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American Indian Moihers y
to begin Talent SearchThe
AIM will begin its Tribal/ Multi-Cultural TalenrSeSfcfi August-0ctobcr2002
Tribes Schedule list arc Lumbee and other Indians
from Robeson, Hoke. Scotland Counties August 10. 2002 at Porter
Plaza Pembroke. NC 10 am until 5 pm Other tribes will rccicvc their
schedule at a later date
The talent search for the Tow ns of Robeson County for All-Races is
scheduled for August 31. 2002 also at Porter Plaza Pembroke, NC
from 10 am until 5 pm The winners from the Tribes and Towns w ill
compete in the State competition November 15. 2002 during the Harvest
Celebration. Winners will open for the Concert also November
15,2002 Only the first 30 entries for all of the five categories ( 5 male
vocalist, 5 female vocalist. 5 dance. 5 group. 10 other) will be accepted
Application can be found at these locations: AIM offices.
Shannon , NC. Lumbee Tnbal Office Pembroke, NC and each Town
Hall. Age limit is 14-25 also a S25 entry fee is required For more
information please call AIM office (910) 843-9911
First Baptist ChurchPembroke
News
A dinner was heldfor Mrs. Theresa Locklear at the Outback Restaurant
in Lumberton July 12 with family and friends to celebrate
her birthday.
A dinner was heldforMrs. Sallie Ann Graham, right, on July 9th at
the Golden Corral in Laurinburg with family and friends.
Happy birthday to both of you.
Other birthdays at First Baptist include: Raymonda Clark (Jane)
July 6; Sallie Ann Graham-July 9; Dorothy Chavis, July 10; Theresa
R. Locklear-July 12; Nicole Brooks, July 22; Cade Locklear, July
26; Jory S^vett, July 30.
Sick and shut ins include: Ms. Esther Lindsey, Ms Gurthie Jones,
Ms. Stella Jacobs, Ms Lib by Beasley, Ms. Marguerite Holmes, Ms.
Tamer Graham.
Remember Mrs. Lucratie Locklear who is in the hospital. Sheisthe
mother of Bobby Dean Locklear.
Rebekah Revels resigns
as Miss North Carolina
Rebekah Revels, recently crowned Miss North Carolina announced
on Tuesday that she was resigning that position. In a prepared statement,
Ms. Revels said: "A former male friend has contacted the Miss
America Organization in a calculated attempt to defame my character.
"It is not my desire that my personal life or the physically and emotionally
abusive relationship of which I was once a part should be
used to bring any degree of reproach upon a program that I truly admire.
"I apologize for any embarrassment my resignation may cause my
family, friends, the Miss North Carolina Organization, or my fellow
North Carolinians."
Pageant officials agreed that it was in the best interest of Miss Revjls
and the State of North Carolina for her to resign, following their
review of information they had received
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Morgan B. Hunt to compete
for Miss Teen All American
Miss Morgan B Hunt daughter
of Johnny and Demetrius Hunt will
participate in the 2002 MISS
TEEN ALL AMERICAN National
Pageant to be staged August 1 -4,
2002 at the luxurious Hilton Miami
Airport & Towers in sunny
Miami, Florida Morgan was
crowned MISS NC TEEN ALL
AMERICAN at a preliminary pageant
held March 3 at the Adiams
Mark Hotel in Winston Salem. She
will compete with young women
from all over the country for the
prestigious MISS TEEN ALL
AMERICAN national title. Morgan
attends the University of North
Carolina at Pembroke where she
plans to major in public relations.
MISS TEEN ALL AMERICAN
2002 will receive a $5,000 cash
award, a personal appearance contract,
a fur coat, a gold and diamond
crown ring, a watch , luggage,
designer shoe wardrobe, cosmetics,
skin care products, travel
opportunities and numerous other
prizes. All contestants in the MISS
TEEN ALL AMERICAN Pageant
will be interviewed by representatives
from the TV/Film and
Modeling Industries as well as others
who can play a part in their
future....whether they win or not
This organization is recognized as
the foremost teen pageant in North
America with a success rate unmatched
bv any other. Former
MISS TEEN ALL AMERICAN
contestants include Halle Berry,
Academy Award Winning Actress
and Revlon Spokesmodel; Tonja
Walker and Gina Tognoni from
"One Life To Live"; Debbie James
and Symba Smith, $100,000 Star
Search Spokesmodel Winners ,
Paula Trickcy and Shanna
Moakler of "Pacific Blue";
Lynette Cole, Spokesmodel and
Adoption Advocate, Jenna
Edwards, featured on "Oprah" and
"People" magazine for her philanthropic
work with children with
cancer These are just a few of
our success stories , there are
many, many more! For information
on this years event contact*
National Headquarters in West
Virginia at 1-304-242-4900
Auditions for The Lion, the Witch
and the Wardrobe Set for Augst 3rd
The Studio One Lab of PSRC announces auditions for the fall production
of C.S. Lewis' classic, "The Chronicles of Namia" This award
winning play recreates all the magic and mystery of fabled Narnia, the
great lion king Asian, the struggles with the White Witch and the four
children who wander into this fabled land through an old wardrobe!
Auditions will be held in the dance room at Lumbcrton Sr.High School
on August 3, at 12:30 30 p.m. and again on August 10th at 1:30p.m.
This production offers all local young talents a chance to "star" in a
play that holds a large company, with over 16 singing/speaking roles.
Roles are open to all young artisits ages 7 through 13 and no stage
experience is needed. For more information, please contact Rita
Atkinson at 910 628-8424.
A new daugher for
the Sandersons
Ronald L. Sanderson and Anne
Lowry Sanderson joyfully announce
the birth of their daughter
Chloe Elizabeth Lowry
Sanderson Born May 6. 2002 at
East Cooper Regional Medical
Center. Mt Pleasant. S C . Chloe
arrived at 3:37 p m.. weighting 9
pounds and 4 ounces Chloc's
proud grandparents arc Mr
Lesley and Mrs Marie Locklcar
Sanderson of the Prospect Community
and Mr. Claude and Mrs.
Grace Bullard Lowry of Columbia,
SC. formally of the Prospect
Community and the Town of
Pembroke respectively. She has
five uncles, four aunts, and eleven
first cousins.
Ronnie is a Senior Engineering
Designer in the Value Engineering
Department for Hill-Rom, a
division of Hillenbrand Industries,
in Charleston. Hill-Rom
designs and manufacturers medical
equipment Anne is at home
with Chloe and her two year old
brother, Alex, each day
Lumbee Tribal Government
to Open Membership Rolls
by Alex Haker, Pttblic Relations I. T(1
The Lumbcc Tribal Council volcd Thursday. July 18. to open the
Luinbcc Rolls on August 1. 2002 Applications arc now available for
persons wishing to petition the Luinbcc Tnbal Enrollment and Records
Office for membership into tnbe Enrollment verification is free The
tribal identification card can be purchased for S5 Senior citi/cns. age
62 and older, receive free cards Enrolled members under the age of
18 will also be issued a v erification from free unless, they request the
card and pay the fee
The Tribal Chairman. Milton R Hunt, administer the Oath of Office
to District 6 representative Larry Townsend who was elected on
June 29 The chairman also nominated the last layman to the tribal
council for the Lumbcc Supreme Court Anthony Blanks was nominated
and appointed with Dr Slicrinan Brooks and Tony Hunt by the
council They will serve staggered terms with Ed Bullard and Henry
Ward Oxcndinc w ho was the two attorneys appointed on May 16
Other Business
Dr. Ruth Dial Woods, tribal administrator, and Chairman Hunt also
rccogni/cd 31 high school youth who have been working the summer
with the tribal government They y outh were a pan of a summer rewards
program offered through the Lumber Riv er Council of Governments
and the Exploration Station program The students were high
school juniors and seniors with B+ averages and helped the tnbal
government with tribal enrollment, documenting Lumbcc gravesitcs
and documenting the oral traditions of Lumbee elders through interviews.
In the Hopewell Cemetery: Left to right-Christopher, Cindy, Ronald,
Bryce-representing three generations of the Marvin and Stella lumry
lineage.
Bob West joins the group fro Virginia Beach in front of Old Main
on the campus of UNCP. Cindy's dad received his B.S. Degree in
this building in 1949.
Lowry Descendants Visit
Robeson County for First Time
First cousins 13 -year old Aaron
Brycc Wardlaw and 8 -year old
Christopher Lowry Mandigo visited
Robeson County along with
Cynthia -Lowry-Mandigo-West.
Robert Lee(BOB) West, and
Ronald H. Lowry Cynthia has
visited Robeson County on previous
occasions during her grandparents
lifetime, but this was the
first visit to the county by her husband.
son. and nephew The last
two days of the Lumbcc Homecoming
festivities were chosen for
our visit On Friday afternoon, we
drove down Pine Street to the remains
of the old family farm. I had
planned to take my grandsons to
the place where I was born, but
we had to change our plans due
to the amount of vegetation growing
around "The Old
Homcplacc". As an alternative I
pointed out the spot where I was
born from the parking lot of the
Marvin Lowry Ball Park Another
promise I had to rescind was a
visit to "The Old Swimming
Hole"ncar the railroad trestle
where I learned to swim in the
Lumber River. The road I used to
travel to the swimming hole has
been closed, and it was too hot to
park the car and walk the railroad
to the trestle.
On Saturday . my grandsons
were more interested in what the
..vendors were selling than watching
the parade. Daughter Cindy
and husband Bob go to see the
probably the largest number of
people to gather in Pembroke
Bob being a people person commented
on the friendliness of the
people My son in law was observing
other elements during the
parade, one of which I already
knew, when he said that he had
never seen so many beautiful
women in one place We attended
the Kelvin Sampson reception
after the parade Bryoe was wanting
to meet Kelvin after he learned
that he was the basketball coach
for the Oklahoma Sooners
Brycc's other grandpa played
football for Oklahoma around the
time I was playing some basketball
for Pembroke State College
We attended the Strike at the
Wind drama Saturday night. The
action scenes kept my grandsons
attention focused throughout the
performance. We determined that
they were watching the life story
of their grcat-grcat-grcat-grcatunclc
Henry Berry Lowry. On
Sunday morning we checked out
of our motel in Lumbcrton and
drove west on highway 74. then
south on Henry Berry road to
Hopewell Methodist Church's
cemetery 1 wanted to take some
pictures of Lowry tombstones.
and introduce Cinch. Christopher.
and Brycc to the resting place of
some of their relatives. I pointed
out headstones of their great. 2grcat.
and 3-grcat grandpas and
uncles. My grandsons 3-great
grandpa. Calvin Lowry. was the
common ancestor of our family
through my mothers side My dad
was a descendant from Calvins
brother Thomas Lowry and most
of his family resided in the Union
Chapel Community We drove
from the Hopewell Church cemetery
over to the First Methodist
Church in Pembroke for the
11 oclock service This was my
home church while living in
Robeson County, and Brycc and
Christopher s 3-grcat uncle D F
Lowry was the pastor at the time
1 made my decision to become a
Christian at age 12.
I am quite sure that our 2 day
visit to tnc Robeson County left a
lasting impression on the minds
of my Virginia Beach family connections,
The Lurnbee Homecoming
celebration provided the right
atmosphere for exposure to their
Lumba; Indian heritage. My son
-in -law got to observe some evidence
of a strong family pedigree
into which he has become a member.
He is looking forward to our
next visit to Robeson County.
by Ronald H. Lowry