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Published each Thursday in Pembroke, N.C. "
"CAROLINA INDIAN VOICE
"* "Building Communicative Bridges In A Tri-Racial Setting"
VOLUME 28 NUMBER 15 THURSDAY, APRIL 12, 2001 ^7
Lowry's All Occasions
Opens in Pembroke
Lowry's All Occasions gift shop held Us grand opening on Saturday,
March 3. The specialty gift shop is located at 106 West Third Street,
Pembroke across the street from WoodeU's Amoco Store.
Lowry's AU Occasions is owned by Shirley and Michael Lowry of
Pembroke. Mrs. Lowry said the gift shop offers a unique line of collectible
gifts and products including Boyd's Bear collection, Precious Moments
collectibles, cards, dreamsicles, hand crafted perfume bottles and much.
"We open our gift shop to provide a greater variety and selection for
speciality and novelty gifts in the Pembroke area," said Mrs. Lowry. "We
encourage visUors to come by to look at what we have to offer and talk to us
about their interest in collectible gifts," she said.
Lowry's All Occasions will be open Monday through Saturday from 9
a.m. until 5 p.m. Please call 522-011 for more information.
Upcoming Committee Meetings for
the Lumbee Tribal Council
The following committee meetings are scheduled for the Committees of the
Tribal Council of the Lumbee Nation: Health and Human Services will meet
April 17; Federal Recognition- April 17. Public Relations- April 30.
Clean-Up Day for NC Indian
Cultural Center April 14
Volunteers from across the state are invites to gather at the site of the
NC Indian Cultural Center, near Pembroke, for a clean-up day April 14.
2001. The event is being coordinated by the NCICC to make the site more
attractive to visitors and to increase public involvement in the development
of the center.
Time: 9:00 am.-4:00 p.m.
Activities: Cleaning, cutting grass, painting, repairing, and lunch will
be served. Please bring any available tools such as: backhoes, wheelbarrows,
axes, pickup trucks, yard racks, bobcat for lake and river clean-up.
If you would like to make a fax deductible donation to the Center make
checks payable to the NC Indian Cultural Center, P.O. Box 2410 Pembroke,
NC 28732. If you have any questions call Beverly Collins, Site
Administrator (910) 521-2433.
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Red Springs to
Hold Street Festival
Red Springs - The Red Springs Arts Council will present its annual
Street Festiv al on Sunday. April 22.2001. The activities will begin at 1 ;00
P.M. and end at 5 PM. in downtown Red Springs According to Ralph
Steeds, festival organizer. "This year's festival promises to be one of our
most exciting events. We have scheduled some of the best entertainment
we have had in recent years There will be a side variety of activities
that will appeal to the entire family And we will have more activities for
children, including pony rides, a climbing wall, and free carousel rides for
small children."
This year's festival will feature two musical acts-A Masses Creek, one
of North Carolina s most popular bluegrass bands, and David DiGiuseppe,
nationally recognized accordion player Also performing will be street
entertainer Mark Lippard, North Carolina storyteller Barbara Lott, and
dance students from Laurinburg's Gibson School of dance.
Molasses Creek is a trio of musicians who utilize a variety of acoustical
instruments and vocal styles, whose members have performed extensively
across the eastern U.S. In 1999 the band released its fourth album,
Citybound, capturing the # 1 spot on the European country Music Chart.
In April of 2000, Molasses Creek competed on Garrison Keillor's "A
Prairie Home Companion" and a live audience awarded the band second
place out of over 600 entries from small towns across the United States.
There will also be clowns and other forms of street entertainment. And
as usual, there will be exhibits of arts and crafts, food vendors, train and
pony rides, the "Moonvvalker," a climbing wall, and numerous other
games and activities for the whole family.
The annual Red Springs Street Festival is supported by a grant from
the North Carolina Arts Council, and agency funded by the state of
North Carolina and the National Endowment for the Arts. Admission to
the festival is free. For more information, call (910) 843-2427-2559.
SCHEDULE OF EVENTS
1:00-l :40 Molasses Creek Band*
1:45-2:15 David DiGiuseppe*
2:00-3:00 Mark Lippard, St. Entertainment ???
2:00-2:45 Barbara Lott Stoiytellu11 .-wiftftlPM Q
2:15-2:50 Molasses Creek Banal* DLRIl lljIunL^ 1
3:00-3:30 Gibson School o/Danle * 1
3:45-4:10 David DiGiuseppe * 1 1" 1
4:15-5:00 Molasses Creek Band\ 1 , _ r,r>(yi 1
MainStage \ \ APR \ O colli I
Lawn beside Town Hall| |
Prospect UMC to present
Easter Musical and Drama
The Music Ministries of Prospect United Methodist Church (Prospect UMC) will present an Easter
Musical/Drama "The Cornerstone" on Saturday -April 14th at 8:00 PM and Easter Sunday mourning April
15th at 10:30 AM. This presentation will involve the children, youth, and adults in a musical and
dramatic celebration of the life, death, and resurrection ofJesus Christ. This Dramatic Musical makes use
y Of both the spoken and sdttfi word of God
Mr. Harold D. Jacobs directs this musical drama; Mr. Morris Dial characterizes the part of Jesus while
Mr. David Oxendine gives the narration. With exciting creative movement, special lighting, and sound
effects. The Cornerstone will be a spiritual experience that you do not want to miss. Therefore, we invite
you to come worship with us, the Christ on Saturday evening, April 14 at 8:00 PM and/or Sunday morning,
April 15 at 10:30 AM in the sanctuary of Prospect United Methodist Church
Prospect UMC is located at 3929 Missouri Road, Maxton, NC (across the road from Prospect School),
aboutfive (5) miles Northwest ofPembroke, six (6) miles South of Red Springs, and seven (7) miles Northeast
of Maxton.
The Pastor, The Ravened Bill James Locklear and the congregation of Prospect UMC would love to have
you join them for this great Easter celebration.
For more information, you may call Prospect United Methodist Church and talk with Mrs. Louisa
Locklear at (910) 521-2111.
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'Student Citizen Act' to teach respect,
responsibility, Weinstein says
Studies show character education can reduce
violence, boost achievement
RALEIGH- Strong character education programs in every North Carolina
classroom will help improve school climate and student achievement,
State Sen. David Weinstein said today. *
"Teaching respect, responsibility and other values starts in the home, 1
but schools must do their part too," said Weinstein, D-Robeson. "Character
education helps students learn important values so they can become
good citizens- and it can also reduce violence and boost academic
performance."
This week. Senate Democrats will introduce the Student Citizen Act to
strengthen character education in North Carolina's schools.
Studies show that strong character education programs can improve
student attitudes and academic achievement, as well as reduce violence
and disruption. Weinstein emphasized that local school systems would
take the lead in developing character education and citizenship programs
that work best for students in those communities.
"Education is about more than facts and figures," Weinstein said.
'Teaching students abourt being a good citizen will not just improve the
learning environment- it will give them ground rules for good conduct
for the rest of their lives."
Congressman Mclntyre to address
Democratic Convention April 21
Democrat Party Chairman Milton Hunt announces mat 7th District
Congressman Mike Mclntyre will be the guest speaker at the Robeson
County Democratic Convention on April 21,2001 at 10:00 A.M. at the
County Courthouse in Lumberton.
The purpose of the meeting will be to elect new officers for the next 2
years and any other business of the Democratic Party. Registration begins
at 9:00 A.M. All Democrats are urged to attend.
Navajo author, filmmaker to give
two presentations at UNC-P
PEMBROKE, N.C.- UNC Pembroke will host nov elist and filmmaker
Aaron Carr on April 9-10.
Mr. Car is Navajo/Laguna and lives in Albuquerque. His novel, "Eye
Killers," has met with critical acclaim, and he is a growing voioe in Native
American literature.
He has also produced two documentaries for PBS. one of which ("War
Code: Navajo") won an Emmy award in 1996. He will be holding two
sessions while on campus, one on his novel and one on his most recent
film
On Monday, April 9, Mr. Carr reads from his novel "Eye Killers" and
discusses his work in the museum in Old Main. The reading is at 3 P.M .
On Tuesday, April 10. Mr. Carr will show his documentary "Kinaalda:
Navajo Rite of Passage" in Moore Hall auditorium. This film deals with
the rite of passage ceremony for Navajo girls. It aired on PBS in October
2000. The showing is at 5 P.M.
His novel will be available for purchase at both events
U^uuiiiflsSioner
Woods to hold
Public Forums
Robeson Count)' Commissioner
for District 4. Mr. Noah Woods,
will hold Public Forums in RobesonCount}'Commissioner
District
4 at the following locations on
dates and at times listed:
RED SPRINGS. April 17th at
7: PM, in the Community Center,
218 S. Main Street, Red Springs,
NC
PEMBROKE, April 19th at
r 7:00 PM in the Courthouse, 210
Main Street, Pembroke, NC
PROSPECT, April 24th at &:00
PM, in the Prospect Elementary
School, 4024 Missouri Road,
Maxton, NC
The purpose of the Public Forums
is to receive comments, input
and to answer questions from
constituents regarding matters of
interest to citizens of Robeson
county.
Free Day Free
Day at Landfill
Cleanup Robeson County no
charge at landfill (one day only),
Wednesday, May 2, 2001. NOTE:
Residential only! II
"Easter Holiday Schedule"
Robeson County Landfill will not
close operate regular schedule.
Have a safe holiday ! 11
Chaplain Dean Carter
New Chaplain at Southeastern
Regional Medical Center
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Stepping into the role of director
of pastoral care at Southeastern
Regional Medical Center
should be easy adjustment for
Chaplain Dean Carter. After all, he
has been the chaplain and bereavement
coordinator for Hospice of
Robeson for almost six years.
A native of Bassctt. Va., Carter
earned an undergraduate degree
from the Baptist College of
Charleston in Charleston, SC, in
1984 and received a Master of Divinity
from the Southeastern Baptist
Theological Seminary in Wake
Forest in 1988. As part ofhis training.
Carter also earned clinical pastoral
education credit at John
Umstcad Mental Hospital in
Butncr, NC in 1988. After working
as a pastor for a few years.
Carter decided to pursue further
residency training. He completed
two years of chaplaincy training at
Raleigh's Wake Medical Center in
1994.
As director of pastoral care.
Carter plans to serve as a liaison
for the local clergy and church '
members. "1 envision this to work
well with the cooperation of the
local spiritual community," he said.
In addition to his new role at
SRMC, Carter will continue to serve
as chaplain and bereavement coordinator
for Hospice of Robeson.
He said he will continue to visit
Hospice patients and their family
members, as well as provide bereavement
services to the community
through programs such as the
adult bereavement support group,
the Compassionate Friends support
group and Camp Care, a camp
for local youth, ages of 8 through
16, who have lost a loved one.
Applications for the camp arc being
accepted through April 13.
"We've had a long period without
a chaplain inside the hospital
walls so I want to bring that pastoral
presence back here while also
keeping consistent with our patients
at Hospice and
WoodHaven," said Carter. "I'll be
available to the entire hospital system."
When not performing his pastoral
duties, Carter enjoys woodworking
and raising pecan trees. He
makes his home in McDonald with
his wife Angie and two children.
Will, 6, and Aaron, 3.
\ Stress management discussed
\at Pembroke BPW meeting
\ Barbara Ballard was guest speaker for the Pembroke Business and
^Profession Women's Organization meeting on March 5th.
I Mrs. Bullard presented an enlightening presentation on stress management
She encouraged the members to avoid things in life that are
Unnecessary, adapt a positive life style, and alter eating habits and
~ other negative aspects of their lives.
As a relaxation period, Mrs. Bullard played relaxing music with
lighted candles and had members to close their eyes and relax.
Mrs. Bullard is an aerobics coordinator for First Health and serves
as a teacher's assistant in the Exceptional children'sprogram at PurnellSwett
High School "
Native Americsn student
breaks school record at
Lumberton Senior High
Troy White, a Native American, of Lumberton Senior High School
went out in style Thursday, April 5, 2001, at the tri school meet with
Pinecrest & Scotland High Schools.
White, a senior at LHS ran 1:58.2 to win the 800 meter race. He
defeated Jeff Moody of Pinecrest by almost 3 seconds. In doing so
White set a new Lumberton school record and ran a top ten time in the
state. This was Troy's last race at home for the Lumberton Pirates.
Troy White ran in the Bill Carver Invitational at Ross Reid Middle
School in Fayetteville, Saturday, March 8,2001. Troy was a member
of the 1600 meter relay in a time of 3.24^ A time equated to the state's
third fastest time this season. Troy won the Gold Medal in this event
He also ran the 3200 meter relay for second place to win a Silver
Metal.
Special Thanks given to his trainer/coach. Scott Johnson of White
Lake, NC. Through his dedicated volunteer coaching, he has brought
out the best in Troy. Again special thanks to Coach JohnsonI
Troy White is the son of Glen & Rose White of Lumberton, NC.
NCDOT to Hold Citizens
Workshop for Proposed
Bridge Replacement in
Raleigh- The North Carolina Department of Transportation (NCDOT)
will hold a citizens informational workshop for the proposed bridge
replacement over the Lumber River on S R. 1303 (Hickman Cross Rd.) in
Robeson County.
The meeting will be held on Tuesday, April 24,2001, from 4 P.M. - 7
P.M. in the Robeson County Career Center multipurpose room, 1339
Hilly Branch Rd., Lumberton.
Representatives from NCDOT will be available to answer questions
and receive comments from the public about the proposed replacement.
For more information, contact Drew Joyncr at (919) 733-7844, ext.
269, or write: Project Development Engineer, 1548 Mail Service Center,
Raleigh. NC27699-1548
Anyone requiring special services to attend and participate in the
workshop should contact Drew Joyncr one week prior to the date of the
hearing.