Published each Thursday in Pern'
"CAROLINA INJw.t-JCE
"Building Communicative Bridges In A Tri-Racial Setting"
VOLUME28NUMBER 24 THURSDAY, JUNE 14, 2001 25?
Cultural Center'
Pool Now Open
Our opening hours arc 12:00 PM
to 6:00 PM., Monday thru Satur- i
day.
Lifeguard Provided
General Admission: $4 00. Under
4- $3.00, Under 2- Free.
Wednesday $2.00 for everybody
Pool parties can be booked after
hours.
Snack bar offers sandwiches,
pizza, hot pockets, crackers, candy
bars, drinks, etc.
Call (910) 521-2495
"Heart Healthy"
Cooking Class
A "Heart Healthy" cooking class
will be held Monday, June 18. at 7
P.M. at the Robeson County Extension
Center in Lumbcrton. Staff of
North Carolina Cooperative Extension,
Robeson Medical Center will
present ideals for summer wedding
showers and receptions.
Come taste dishes low in sugar,
fat, and sodium and go home with
recipes in hand. There is a $6 fee
to cover food and recipe booklet.
Preregistration is required. To
register or for more information,
call Susan Noble, County Extcnsion
Agent, at 671- 3276.
Families First
Day June 16th
Congregations and Faith Groups,
please join us on June 16th from
8:30-1:00 at the O. P. Owens Center,
near DSS for,
"Families First Day"
This will be a community-building
event where we can pull together
to help families that are trying
to get out of poverty Come for-?
a day of listening, sharing, & learning
Any questions and/or registration
, call: Robeson County Church and
Community Center (910) 7385204.
Evita Sanderson wins
more pageant titles
Evita Saybrianna Sanderson has >von three more pageant titles.
Her first title is N.C. Heavenly Angel Mother's Day Mini Miss. She
also won prettiest hair, best attire, and personality.
Her second title is USA Eastern Tiny Miss Independence Day. She
also won photogenic, stvirmvear, and talent
Her third title is Carolina Summer Angels 0-4 Supreme. She also
^ivon suimwear, photogenic, most beautiful, best hair, and best smile.
^"^EVka is also to be congratulated for having perfect attendance in
her dance class. She was in preschool dace class at All About Dance,
by Donna Dichiara.
Evita is the 3 year old daughter of Sabrina Sanderson and Michael
Floyd. She is also the granddaughter of Sylvia L Sanderson and the
' late James Edward and Mary Francis Floyd. The great-granddaughter
of the late Gus Howard and Eva Mae Locklear and the late Ire and
Nancy Sanderson.
I Pembroke Housing Authority I
Youth Receives Top Honors I
Juan Harvetta Locklear
Congratulations and good luck
to Mr. Juan Harvetta Locklear of
Strickland Heights. Juan is the eighteen-year
old son of Ms. Teresa
Locklear. He is proudly a part of
the graduating class of 2001 at Pur
nell Svvett High School. He graduated
on May 25th, 2001. Juan has
received several prestigious
awards. The most prestigious of
those awards is the President's
Award for Outstanding Academic
Accomplishment. He has been in
the Boy Scouts of America for a
long time and recently received his
Eagle Scout Badge as a member of
Troop 27 in Pembroke. Juan will
be leaving for the United States
Navy on June 25th, 2001. He will
undergo basic training in Chicago,
Illinois.
Being a Boy Scout, Juan enjoys
swimming, camping, arts, crafts,
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basketball, football, and baseball
He also has a passion for cooking
After her gets out of the Navy.
Juan wants to go to school to become
a Chef. All of us here at the
Pembroke Housing Authority are
very proud of this young man. As
he goes into the Navy, becomes a
Chef, and accomplishes all the
other goals in his life, wo w ish him
the very best.
Congratulations are also in order
for Jody Jacobs of Strickland
Heights. Jody is the eighteen-yearold
daughter of Ms. Vicky Lambert.
Jody receiv ed her GED from Robeson
Community College Extension
Center. The PHA is very proud of
these two young people for all their
hard work and dedication to reaching
their goals. We wish them the
best with future endeavors.
The following students received
awards in the areas below:
Presidents Aw ard of Academic
Achievement - Brandy Locklear,
Cecil Locklear and Jasimc Dial.
EOG 4- Brandy Locklear. Rencc
Dugoff, Beth DugofF, Cecil Locklear,
Justin Jones and Cheyenne
Cutsail.
Writing Test - Brandy Locklear
scored a perfect 4.
Writing Test- Ashley Williams
and Shenna Locklear scored a 3.
EOG 3&4- Jasmine Dial and
Chyna J. Locklear.
EOG 3- Ashley Williams,
Ursula McMillian, Keidre Jones
and Matthew Jacobs.
Superintendents Award of
Academic Achievement Extra Effort
Ashley Williams, Ursula
McMillian, Jctrct Oxendine, Christopher
Jacobs. Monica Oxendine.
Brandon Williams. Shonna Locklcar.
Kayla Locklcar. Beth Dugoff
and Dustin Maynor.
Academic Achievement Most
Improved - Brandy Williams. Justin
Jones and Kelly Locklcar.
Reading Award- Vanisha Smith.
Beth Dugoff. Cameron Jones and
John Franco.
Academic Achievement Aw ard of
Excellence- Vhnisha Smith.
Super Star Award- Jerret Oxendine.
Superintendents Award of Academic
Achievement- Chyna J. Locklcar
and KaitLp Jones.
Most Imposed in Science
Michael Q. L ockl ear
Writing Award- Renee Dugoff.
Exemplary Behavior- Keidre
Jones and Kaityln Jones.
Academic Success- Kaitlyn
Jones.
IEA Award- Shenna Locklcar
and Keidre Jones.
Art Club Achievement - Beth
Dugoff.
Reading the Most Books at
Pembroke Elementary SchoolJohn
Franco. John was in Kindergarten.
All these students need to be
commended for their outstanding
academic achievements. These students
worked very hard for their
accomplishments and the PHA is
very, very proud of our youth. .
We tried diligently to recognize
all of our youth. Please notify' us if
you or your child's name should
have been recognized for scholastic
achievement.
Ed Powers sweeps Dial Awards for
Scholarship and Community Service
PEMBROKE, N.C - Business management Professor Edward L. Powers
has an outstanding record of scholarly work at UNC Pembroke
In a past several years, he has published dozens of papers in his area
of academic expertise- human resources and organizational behavior.
He is an outstanding instructor in UNCP's undergraduate and master 's
programs in Business Administration and Public Management.
For this, he was awarded the 2001 Adolph L. Dial Award for Scholarship.
Dr. Powers has found that teaching somewhat younger students
has its rewards too.
For his volunteer work at Pembroke Elementary School, Dr. Powers
was awarded the Dial Award for Community Service He is the first
professorto win both awards at the same time. The awards carry a $ 1,000
Prize each.
"I just love the wonderful people over there," Dr. Powers said.
They almost feel like family to me."
He contributed 112 volunteer hours during last school year and 300
hours this year Volunteering in an elementary school w as an idea that
began with a chance meeting.
A friend invited me to attend church," Dr. Powers said, "Her five-yearold
daughter sat with us during the serv ice, and I realized that since my
daughter is grown how much I missed children."
"My wife suggested I volunteer at school, so I went to Pembroke
Elementary," he said. "Assistant Principal Jennifer Freeman assigned
me to Donna and Ronda Locklear's first grade class."
"This was a class of 21 students who were repeating first grade," said
Ronda Locklear. "Other volunteers had tried and failed, but he was a
godsend. We really needed him."
Dr. Powers said he had few adjustment problems moving from college
students to first and second graders.
"It was magic from the start," Dr. Powers said. "I don't know why,
but I connect with first and second graders."
He enjoys tutoring so much he does a variety of other duties at Pembroke
Elementary'
"Lunch is my favorite because I get to hop from table to table," Dr.
Powers said. They call me 'Mr. Ed' and gave me a t-shirt with my name
on it."
Ms. Locklear agreed that lunch with Mr. Ed isa fun time.
"All the kids want to sit with him," she said. "They ask for him everyday.
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Many school children don't have men in their lives, Ms. Locklear said.
More male role models are needed. Dr. Pow ers concluded.
"There are more things I would like to do for these children," he said.
"Getting more people form the university to volunteer- especially men- is
one project."
"More people should try it," Dr. Powers said. "This is the nicest place
I have ever been. 1 spend as much of my free time there as I can."
Dr. Powers also volunteers in two Lumberton schools and conducted
volunteer tutor workshops.
And, he is just beginning to tap the connection betw een scholarship
and community service. He and Dr. William Gash, assistant vice chancellor
for Academic Affairs, are coauthoring a paper on classroom management
for an academic journal.
Dr. Powers' scholarly record is outstanding. In the past two years, he
has published or presented papers titled. "Human Resource Selection:
The Foundation for Managing in a World of Change," "The World is
Changing, Why Can't We Change How We Account for Human Resources,"
"From Personnel to Human Resources: Not Yet a Done Deal."
"Guidelines for Identify ing Line-Staff Imbalance in Organizations" and
"Employ ee Loyalty In the New Millennium."
A 13-year veteran professor at UNCP, Dr Powers teaches undergraduate
business management courses and graduate courses in the Master's
of Business Administration and Public Management programs.
He received his B.S.. B. A and Master of Business Administration degrees
from West Virginia University and a Ph.D. from the University of
South Carolina.
Dr. Powers may be reached at: Edandmarv2000'aaol. com.
Youth Mentors Are Being Sought
If you're the type of person who would like working with young people,
are dependable, have a good sense of humor and would enjoy sharing
ideas and talents with others, mentoring could offer you the opportunity
to contribute to the development of those young people.
Monitoring is a structured one-to-one relationship that focuses on
developing the assets of the mentee. It fosters caring and supportive
relationships, encourages students and individuals to develop to their
fullest potential, and provides students with the tools to become caring,
responsible adults Being willing to commit as little as one hour per week
to mentor can make a significant difference in a child's life.
Studies indicate that at schools where there is a mentoring program in
place attendance improved by 25%, academics and grades improved by
59%, disciplinary referrals were reduced by 66% and the overall dropout
rate was reduced by 50%.
If you'd like to help, call Dr. jtona Leach at (910) 671 -6000 Extension
268. You can make a difference
Brooks- North Moore High
School Salutatorian.
Sherri I.aChelle Brooks, the daughter of Rev. A Mrs. E. Ray Brooks,
was North Moore High School 2001 salutatorian,,Bobbins, NC. She is
the granddaughter of Mr. A Mrs. Peter Brooks of Pembroke. Sherri
was recognized with a trophy as the senior athlete with the highest
GPA, 4.488.
Sherri is the recipient of the following scholarships: James M.
Johnston Scholarship of UNC-Chapel Hill'16,6 70.00per year). Hackney-Juliber
Scholarship (11,000.00), and Sandhills Business and Professional
Women's Scholarship (1500.00). She will be attending the
University of North Carolina at Chapel HiU this fall
Dr. Ed Port vers
Historical Markers being
erected as memorials to HBL
Shown above is a marker that is located on Oak Grove Church Road.
The memorial is on the site where Henry Berry Lowery andfour of his
friends met the night that he left Robeson County. James B. Locklear
is shown with the marker. He is the nephew, fifth generation, of Henry
Berry Lowery.
This marker is one of four that will be placed in different areas. The
second one will beplaced at the old home place of Henry Berry Lowery.
The third one will be on Chicken Road in the Union Township on the
McKentie Farm where Lowery's father and brothers were kept the
night before they were killed The farm is now owned by Henry Lee
iMcklear, Rev. Sanford Locklear and James B Locklear.
The Committee spearheading the erection of these markers includes:
Rev. Sanford Locklear, Rev. Wetton Lowry and Ms {Pauline Thomas.