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Published each Thursday in Pembroke, N.C. CAROLINA INDIATOE "Building Communicative Bridges In A Tri-Facial Setting" VOLUME 28 NUMBER 30 THURSDA Y, JUL Y 26,2001 j[)t ^ J ^7 Players pictured from left to right are: 1st row; Jordan Locklear, Jermaine Cummings, Ashton Woods, Donavan Sanderson, and Steven (Moore) Oxendine, 2nd row; Coach Larry Harris, Pierre Graham, Michael (Poppy) Locklear, Blake Locklear, Alex Locklear, and Matthew Oxendine, 3rd row; Coach Everette Moore, Kirk Bullard, Jr., Chris Oxendine. Sandy Jacobs. Allen (Buck) Brayboy, Hartis Moore, and Manager Harold D. Jacobs West Robeson Wins North Carolina's East Regional Dixie Majors Championship The West Robeson Dixie Majors Baseball team got 25 runs, gave up 5, and went 5-0 in a seven team tournament to clinch the 2001 North Carolina's East Regional Dixie Majors Championship on Wednesday, July 11, 2001. The team of five (5) eighteen-year-olds and ten (10) sixteen-year-olds never lost heart to win even under the pressure of "Principalities and powers in high places." The team, managed by Harold D. Jacobs and coached by Larry Harris and Everette Moore, went undefeated, a record of 5-0. Manager Jacobs qljSted Proverb 3:6 )'Tn all your ways, acknowledge the Lord and He will direct your path") in the parent/team meeting in preparation for the East Regional tournament. After the victory, the team gathered on the bus for the drive home; Jacobs said, "not a one of us gets the credit for the title. We worked hard together but the win goes to God almighty who gave us health, strength, good weather and directed our path to victory." Senior veterans Sandy C. Jacobs, Blade Locklear, Chris Oxendine, Steven (Moore) Oxendine, and Ashton Woods who played the 2000 East Regional Dixie Majors tournament (with now Coach Everette Moore and then manger Eric Freeman, a Kansas City Royals triple A player) led the team. These seniors give thanks to the other payers ( Allen Brayboy, Kirk Bullard, Jr., Jermaine Cummings, Peirre Graham, A|ex Locklear, Jordan Locklear, Michael Locklear. Harlis Earl Moore, Matthew Oxendine, and Donavan Sanderson). These ten sixteen-year-olds gave up the opportunity to play the East Regional Pre-Majors Tournament so that the five seniors could play this their final year. The West Robeson Dixie Majors Baseball team traveled to Hunter Huss High School in Gastonia, North Carolina on Wednesday - July 18 and began on Thursday, July 19th a Best of Three game series against Chapel Grove the West Regional Dixie Majors Champions for the North Carolina State Dixie Majors Title. Only two games were played. West Robeson swept Chapel Grove in two games (2-6 and 11-1). Lead by pitchers Sandy Jacobs, Harlis Moore, Michael (Poppy) Locklear, and Steven (Moore) Oxendine. West Robeson is North Carolina's dixie Majors State Champion with a record of 7-0. The team will leave on Friday (July 27th) at 8:00 AM for Charleston, South Carolina to begin on Saturday -July 28th it bid for a Dixie Majores World Series Title. The team will play North Charleston in the feature game in which paratroopers will bring in the game ball to Collins Park for the game, which is scheduled to begin at 7:00 PM. The West Robeson Players and Coaches would like to thank Ms. Fedelia Locklear, Mr. & Mrs. Dennis (Marlita) Moore, Mr. David Bryant, Mr. Matt Campbell, Mr. Leslie Sanderson, Miss Cecille Jacobs, Mr. Nick Moore and the many fans who supported the West Robeson Team financially and attendance at the games. "With your help, playing baseball was made easier" Now it is off to Charleston, SC for the World Series. For further information and directions to the games, please call Ms. Louisa O. Locklear at (910) 521-8503. Outlaws Win Silver Medal The Lumberton Outlaws won the silver medal in the State games played in Raleigh, NC on June 22nd to 24th, 2001. The outlaws played in the 12 year old bracket. The team consists of players from the Lumberton Youth Baseball Association. Shown here in the team photo left to right are; 1 st row, Trevor Maynor, Trey Britt, Ryan Hunt, Travis Hammonds, 2nd row Lee Leggett, Michael Coleman, Kyle Allen, Anthony McDonald, Zack Pittman, Brad Allen, and Benji Edwards. Not pictured is Coach Mitch Pittman. Gospel Concert to feature the Scotts, the Hoppers and Tony Gore & Majesty The Third Annual Gospel Concert to benefit Cue Center for Missing Persons will be a Community United Effort. They will present Gospel Music Festival 2001 at the Southeastern North Carolina Agriculture Center (Farmers' Market) on Hwy 74 E, l.umberton, NC on Saturday, August 11, 2001 beginning at 7 p.m. Gospel performers will include the Hoppers, Tony Gore and Majesty and The Scotts. For ticket information please call 910-763-2263. I _ _ in ' ?ieep wrangler Roundup On Saturday, August 4, 2001 Peterson Toyota Jeep at 4381 Fayetteville Road, Lumberton, will have a JEEP WRANGLER ROUNDUP from 10:00 a.m. till S:00 p.m. Open to all Jeep Wranglers and CJ's. Registration is SI0.00 and trophies will be given for the best of show in 4 classes: 1970's, 1980's, 1990's, 2000's. Hot dogs and soft drinks will be available. All proceeds will go to the United Way of Robeson County. For more information call (910)7394249 Pep Boys at pepboya.com. Crane Performance Siding at www.vinyl-8iding.com. World Vision at www.worldvi aion.org. The Seafarers International Union at www.seafarera.org. America's Promise at www. americaspromise.org. Spector software at www.Spec torSoft.com. Quantum2 at wwW.quantum2. net. Does the IRS owe you money? The following individuals need to contact the Internal Revenue Service at 1-800-829-1040. They are owed a tax refund and the IRS is having difficulty locating them. Further questions? Call Madison Locklear at 1415-682-7285. Also visit Dateline@MSNBC.com for more names. Amanda D. Locklear, Fayetteville, NC 28302; Athena G. Locklear, Pembroke, NC 29372; Bobby D. Locklear, Charlotte 28206; David M. and Sandra R. Locklear, Fairmont, NC 28340; Bonnie L. Locklear, Shannon, NC 28386; Felicia Locklear,. Lumberton, NC 28358; James R. Locklear, Lumberton, NC 28358; Percell & Emma L. Locklear, Maxton, NC 28364; Quinn M. Locklear, Maxton, NC 28364; Stephanie M. Locklear, Maxton,NC 28364; Wanda L. Locklear, Lumberton, NC 28360; Xavier Locklear. Pembroke, NC 28372; Michael and Vickie Oxendine, Lumberton, NC 28358; and Steven W. Oxendine, Pembroke, NC 28372. Piney Grove Schedules Open House Parents and friends of Piney Grove students are invited to attend the open house at the school on Thursday, August 2nd from I - 3 P.M. Come and meet your child's teachers and visit classrooms. Pembroke Middle School Schedule Change and Open House New hours have been set for the instructional day at Pembroke Middle. Class will begin at 7:45 a.m. and end at 3:00 p.m. Open house will be held Thursday, August 2, 2001 from 2:00 p.m.- 5:00 p.m. Students may pick up their schedules and meet their teachers. April Whittem lsl&50N-i.lVERMOte Selected for fertifiP Leadership Program April Whittemore (Lumbee-Cheraw) has been selected to be an Ambassador in Americans for Indian Opportunity's Ambassadors Program: Medicine Pathways for the Future. Whittemore. of Fairmont North Carolina, graduated from Campbell University with a BS in Family Studies and now works with the North Carolina Department of Administration. She serves as a Talent Search v Coordinator for the North Carolina Commission on Indian Affairs. Whittemore has held the titles of Miss Lumbee, and Miss Indian North Carolina. She has addressed the North Carolina Senate about issues related to the youth and / elderly, served as a volunteer mentor for high-risk students and is a trained hospice volunteer. She is proudest when she is in the arena dancing as a tradi-^ tional buckskin dancer with all the elders and small children who dance beside her. Whittemore was presented with the North Carolina Citizen Award by Governor Hunt for her service to the State ofNorth Carolina. She is the sister of John Whittemore and the daughter of Charles and Sandra Whittemore of Fayetteville, North Carolina. The American Indian Ambassadors Program is based on traditional tribal values and escorts promising young Native professionals through a two-year program aimed at reinforcing the use of their traditional tribal values in a modern context. A highly selective program, Whittemore was one of 16 emerginjfNative leaders chosen form a field of 150. As an Ambassador, Whittemore will attend five, week-long gatherings focusing on leadership development at which she will interact with current and past leaders, explore her family and tribal history, and develop and implement a community-based project. Whittemore will attend gatherings in Bernalillo, New Mexico, Washington, D.C., Fort Washakie, Reservation in Wyoming, and Alaska, in addition to an international site. The only leadership training program of its kind, the Ambassadors Program provides a creative combination of mentorship, personal inquiry into one's own "medicine" or power, dialogue with leading Native decision-makers, community involvement, and communication Skills training. Americans for Indian Opportunity (AIO), founded by LaDonna Harris (Comanche) in 1970, is headquartered on the Santa Ana Reservation in New Mexico and serves as a catalyst for new concepts and opportunities for Native Americans liming in a constantly changing would. AIO works with tribal governments and Indian peoples to develop leadership, institutions and structures that adapt to change by using new ideas and creative initiatives based on tra-' ditional tribal values. "By finding new ways to manage change, tribes can make positive contributions to the larger society while maintaining a strong tribal identity," says Harris, AIO President. 1 ? ; Triangle Native American Church to hold Gospel Sina Triangle Native American United Methodist Church will hold its first gospel singing on Sunday, July 29. "We are so excited about our first gospel sing. This is a great leap forward in bringing our community together as one family and also to raise money for a church," said Pastor Sylvia Collins. "We are also excited about all of our special singing groups, and especially proud that Miss Lumbee. Jammi Lowery and other Lumbee queens will be coming to participate and support this event." Featured groups include The Plainsen, Living Stones, and the Branchmen. The gospel sing will begin at 3:30 p.m. and will be held at the Adminis trative Building of the Methodist Home for Children, located at 1041 Washington Street in Raleigh. Hot dogs and drinks will also be sold as part of the fund-raising event. Triangle Native American United Methodist Church formally began church service July 1,20001. Sunday School begins at 10:00 a.m. and worship service immediately follows at 11:00 a.m. The public is cordially incited to attend church service and the gospel sing. For more information call Pastor SylviaCollins at 919-467-9957, Doris Hunt at 919-557-7378, Yonnah Locklear at 9190554-1752, Pam Lowery at 9190553-4365, or Darlene Jacobs at 919-779-5044. Locklear Gains National Certification Gaithersburg, MarylandVictoria F. Locklear was recently certified as a member of the American Institute of Certified'Planners (AIGP). She was one of 12 people in the Maryland planning chapter certified this year, out of 21 exam registrants. Only 14,000 planners hold AICP certification nationwide. The American Institute of certified Planners, the professional Institute within the American Planning Association, certifies practicing city, regional, urban and rural planners and promotes continuing education and professional development. AICP Certification requires specific education and experience plus passing a rigid examination in planning and ensures that a planner meets the highest standards in the planning profession. As a Senior Urban Planner, Victoria specializes in hazard mitigation and emergency management planning at URS Corporation, and engineering consulting firm in Gaithersburg, Maryland. Victoria is currently working on a series of guidebooks for the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) aimed at helping state and local governments conduct natural hazard risk assessments and write mitigation plans that will reduce the effects of future disasters. First Baptist Church Birthdays Raymonda Clark Aug. 6 Sallie Graham Aug. 9 Dorthy Chavis Aug. 10 Theresa Locklear Aug. 12 Nichole Brooks Aug. 22 Romona Maynor Aug. 26 Kade Locklear Aug. 26 Diane Gxendine Aug. 28 Jory Swett Aug. 30 Those on our prayer sick list are: Esther Lindsey , Stella Jacobs, Tamer Grahm, Marguerite Holmes, Gurtie Jones, Libby Beasley and Bonnie Maynor. April Whittemore I ??M? fc H ?WBSi III I Taylor McKinney Funds needed for six-year-old Leukemia patient Taylor McKinney, the six year old daughter, of Dana and Paul McKinney of Conway, SC, is a victim of leukemia. She has been hospitalized at the Children's' Hospital in Charleston, SC for more than three months. A fund-raising effort is underway by her great-grandmother, Averna Bui lard. Any donations to help defray medical expenses should be sent to Avema Bullard at PO Box 1831, Pembroke, NC 28372. Lumberton Junior High School Has Open House Lumberton Junior High Schobl Open House will be held August 1, 2001, from 2:30 p.m. through 5:30 p.m. Students and parents will be able to tour the campus and meet teachers. 1st row: JaDell Dial, Adrian Jacobs and Jada Locklear, 2nd row: Aricke Willie and Nazune Menkia Three Local Students Summer Intern at Center for Disease Control in Atlanta Three local Native American women have temporarily established themselves this summer at the Center for Disease Control (CDC) Headquarters in Atlanta, GA. This is the first year the American Indian Science & Engineering Society (AISES) has collaborated with the CDC to bring five native students to the Headquarters in Atlanta for various summer internship positions. Three of these interns are residents of Robeson County. The CDC was established in 1946 as the Communicable Disease Center. It opened under the former administration of the Public Health service and worked out of an old Office of Malaria Control in the War area of Downtown Atlanta. Today they have grown and developed into one of the would's largest resources for treatment, prevention and research. Created in 1977 by American Indian scientists, engineers and educators, the American Indian Science and Engineering Society ( AISES) has provided many professional and educational opportunities for American Indians. The mission of AISES consists of allowing Native Americans to pur sue studies in the science arena, due to a lack of presence of them in these specific areas. Adrian Jacobs is the daughter of Arlie and Venus Jacobs. She is a Senior at North Carolina State University majoring in Biological Sciences. During the summer Jacobs is working in the Office of Tribal Affairs with in the Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry. Jada L. Locklear, the daughter of Janet D. Hunt and Glen E. Locklear, is a recent graduate of The University of North Carolina at Pembroke. Locklear obtained a Bachelor's of Science with a double major in BioMed and Chemistry. She is presently working with Minority Affairs at the National Center for HIV, STD AND TB Preven- , tion. Ja Dell Dial is the daughter of Maurice and Linda Dial. Dial is also a recent graduate of The University ofNorth Carolina at Pembroke, where she received a Bachelor's of Arts with a major in American Indian Studies. She is currently working with the National Center for Injury Prevention and Control.
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