then came the Spring Pow Wow, which was great! The only thing wrong was, we just couldn't do anything about the temperature. Boy! was it hot. Little Miss enjoyed having her Aunt Barbara and Paige there that Friday evening. Chasity's school, Pembroke Elementary really kept het busy in May, from the Spring concert, The Tale of Peter Rabbit to the Awards Program held the last day of school. During the month of May also brings rehearsals for the Little Miss Lumbee pageant. Do you know the contestants practice twice a week for 13 days at least 2 hours each day. That is 26 hours and 156 miles! As the old saying goes "practice makes perfect." All the contestants are working really hard. Their parents are to be commended for putting "their life on hold" until the pageant is over. Participation in the pageant holds a lot of cherished memories that will last each contestant a lifetime. This is the sixth in a series of articles on Chasity's reign as your Little Miss Lumbee. CHASITY GENICE CHAVIS Junior Miss Lumbee Contestants I ys\xbi*k. _T~ - 1 I ^ Kristcn Danielle Lowery Parents: Dollie Lowery ?J i lwi wm??i A llie Ren a Mitchell Parents: Graylen & Pattie Mitchell -t i : ??I mmmmm - i Natalie Niccole Locklear Parents: Leo & Yvonne Locklear The Reigning Miss North Carolina, Lorna McNeill Lorna McNeill Becomes New Miss North Carolina Lorna McNeill, former Miss Lumbee, was crowned Miss North Carolina on Saturday night. The pageant was held Saturday night at the Municipal Auditorium in Raleigh. Miss McNeill entered the pageant as Miss Topsail Island. McNeill beat out 33 other women to win the 63rd annual Miss North Carolina Scholarship Pageant. Her title includes not only a crown, but a $10,000 scholarship, $7,600 in fashion awards and other prizes including queen-sized bedding, a year of free tanning and a cell phone. Miss McNeill is the daughter of L/H. and Hazel McNeill of Lumberton. In addition to having served as Miss Lumbee, Miss McNeill has also served as Miss Fayetteville. McNeill is a senior at the University of North Carolina at Pembroke. As Miss North Carolina she will have the opportunity to compete in the Miss America Pageant. Junior Miss Lumbee Contestants I K8ZM ; ll ? 1 Tamra Renea Chavis Parents: Timmy A Kimberly Chavis L... .I.. .i.v.S'...... Brittany Victoria Oxendine Parents: Daryl A Penny Oxendine Alexa Rae Locklear Parents: Alex ?? Dufrena Locklear ?**? ?I India Rose Lock/ear Parents: Helton & Guenevere G. Lock! ear Joyclyn Adele Hunt Parents: Douytus & Mary Hunt New Miss North Carolina to beHonored During Lumbee Homecoming Lumbee Regional Development Association, Inc. will honor the newly crowned Miss NC during Lumbee Homecoming. Miss Lorna McNeill, an enrolled member of the Lumbee tribe, was crowned the 2000 2001 Miss NC Saturday, June 17, 2000 in Raleigh, NC. A former Miss Lumbee, McNeill was the first Lumbee to be crowned Miss NC. She will < be performing at the Miss Lumbee | pageant to be held Friday, June 30, | ? I 2000 at the Givens Performing Arts Center on the campus of UNC-P. On Saturday, July I, 2000 Ms McNeill will be participating in the tribe's annual Homecoming parade to be held downtown Pembroke. A recep tion honoring the newly crowned Miss NC will be held at Old Main immediately following the parade. The Town of Pembroke and UNC-P is co-hosting the reception with LRDA. Ms. McNeill will be participating in V the Miss America Pageant in October. She is the second former Miss Lumbee to do so, following Miss Utah, Jean Bullard, who also participated in the Miss America Pageant several years ago. i i MS I Courtney Alexandria Chavis Parents: Charles & Angela J. Chavis Taylor Danielle Oxendine Parents: Mrs.. Tara Oxendine