"Building Communicative Bridges In A Tri-Racial Setting"
VOLUME 31 NUMBER 35-36 THURSDAy. AUGUST 28-SEPTEMBER 4. 2003 25c
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Local Methodist participate in Family Camp
hy Yvonne Barnes Dial
Tribes across the nation share an
enthusiasm to worship God and
' study issues each year as they
prepare themselves to attend one
of the major events of the United
Methodist Church for Native
Americans
From the North Carolina eastern
jurisdiction and the Rockingham
District Native American
Cooperative Ministry, the relative
tribes of these areas met with
other tribes throughout the U S
to celebrate Family Camp in
Gore, Oklahoma July 13-17
Rev Alvin Deer, executive director
for the Native American
International Caucus for the
United Methodist Church, welcomed
everyone on Sunday with
Rev Freeman and members of
the local area, served as host of
the land and blessed the camp
Afterward, participants enjoyed a
Muskogee Creek Church service
with Creek hymns and Rev
Josephine Deere presented the
sermon Rev Fiarry Longi a highly
respected elder, conducted
holy communion
Each morning, ministers of various
tribes shared a devotion and
Rev Dr Thorn Wolf Fasset, general
secretary of the International
Rights Organization of the
United Methodist Uhurch. the
General Board of Church and
Society, was the keynote speaker
as he informed the audience that
"the environment is sacred
ground," and "man has a relationship
to the earth "
Various speakers shared valuable
information during the plenary
sessions as the harmful effects of
uranium fields on native citizens
that the US government has left
unattended by Patty Bullard. a
nutrition center in Cookson.
Oklahoma which has made a positive
impact on so many Native
Americans by Rev Meredith
Whitaker. young adults involved
in missions work across the
nation by Jennifer Battiest, religious
literature for Native
Americans by Maesel Dorn,
informed and history about the
Cherokees by Dr Julia Coates,
and traditions and beliefs of
Native Americans by Dr Richard
Grounds
Pastors participated in workshops.
"1 and the Land are One,"
conducted by Dr Thorn Fasset
and "Healing the Land." by Rev
Tom Hazelwood Other participants
attended the workshop.
"How to Write
Resolutions/Legislation to
General Conference." conducted
by Gary Locklear and Yvonne
Dial Rev Alvin Deer, conducted
a Bible Study and an elder session
was held to assist the senior
citizens in receiving various
health services The children and
youth also participated in activities
and worship, and later in the
week, each group made a presentation
for the adult audience
Tuesday, participants enjoyed a
delightful trip to Teleequah to the
Cherokee Heritage Center as
entertainers shared story telling ,
stomp dancing, ceremonial dancing,
a frybread dinner The host
of the center shared history of the
Cherokee and the hazards and
tragic encounters endured on the
Trail of Tears
Everyone enjoyed a delicious
picnic served by the Finn and
Feather Resort
Wednesday night, many performed
in the talent show An
auction was held to raise funds
for the caucus Thursday. Rev
Lois Neal shared her message of
encouragement and blessing
Afterward, the youth presented a
video presentation and interviewed
several adults on the use
and effects of smoking, role playing
the average youth being
influenced by peers and others
making strong statements on the
dangerous effects of drug use
; Participants
enjoyed the scenic views, workshops, preaching and fellowship at
Family Camp in Core, Oklahoma.
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FirstHealth's Blue named one of the
state's top 100 nurses
PINEHL'RST-Scar\eu Blue
wears two professional hats
At heart and by training, she is a
registered nurse, known throughout
FirstHealth Moore Regional
Hospital for the special care she
provided to patients on floors and
in the surgical service area By
title and current position, she is
Director of Clinical Dev elopment
in the Business Development
Department of FirstHealth of the
Carolinas, a job that takes her
into communities throughout 15
mid-Carolina counties to promote
clinical services provided
by all three FirstHealth hospitals
She wears both hats very well, so
well that she has just been chosen
one of the top 100 nurses in
North Carolina
"It is," she says," a great honor"
The designation comes from The
Great 100 lnc , a grassroots peer
organization that promotes the
nursing profession in North
Carolina through its annual list of
100 of the best nurses in the state
Award recipients for 2003 will be
recognized dujdng an Oct 4 event
at the Joseph S Koury
Convention Center in
Greensboro.
In nominating Blue for the Great
100 list, Lynn DeJaco,
FirstHealth's Senior Vice
President for Finance, noted her
26 years of nursing experience as
well as her professional involvement
in various local, state and
national nursing organizations
and a variety of FirstHealth-related
team, service line and committee
activities
"This nominee cares for people
in the broader sense," DeJaco
said in her nomination letter
"Patients, families, colleagues,
communities, she consistently
puts the needs of others first and
never leaves a task undone "
Blue has twice, in 1989 and
1991, received the Excellence in
Nursing Award from the North
Carolina Nurses Association, an
honor based on nominations
made by physicians FirstHealth
affiliated physicians know Blue
well-by virtue of her floor and
surgical nursing experience and
through her current position in
Business Development
She has come to know many of
them on a first-name basis while
accompanying them throughout
the region to introduce
FirstHealth services to an
expanding coverage area
A native of Chatham County,
Blue graduated from the associate
degree nursing program at
Sandhills Community College at
age 19 and took a job as a staff
nurse on the 27-bed Chapin Hall
at Moore Regional Hospital
immediately afterward ,
Blue continued her education v
while working-first with a B.S
degree in nursing from the
University of North Carolina at
Charlotte and later with a master's
degree in nursing administration
from the University of
North Carolina at Greensboro.
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Robeson Deputy Reggie Strickland
Receives Advanced Certificate
Officer Reggie Strickland of the
Robeson County Sheriff's Office
was awarded the Advanced
Professional Law Enforcement
Certificate by the North Carolina
Sheriff's Education and Training
Standards Commission on
August 27, 2003 Officer
Strickland was awarded this certificate
for a combination of 7
years of full time service a B A
degree and 47 3 law enforcement
training points Officer
Strickland is one of 66 sheriffs
and deputy sheriffs to be
approved for the Advanced
Professional Law Enforcement
Certificate during the
Commission's meeting on
August 27. 2003
The North Carolina Sheriffs'
Education and Training
Standards Commission was
established in September. 1983
The purpose of the North
\ Carolina Sheriffs' Education and
Training Standards Commission
is to upgrade the capabilities,
competence, and proficiency of
sheriffs' departmental personnel
through programs, standards, and
procedures involving employment.
improvement . career
development, and retention of the
sheriffs' office personnel The
North Carolina Sheriffs'
Education and Training
Standards Commission currently
maintains certification files on
over 16.000 deputy sheriffs,
detention officers and telecommunicators
The purpose of the Advanced
Professional Law Enforcement
Certificate, is to recognize the
level of competence of sheriffs
and deputy sheriffs serving North
Carolina Sheriffs' Offices, to foster
increased interest in college
education and professional law
enforcement training and to
attract highly qualified individuals
into a law enforcement career
The Advanced Professional Law
Enforcement Certificate is the
highest Professional Certificate
awarded to sheriffs and deputy
sheriffs in North Carolina To
qualify for the Advanced
Professional Law Enforcement
Certificate, sheriffs and deputy
sheriffs must complete a combination
of professional training
and relevant education, as well as
meet the minimum experience
requirements
Big Sweep2003
BIG SWEEP, North Carolina's
annual clean-up of our waterways
and shorelines, will be held
on the Lumber River, Saturday,
September 20, from 9am until
Ipm
Neill Lee, ROBESON COUNTY
BIG SWEEP Co-ordinator, is
looking for individuals and organizations
who are interested in
volunteering to Wean up the
Lumber River by boat or at
bridges and landings along the
river
Last September, during 2002 Big
Sweep. 84 citizens of Robeson
County and river lovers from all
over volunteered to spend a
Saturday morning picking up
14.000 lbs of trash tossed into the
Lumber River by thoughtless litterbugs
Across North Carolina.
15,117 volunteers picked up
573.855 lbs of trash from our
state's waterways and shorelines
Unfortunately these same inconsiderate
litterbugs h?ve had
another year to pollute the
Lumber River with their drink
bottles, worm cups, fishing line,
tires, cigarette butts, styrofoam
containers, oil containers, dead
animals and whatever else they
could find to throw in the river
To volunteer to clean up after
these Lumber River polluters or
for more information, contact
Neill Lee at Lumber River State
Park at (910) 628-9844
Your help and support will be
appreciated1
Fall Learning Jogther
Program scheduled
The Robeson County Family
Support Program is sponsoring
the FALL Session of the
Learning Together Program for
3 5 4. and 5 year old children and
their parents/caregiver who have
had no Pre-school or Meadstart
experience
The Learning Together Program
is a School-Readiness. Smart
Start funded Program that prepares
children and parents/caregivers
for kindergarten Weekly
2-hour sessions begin September
29. 2003 through December 9.
2003 from 6 30 pm-8 30 p m
The weekly sessions will be held
at the following Robeson County
Elementary Schools
Monday -Magnolia. Rowland
Norment. WH Knuckles,
Prospect
Tuesday- Pincy (irove. Peterson.
Southside Ashpolc
For registration and more information
call The Center For
Community Action-739-7851
The manner in which the hours
of freedom are spent determines,
no less than labor and
war, the moral worth of a
nation.
?Maurice Maeterlinck
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The acquiring of culture is the
developing of an avid hunger
for knowledge and beauty.
?Jesse Lee Bennett
The only way you can truly control
how you're seen is by being
honest all the time.
?Tom Hanks
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Fallon McNeill to participate
in Miss North Carolina Teen
Fallon Victoria McNeill from
Pembroke, daughter of Larry and
Glinda McNeill has been selected
to participate in the MISS
NORTH CAROLINA (THEN)
USA 2004 PAGEANT at THE
HIGH POINT THEATER AND
EXHIBITION CENTER IN High
Point on October 24 & 25, 2003
Each delegate will be judged in
swimsuit, evening gown, and
personal interview The winner
will represent the Tarheel State in
the NBC nationally televised
MISS (TEEN) USA pageant in
2004
Among her many state prizes will
be cash. A Luxurious Fur Coat.
Wardrobe, Evening Gown. 14K
gold Crown Ring designed exclusively
for our state winners, and
the opportunity to interview with,
top commercial Talent Agencies
The most exciting prize is an
expense paid trip to the telecast
of the MISS (THEN) USA
pageant where she will compete
for the prestigious title of MISS
(TEEN) USA 2004 and traditionally
S225.000 00 (for Teen this
number would he SI50.000 00)
in cash and prizes
Fallon Victoria McNeill is a student
at UNCP
She has been sponsored by The
Golden Comb. Dr Joseph
Roberts. Familycare and Will and
Frieda Porter
Fallon McNeill invites everyone
to attend Friday's preliminary /
and Saturday's final competition f
The pageant begins Friday at /
8 00 Saturday night at 7 30 /
Tickets to both events are avail- /
able at the door to anyone wish- I
ing to support Fallon McNeill1
and cheer her on to become the I
next MISS NORTH CAROL I- \
NA(TEEN) USA
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Fallon McNeill
LRDA sponsors WIA workshop for \
classroom participants
The l.RDA Workforce
Investment Act Program (W1A)
held an Orientation program for
the upcoming Classroom
Participants. Over 20 new and
returning students participated in
the training
The orientation and training program
consisted of personnel
introductions, administrative procedures
and forms, programs
requirements and expectations,
as well as an informative lecture
on local schools and universities
William Locklear. director of
WIA and the LRDA
Employment Department , stated
."It is an important day for these
participants Eiach one now has
an opportunity to reach their
goals and succeed in their plans
The W1A program is broken into
4 sections-Classroom Training.
Work Experience. Job Training,
and On-the-Job Training Each
section is specifically designed to
assist participants in becoming
educated and/or trained in a specific
job or career
These programs help to promote
the growth and stability of local
government agencies and businesses
by paying the salaries of
workers in training or half of the
salaries of the workers enrolled
in on the job training The staff
works closely with area industries
and employers to keep
informed on job openings and
placement opportunities
The Workforce Investment Act
Program of L.RDA has served as
a leader in providing employment
and training opportunities
for .10 years Since 1073. LRDA
has sponsored various federally
funded employment and training
programs that have had a total
impact on many thousands of
people The program and its staff
have helped many Indian people
to get an entry-level job and
begin a successful career
For more information about this
.program or any other program at
the I RI) \. please visit our website
online at
www.lumbee.org
or call (910) 521-8602
A "Strike at the Wind"
season to remember
Pembroke. A'C'-On Saturday. i
August 23, 2003. the outdoor i
drama Strike at the Wind closed \
with an audience for the last two 1
nights well over 2.000 David |
Oxcndine. the dramas Artistic ,
Director once again did his Elvis
impersonation for the hundreds
of new University of North
Carolina at Pembroke
students Special guests for the
final performance included Rc\
Julian Ransom who played the
original leader for over ten seasons
He was joined by his
daughter Victoria who was a
member of the 1976 cast Mr&
Mrs Ned Sampson, the parents
of Oklahoma Sooners coach.
Kelvin Sampson, along with former
SATW cast members James
Bass and Vinita "Cookie"
Maynor Clark, author of "Our
Strike at the Wind Memories"
were in attendance
['lark's memory book is now in
ihe Special Collections at the
University of North Carolina at
Pembroke The book has reached
is far west as California , as far
North as Philadelphia and
Washington. DC and as far south
as Florida
When the final curtain came cast
members ran out into the audience
with several announcing
their retirement from the outdoor
drama Cast members F.dward
Strickland and Natasha Lowry
announced their engagement and
approaching marriage Davita
Cailcr presented cast member
Todd Harris with a birthday cake
Then, everyone enjoyed a party
on stage and a pool party