sampson-LWRMORE ubkary Published each Thursday in Pembroke, N.C.
CAROLINA INDIAN VOICE
"Ihiilding Communicative bridges In A Tri-Racial Setting"
VOLUME 28 \UMBER~42 THURSDA i~OCTOBER 1H. 2001 ~ ^77
Report to the People
From Rep. Ron Sutton
Turf fights are always the biggest
battles in the General Assembly.
More often than not. it's members
of a profession seeking to expand their
practice-- and those who would face
new competition protecting their turf.
Sometimes, it's a dispute between
the executive and legislative branches.
Redisricting is the ultimate turf
fight. It pits political parties against
political parties fighting to win --or
hold-- a majority.
Lawmakers square off against each
other in the quest to achieve a perfect
district. Legislators- sometimes of the
same party- will negotiate for days
over a census tract containing a few
hundred people.
Members of the House were reminded
of the difficulty in passing a
redisricting plan when they started
debating a proposed House map.
The bill squeaked out of the House
' Legislative Redisricting Committee
on a mostly party-line vote and immediately
encountered more opposition
on the House floor. Republicans
said it was unfair. Some Democrats
said it put minority House members
in jeopardy.
After considering three amendments,
the House leadership decided
to delay debate on the proposal and
consider adjustments that might win
more support in the closely-divided
House, where Democrats hold a 6258
majority.
The leadership also decided on a
cooling-off period of sorts, sending
members home for an extended weekend
break. The Senate had already
adopted a reduced schedule, calling
members to Raleigh only periodically.
Skeleton crews held sessions every
three days to meet constitutional requirements.
"We simply do not have the votes
now to pass my House Redistricting
Plan and we are reviewing all alternatives
to see it we can get the 61
votes necessary. Unfortunately, much
of the problem is within our own
Democratic Party," said Rep. Ron
Sutton, who is the Democratic House
Redistricting Co-Chair from Pembroke.
Before it bogged down over redistricting.
the House gave final legislative
approval to a major bill that
would give patients in managed care
plans and their doctors more clout in
medical decisions.
The Managed Care Patients' Bill of
Rights will give patients a binding,
independent review of HMO decisions
and the right to take HMOs to
court.
Patients also will have more freedom
in selecting their doctors, and
insurers can no longer give health care
providers financial inducements as a
way to deny or limit services.
Consumers also will receive help
with confusing paperwork and regulations.
The Managed Care Patients' Bill of
rights was a major issue in last fall's
gubernatorial campaign.
"I commend the Legislature for
moving forward on this important issue
without waiting for Washington
to act," Gov. Mike Easley said in a
statement after the House vote. "This
bipartisan legislation protects the doctor-patient
relationship and ensures
that decisions regarding health care
treatment are made by doctors rather
than administrators or bureaucrats."
Proposed changes to the law that
offers economic incentives to industry
did not fare as well in the House.
The bill was sent back to committee
after lawmakers added so many provisions
that the cost climbed to $34
million.
House appropriations cochairman
David Redwine said that cost was too
high- especially in light of news that
state revenues were running 3 percent
lower in the first quarter of the fiscal
year than last year. Budget writers had
assumed a 2 percent mcreastrin revenues
for the quarter.
"This is biting off a litile more than
we can chew right now," Redwine
said.
The economic incentives bill, like
the redistricting plan, was expected to
undergo some change before coming
back on the floor.
Fall Excursions by Train!
Raleigh- North Carolinians looking for day-ventures this fall can take advantage
of special train services to two popular events. In October, the statesponsored
Carolinian will stop at the N.C. State Fair in Raleigh; while both
state-sponsored trains, the Carolinian and Piedmont, will stop at the Lexington
Barbecue Festival.
"These special stops provide a great opportunity to experience train travel
in North Carolina and to enjoy some of our state's exciting events," said Patrick
Simmons, Director of the NCDOT Rail Division.
For the 12th consecutive year, the Carolinian (trains 79, 80) will make a
special stop at the North Carolina State Fairgrounds to help attract fair-goers
west of the Triangle. More than 5,000 fair-goers arrived by train at last year's
N.C. State Fair, making their trip more relaxing and less hectic.
The northbound Carolinian leaves Charlotte at 8 a.m., stopping in
Kannapolis, Salisbury, High Point. Greensboro, Burlington, Durham and Cary.
From October 12th through 21 st, the train will arrive at the State Fair at 11:40
a.m. and depart at 4:30 p.m. The Carolinian will stop at the Blue Ridge Road
crossing located directly across from the fairgrounds, approximately one block
from the main gate. Fair admission tickets will be available for purchase on
board the train, while en route from Greensboro to Raleigh.
On Saturday, October 27, both the Piedmont (trains 73,- 74) and (trains 79,
80) will stop in'Lexington, for the annual barbecue festival in North Carolina.
Barbecue lovers can take the train to make a one-day excursion to enjoy great
food, entertainment and activities in Uptown Lexington. More than 140,000
people attended the Festival last year.
The northbound Carolinian is scheduled to arrive in Lexington at 9:01 a.m.;
the southbound train will stop at 7:07 p.m. The southbound Piedmont will
arrive at 9:28 a.m.; the northbound train will stop at 6:42 p.m.
The Piedmont and Carolinian service are jointly paid for through Amtrak,
state funding and passenger fares. Due to the popularity of these events, reservations
are required. For more information or ticket reservations, visit your
local Amtrak station, call 1-800 BY-TRAIN (298-7246), or visit
www.bytrain.org.
Gospel Singing for Erain Barton
Sometimes in life, things that are unexpected happen. This is the case with
Erain Candace Barton. While working frill time as a Nursing Assistant and
going to college to pursue her career in Phlebotomist, she was diagnosed in
August of this year with a Brain Tumor. Her world was turned upside down as
she could no longer work and had to drop out of school due to illness. Relying
on her parents, family and friends for support this once vibrant young lady has
been in the struggle of her life.
- Recently, surgery was successful and the tumor was removed. Erain is making
a positive recovery. If I was to describe her, it would be as a beautiful
young lady that loves life and serves the Lord. Her family, friends and others
are taking a step of faith to help her with her medical expenses and medication.
Erain is looking forward to the day, although it might be many months,
when she can return to work and school. With her faith in God, she will return
and will not be one of those that can and does not.
On Friday, October 19.2001 at the New Philadephus Methodist Church off
of Hwy 710. Her church, family and friends are going to be holding a Gospel
Singing. Admission is free; a love offering will be taken for Erain, along with
hotdogs and refreshments being sold. Groups scheduled to appear are Carla
and the Redemptions, The Singing Cousins, The Sycamore Singers and others.
Mistress of Ceremonies for the evening will be Vinita "Cookie" Clark ,
long time cast member form the outdoor drama "Strike at the Wind!". The
event begins at 7 pm.
Native American
The NC Indian Cultural Center will
sponsor a Native American Dance
Class for anyone interested in learning
to dance. Classes will be held
Thursdays from 7:00 p.m. til 9:00
Dance Class
p.m. All ages are welcome, however,
younger children must be accompanied
by an adult.
For more information contact
NCICC at (910) 521-2433.
Amy Lynne Locklear Joins
the Rothstein Firm
Amy Lynne Locklear has joined Rothstein, Donatelli, Hughes, Dahlstrom,
Schoenburg & Frye, LLP, as an associate.
Prior to joining the Rothstein firm, Locklear was an associate with Sacks
Tierney in Scottsdale. Before that, she worked as an associate with Sonosky,
Chambers, Sachse. Endreson and Perry in Washington, D.C.
Locklear is a member of both the State Bar of Arizona and the District of
Columbia Bar. She earned an LL.M. in taxation from Georgetown University
Law Center, received her law degree from the University of Arizona James E.
Rogers College of Law and graduated from the University of Michigan with a
bachelor's degree in political science. Locklear is a member of the Lumbee
Tribe of North Carolina.
The Phoenix office of the Rothstein firm concentrates its practice on representing
Indian tribes, tribal entities, and transactions occurring in Indian country.
Locklear will enhance the Rothstein firm's capability in the area of tribal,
state and federal taxation,
In addition to its Phoenix office, located at 40 M. Central Ave., Ste, 1420,
Phoenix, AZ 85004, the firm has offices in Albuquerque and Santa Fe, N.M.,
where it practices criminal law, civil rights law, personal injury litigation, water
law and Indian law. The: new Mexico offices are located at 320 Central SW,
Suite 30, Albuquerque, NM 87102; "and 1215 Paseo De Peralta, Santa Fe,
NM 87501, respectively.
The Embers in Concert
The Embers, one of the East Coast's top beach music bands, will be in
concert for a patriotic beach blast and dance on Saturday, October 20th from
8 p.m. to midnight at the St. Pauls High School football Field in St. Pauls.
Bring a chair, a blanket and a flag! Concessions, including P.I.G S
Restaurant's barbeque sandwiches, will be offered for sale.
This alcohol-free family concert and dance is a tribute to America from the
North Carolina Folk Arts Festival, which is held annually on the first Saturday
of May in St. Pauls.
Embers tickets are $10 in advance or $12 at the gates, which open at 6 30
p.m.
For more information, please contact; Paul Terry at (910) 865-4179, Libby
Ferguson at 865-2676, Bob Hogan at 865-3073 or Beverly Huggins at 8654026.
Footloose, the Musical
The National Tour
The Civens Performing Arts Center on the campus of UNC Pembroke will
present the National Tour of the hit Broadway musical. Footloose, on Friday,
November 2 at 8:00 pm. Tickets are S36, S28, S26 and SIO for children &
students.
Footloose is a new musical based on the 1984 hit movie and tells the story
of Ren. a teenage boy from Chicago who moves to the conservative rural
town of Bomont with his mother after his father leaves them. He is seen as a
rebel and a troublemaker and has a hard time fitting in. Bomont is a simple
small town, but for one law: a ban on dancing. After Reverend Moore's son
was killed in a car accident, brought on by a night of drinking and dancing, he
led a successful campaign to ban dancing in the town. When Ren tries to get
the law overturned, he butts heads with the Reverend who is determined to
keep the town and its laws exactly the way they are. Ren fights for the teen's to
dance and for Ariel, the Reverend's daughter. After an emotional struggle, the
kids win the right to dance once again. Both the Reverend Moore and the
small town of Bomont get closer to letting go of their sorrowful past and
taking a step forward.
Footloose's score is a collaboration from music greats: Kenny Loggins,
Sammy Haga, Eric Carmen and Jim Steinman, as well as Academy, Golden
Globe and two-time Grammy Award winner Dean Pitchford, and two-time
Academy and Grammy Award nominee Tom Snow. Featured in the show are
such hits as "Let's Here It For The Boy," "Almost Paradise," and "Holding
Out For A Hero." The show also features nine new songs written by Pitchford
and Snow.
For tickets, reservations or more information, call the Givens Performing
Arts Center box office at 910-521-(5361 or 1-800-367-0778. Footloose is sponsored
in-part by Up & Coming Magazine and Jerry Johnson Chevrolet.
Takonna Lyn Bullard Does
it Again
The reigning Little Miss Lumbee for 2000-2001, Takonna Lyn Bullard, has
captured 3 more titles. She's the Little Miss Millennium U.S.A., USP Majestic
Miss Cumberland County and the Little Miss Carolina Queen of Queens.
That's a title to represent the Little Miss North Carolina pageant where she
won photogenic, Best Wardrobe, Most Beautiful, Best Model, and she received
1st place. She is the daughter of Michael and Teresa Bullard of Red
Springs N.C.
Harold Collins and Jim Thorpe:
Legends in their own time _
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Harold "Chief Iron Bear" Collins may be better known elsewhere than he is
at home. Collins, owner and operator of the Pembroke PowerHouse for many
years, has been heralded on national television in sports competitions at the
international and national level.
Many compare Collins with Jim Thorpe? it is true that the two men share
many similarities. Both are legacies in their own time. Both are Native American
Athletes with great accomplishments. Sportswriters selected Thorpe as
the greatest athlete of the first half of the 20th century. In the 1912 Olympic
Games, Thorpe set records in winning the decathlon and the pentathlon in
track and field ? feats that have never been repeated. Collins has titles in
power lifting, strongman, world record holder, and Guinness book of world
record events? the first of his kind. Thorpe was stripped of his gold medals,
which were later restored in 1982; hence, he gained recognition for his achievements
after his death. Collins receives acclaim around the world, but not in
Robeson County.
People some from all over the United States and Canada to meet and train
with Collins. "1 have been planning this trip for one year," says Noah Doucette
from Nova Scotia, Canada. Doucette is the 39-year-old Canadian national
bench press champion. He comes from the Eskasoni Reserve of the Mikmag
tribe. Traveling with him is his friend, Albert Stork, from Winnaport, Maine.
Both men train at the Bay Area Fitness center in Belfast, Maine under the
direction of Ed Flanders.
When asked about why they traveled so far to spend a few days training
with Collins, each man's answer is deferent. "I am here to learn more about
getting stronger, mostly in the bench," explains Doucette. "1 saw Harold in a
televised event on the World's Strongest Man about six years ago. 1 said then,
'Hey, 1 got to get out and see this guy,"' About a year ago he began trying to
reach Collins, which was no easy feat. The initial contact came in June 2001.
Stork replied that his goal was the be the best that he could be. He is a former
body builder and gym owner who is now power lifting. "This is an opportunity
1 did not want to pass up," states Stork. "Harold was very receptive to the
idea of us coming, which is unusual since most guys who are good at what
they do are not sociable and don't want to talk to the average guy. We came to
the best to learn from the best," Still competing at 48 years old, Stork has
learned that "the sky is the limit. It is important to get people fired up and
working toward something."
Doucette currently benches 520 lbs. He states that he is not setting his mind
on a goal, but just wants to continue improving. "1 want to take everything that
I learn here and share this knowledge with my people." Since their arrival,
Stork states that he is "impressed that a man of such stature and notoriety as
Harold is easy to sit down and talk to. and he is willing to share with you what
Homecoming and Revival at Sandy
Plains United Methodist Church
Pembroke- Sandy Plains United Methodist Church will celebrate its Homecoming
and begin its Fall Revival on Sunday, October 21;
The Homecoming service starts at 11 a.m. with Rev. David Malcolm, Pastor
of Sandy Plains UMC, as the speaker. Rev. Herbert Lowry. Jr., Pastor of
Triad Native American UMC in Greensboro, will open the revival that same
night at 6 o'clock and is also scheduled to preach the next night. Rev. George
L. Locklcar, Pastor of A'shpole UMC near Rowland, will preach on October
23 & 25. Rev. David Malcolm will preach on October 24 & 26. Services
begin at 7 p.m. Monday through Friday.
The church is located at 2468 Union Chapel Road, just north of Pembroke.
Call (910) 521-8600 for more information.
he knows. We have picked up things that we can take back."
So what advice does Collins have for these two men? "Get into a routine
and stick with it. Technique and flexibility are the keys. These guys can take
back what 1 have shown then and incorporate it into the programs going on
where they live."
Collins has his own goals. He is currently implementing sports camps that
will be open to youth throughout Robeson County. His desire is to foster training
for students involved in all sports as well as developing the self-esteem of
area youth.. "Folks from Detroit will arrive next month to gather ideas and
information for establishing my programs with their groups. We, too, have a
lot of talent in Robeson County; it just needs to be developed. These sports
camps can have a positive impact on our youth, but we have got to get students
involved."
For more information on the sports camps. Collins may be reached at 910521-8339.
Lumberton High's 7th Annual Band Day
LUMBERTON, N.C. -- Lumberton High's Seventh Annual Band Day is
scheduled for October 20. 2001 at Brooks Stadium. About 20 bands from
North Carolina. South Carolina and Virginia are expected to perform and compete.
The event begins at 2:00 P.M. with the gates opening at Noon. Admission
price is S5.00 for adults. S4.00 for senior citizens. S3.00 for students with
school ID's and children under 5 admitted free. Refreshments will be available.
The event is sponsored by the Public Schools of Robeson County and
the Lumberton Band Fan, Inc.
The bands will compete in four categories; Class A, up to 40 horns; Class
AA. 41 to 60 horns; Class AAA, 61 to 80 horns; and Class AAAA. 81 horns
and more. Awards and plaques will be given. There will be a Grand Champion
and a Runner-up named.
This event serves to shine the spotlight of well-deserved recognition on the
accomplishments of all the band members efforts.
Come enjoy listening to good music and add to that color, choreography,
movement and pageantry of the marching band experience and we are sure
you will have a great day.
For more information contact; Laurence A. Harvey at (910) 671-6050.