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Pembroke Housing Authority""
Receives $485,667 Grant
PEMBROKE- The Pembroke
Housing Authority received official
notice from the United States
Department of Housing & Urban
Development (HUD) approving
the FY2002 Capital Fund Program
in the amount of S485.667. This
is the third consecutive Capital
Fund Program awarded to the
Authority since the Quality Housing
and \Vork Rcsponsibilitv Act
of 1998 (QHWRA) authorized
HUD to annually award these
grants to the more than 3400 public
housing agencies across the
country. Prior to QHWRA. this
program was entitled the Comprehensive
Improvement Assistance
Program (CI AP) of w hich the Authority
received eight grants totaling
approximately $1 8million
since 1992
These funds will be used for the
second phase of renovating the
existing bathrooms and kitchens,
replacement of asphalt shingles for
Dial Terrace and Maynor Manor,
and the replacement of vinyl siding
for Maynor Manor and Dial
Terrace The Authority will cmploy
local labor to the fullest extent
possible for the highly skilled
work items Interested contractors
arc encouraged to provide the
Authority with contact information
should quotes be solicited^
"Both ihc FY2001 and FY2002
Capital Fund Programs have impacted
the viability of our housing
stock." states Lcinark Hams.
Executive Director The funds
allow us to prepare our units and
successfully market them as an alternative
to affordable housing to
qualified applicants without the
typical stereotype of a public housing
unit "
Local educator completes
world view program
Renee Hammonds. Parent Center
Coordinator for the Public
Schools of Robeson County, completed
the third annual World View
Residential Leadership Program in
Global Studies on June 28. 2002
As one of the 33 educators selected
to participate in the program,
Hammonds completed the
weeklong intensive program
aimed at extending knowledge of
global issues affecting schools and
community colleges The
weeklong program focused on global
systems that have replaced
cold war arrangements and examined
issues of culture, health, and
economics throughout the world.
"This program allows the
Chapel Hill campus and UNCChapel
Hill international programs
to move ahead in partnership with
school districts and community
colleges in helping them develop
global programs at their schools
and campuses." World View Director
Robert Phay stated
World View, which completes its
fourth year as a UNCChapcl Hill
program helps educators better
prepare their students for the small
and interconnected world in which
they live. It does so by producing
symposiums, seminars, residential
global leadership programs, workshops,
and study abroad trips
Hammonds joins a growing number
of World View program graduates
who will now take on the responsibility
of increasing international
perspectives at his/her
school. World View's Symposiums
2002, titled Understanding
Conflict in an Era of Globalization,
will be held October 14 and
15 on the UNC-Chapel Hill campus.
Maxton Family Practice
Center's PA re-certifies
Physician Assistant Gene
McLaughlin of Maxton Family
Practice Center recently completed
and passed the recertifying
examination administered
through the National Commission
on Certification of Physician
Assistants. ' '
"Taking the recertification examination
helps keep me up to
date on medical knowledge,"
commented Mr. McLaughlin
"Keeping up-to-date is imperative
and maintaining certification
is important to me and to my patients.
Displaying my certification
at Maxton Family Practice
Center helps my patients know
that I strive to provide the best
possible care possible and that 1
am aware of the most recent
treatments available."
Most Physician Assistants who
graduate from a two-year physician
assistant study program opt
to take the certification examination,
which is provided through
the National Commission for
Certification of Physician Assis
tants. Many hospitals, as well as
many states, require certification
of physician assistants. Scotland
Memorial Hospital requires all of
their physician assistants to be
certified.
Mr. McLaughlin has been a
physician assistant since 1987,
graduating from the physician assistant
program at Emory University
in Atlanta, Georgia. He has
worked for Scotland Health Care
System for eight years.
Physician assistants must recertify
every six years. The recertification
process requires 100 hours
of continuing education hours every
two years. Forty of those hours
must be in the classroom, or what
is known as category 1 hours. The
remaining hours. Category II, can
be obtained through on-line study,
reading medical journals, or by
mentoring physician assistant students.
To make an appointment with
Mr. McLaughlin, contact Maxton
Family Practice Center at 910844-4077
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D^PflftimXHT ?
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enow is a smoker, you're probably
ware of the need to stop smoking.
Until you can quit, at least now
ihere is an alternative to traditional
cigarettes. Omni reduced
carcinogen cigarettes taste, smoke
and burn like premium cigarettes,
but produce significantly lower
levels of many of the recognized
carcinogens and toxins in tobacco
products.
The technology behind this
reduced carcinogen cigarette involves
using a proprietary catalytic process
to decrease polycyclic aromatic
hydrocarbons (PAHs), nitrosamines
(TSNAs) and catechols.
"While there is no such thing as
a safe cigarette, we believe if you do
smoke, Omni is the best alternative,"
said Bennett S. Lebow, CEO
of Vector Tbbacco, makers of Omni.
The reductions in carcinogen levels
are also found in the sidestream
smoke produced by Omni cigarettes.
According to the Environmental
Protection Agency, sidestream smoke
contains known or suspected car
cinogens. Dr. Bob Bcreman, a Vector
research scientist, agrees. "Many
people who don't smoke are around
family and friends who do," said Dr.
Bereman. "That's why it is important
to not only reduce the carcinogens
in mainstream smoke, but in
sidestream smoke as well."
Increasingly, this new cigarette
is seen to be a logical and important
first step for mnny smokers who
understand the health risks associated
with smoking.
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Quitting by the Numbers 1
52 million Americans smoke 1
Only 2.5 percent quit every year ,
Polytytlit oromatic hydrocarbons
(PAHs) reduced by as much as 51
percent in mainstream smoke '
Tobacco specific nitrosamines
(TSNAs) reduced by as much as 53
percent in moinstream smoke
PAH Acenaphthylene reduced by 66
percent in sidestream smoke ?
Shown with he portrait of Brenda B. Brooks, Delora Lock/ear, Bridgette Bray boy Cummings, are: left
to right: AIM Director Beverly Collins-Hall; AIM Treasurer, Christine Locklear and AIM Chairman,
Janice Oxendine. Not shown are Secretary of AIM Lisa Locklear and AIM Ambassador Ruth Dial
Woods. For information on how to purchase one of the prints of this portrait, contact the AIM office
at (910) 843-9911.
American Indian Mothers
present Memorial Scholarships
Memorial scholarships were
presented by American Indian
Mothers to three (3) Robeson
County high school graduates
who plan to attend postsccondary
school in the fall Christine Miday,
a graduate of Red Springs High
School and daughter of Mr. & Ms.
Ben Miday of Shannon received
the Bridgcttc Brayboy Cummings
Memorial Scholarship. David L
Hunt of Pembroke received the
Brenda Brewington Brooks Memorial
Scholarship. Jane Powell
a graduate of Lumberton High
School received the Dclora J.
Locklear Memorial Scholarship
Funds to support the Memorial
Scholarship were raised at the first
American Indian Mothers Awards
Banquet in May. Proceeds from
the banquet were utilized for ad
diuonal scholarships and community
based activities of the Amcncan
Indian Mothers
The Memorial Scholarships
were awarded on June 29, at 5:30
p.m. at the Indian Education Resource
Center in Pembroke A
portrait of the three honorecs, by
Gene Locklear, is presently displayed
in the Indian Education
Art Gallery at the Indian Education
Resource Center.
A Visit to the
Saddletree Community
Shown above are Mrs. Eva and Mr. James W. Thomas of the
Saddletree community. Mr. Thomas is recovering at home from his
respiratory ailments. He and his wife Eva enjoy visits from friends.
Mr. Thomas is a World War II veteran and enjoys retelling "war
stories." Mrs. Thomas enjoys working in her flowers and "listing to
Thomas." They were recently visited by Mr. and Mrs. John R.
Brayboy of the Prospect community. Rrayboy, a Vietnam veteran,
enjoyed comparing differences between the two wars.
Did You Know?
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tdding to baked goods, or for sheng
into blender drinks, frozen or
not For example, you can whip up
i delicious Pineberry smoothie by
mixing bananas, yogurt, pineapple
lUice and assorted fresh berries For
more recipes, visit www dole com/
health/recipes
While the Internet lias made
staying connected easier, wireless
communication is becoming the
ultimate way to stay in touch
Research indicates that the nurn
her of wireless subscribers in the
United States will increase bv T.'l
percent annually, from five million
in 2000 to more than 84 million in
2005 Leading Internet companies,
such as EarthLink. make it easier
for people to communicate using e
mail through Internet-connected
wireless devices available at www
earthlink.net. While people are
away from home or the office, they
can stay in touch with friends and
family through their main e-mail
address without being tied down
to a computer.
Visa and Better Business Bureau
Online offer tips to keep yourself
safe online. They recommend that
shoppers take specific actions and
shop with online retailers who make
security a priority, lb purchase prcxl
nets online, the BBB suggests using
your payment card That way. you
can take ndvantgnge of the wide
range of fraud protection and liability
limitations that credit and
debit cord issuers provide today
For example. Visa offers a new service
called Verified by Visa that
allows consumers to create their
own passwords to prevent unauthorized
use of their cards while
shopping online
Mclntyre
receives
Jefferson
Award
Washington, IXC. -L' S Rcprescntativc
Mike Mclntyre has been
presented the 2002 Thomas
Jefferson Award for his work on
behalf of agriculture, commerce,
navigation, and manufacturers
The award was presented by the
Food Distributors International
(FDl) to Representative MclnlyTe
because he has consistently voted
in support of sound fiscal policy,
minimal government regulation,
and other free market principles
crucial to the health qf the food
distribution industry and our
nation's economy as a whole
John R Block. President of
FDl. stated, "The recipients of the
Thomas Jefferson Award have
taken the tough votes in Congress.
With their help over the past two
years, the 107th Congress lias been
perhaps the most successful for our
industry in a decade "
The award program w as inspired
by the philosophies and writings
of Thomas Jefferson, who in his
first inaugural address noted. "A
wise and frugal
government , which shall leave
men otherwise free to regulate
their ow n pursuits of industry and
improvement, and shall not take
from the mouth of labor the bread
it has earned That is the sum of
good government
The custom designed awards, in
pewter and walnut, feature a sculptured
replica of Thomas Jefferson
framed by four pillars of prosperity-agriculture,
commerce, navigation,
and manufacturers-enterprise
that Jefferson felt were critical to
the success of the American
economy
Mclntyre Announces
$225,000 for Pembroke
Washington,D.C.- U.S. Representative
Mike Mclntyre announced
today that the Tribal
Council of the Lumbee Nation will
recieve $8,071,247 in federal
funds for housing needs in the
Lumbee community.
Congressman Mclntyre stated.
"This is great news for the Lumbee
community! Congratulations
to Tribal Chairman Jimmy Goins
for their efforts in securing these
funds. They worked hard to make
this happen. These dollars will
help many Lumbee families secure
safe, decent and affordabla housing
and will also assist many as
they make needed improvements
to their current hairs Good Housing
leads to self-sufficiency end
economic independence, and I
look forward to continuing to work
with the Tribal Council and the
Lumbee community."
The funds were approved by the
U.S. Department of Housing and
Urban development under the Native
American Housing Assistance
and self-determination Act of
1996 Funds can be used for a variety
of eligible affordable housing
activities including modernization
and operatingassistance for
low income housing, new construction,
acquisition or rehabilitation
of rental or owner occupied
housing, housing services, housing
managment, crime prevention,
and safety activities
Indian basketball Book's
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publication date in sight...
As many of you know. Tim Brayboy and I have been working
on a book about Indian basketball in Robeson & adjoining counties1
for some time. And the end is in sight.
We expect to present the book at the second annual meeting of
the Indian Basketball Alumni Association. Inc. at the Indian Education
Resource Center (located in the old "Indian" Pembroke High
? School building), next door to the UNC-Pembroke chancellor's residence.
some time in December There's our goal anyway! We can
say w ith absolute certainty that the second banquet will be held when
we have completed the book. At the meeting wc will also disclose
our long range plans, and present our non-profit corporate status to,
Indian basketball adherents. More information will be forthcomingTin
the next few days and weeks. The name of the book is:
PLAYING BEFORE AN OVERFLOW CROWD.
The story of Indian basketball in Robeson
& adioinine counties between 1939-1967.
The book, now about 90% complete, is a history of
"Indian" basketball in Robeson as we remember it.
Information is scant, but it was a time of rank segregation
although positive currents emanated from the
unique social incubator and experiment. The book explores
what happened, where it happened, when, how,
who, and, most importantly, WHY?
Also, what valuable lessons can be learnedfrom this
special moment in time?
TO RESERVE A COPY, fill in the blanks and send it to
Indian Basketball Book, c/o Bruce Barton, Post Office
Box 362, Pembroke, N.C. 28372. Or call 910-521-2054
for more information. We also welcome old "Indian"
basketball photographs and memories.
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