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THE NEWS-JOURNAL
Raefnrd, N.C.
June 5,2002
Thursday afternoon blaze destroys country home
By Vktoriana Summprs
Staff writer
When Colin and Bobbie Jackie
Lovellc left home on McNeill Farm
Road last Friday afternoon to go to
town, the couple never knew it would
be the last time they would see their
home intact. Upon returning 45 min
utes later at about 4 p.m., the Lovettes
found their residence in the 2401) block
fully engulfed by fire. They observed
vivid flames as their roof collapsed
while firefighters tried to save the
dwelling.
The Lovettes mourned the loss of
their pet cockaliel “Arnold,” but no
one else was at home during the blaze.
“I am sick over Arnold dying,”
Mrs. Lovette said. “There was no way
they could save our bird.”
■flic damage to the home was total,
estimated Hoke Fire Marshal Al
Schwarcbher. He said fire spread
throughout the house. '
“At this time, we do not think the
fire was suspicious,” Schwarcbher
said. “It appears it started in the bath
room — maybe arouttd the hot water
heater area.
“It is still under investigation.”
A motorist called in the fire to 411
on his cellular phone, and even tried
to get to the water hose, but the metal
was too hot to touch, according to the
bivettes.
Schwarcbher said the fire could
initially be seen in the eaves of the
roof and the glass shattered in the
bathroom window. The intense fire
was fought for two hours by volun
teers firefighters from West 1 lokc and
Pine Hill volunteer fire departments.
Ihe fire rekindled twice on Friday
evening, he said
According to Schwarcbher, two
firefighters were overcome by heat
exhaustion in the tifternoon fire and
had to be cooled down by hoses from
fellow firemen. However,
.Schwarcbher said no injuries oc
curred.
The Lovettes were devastJited by
their loss. Mrs. Lovette, who suffered
from a heart condition, had to be
treated by Firstllealth of the Caroli-
nas EMS at the scene because she was
so emotionally overwrought. Her hus
band held her close, consoling her
then he crouched on the ground. He
repeated, “Thirty years of hard work
is gone up in smoke.”
“Everything we own was in that
house," Mr. Lovette said. “Howcould
this happen?
"All we have are the clothes on our
backs. Money can never rephice the
things we lost."
However, Mrs. Lovette said God
was watching out for them. She is
employed tis a tetichers assistant at
Scurlock Elementary School, and her
husband works in Maxton. Both h;id
come home brielly before leaving to
run some errands, keeping them from
likely harm.
”1 iilmost stayed behind, but at the
last minute 1 decided to go with my
husliand,"she s;iid. “I think God made
UNC-G students spend
springbreakvolunteering
Jade Dickerson, of Raeford. spent
spring break helpint to con(|uer him-
ger, homelessness, poverty, and ettvi-
ronmental issues through an alternti-
ti ve break — rather than tanning at the
beach. Teams of studetits and staff
from the University of North C;iro-
lina at Cireensboro volunteered w ith
community organizations, food banks,
soup kitchens, homeless shelters, and
group homes in Washington D.C. An
alternative bretik places teams of stu
dents in different communities to en
gage in community service and ex-
perimetital learning. Whi'le commu
nities benefit from the tangible work
completed during the week; students
gain a broader utrderstanding of the
work around them. “Alternative bretik
programs are revolutionizing the way
collegestudents perceive spring break.
Students used to think the only inter
esting thing to do was to go party at
the beach. Now students have a trip
altertiative through voluntiirism. The
feeling that you get knowing that you
have helped someone outlasts a sun-
tiin," says Diana Karezmarezyk, staff
co-leader of the Break Away trip.
The Office of Leadership and Ser
vice Learning at the University of
North Carolinii at Greensboro spon
sored this project.
TROX
Experienced
Able — Caring
He owes no sjxrial favors Ixit
is concerned alxnit all Hoke citi
zens as an exjierienced [irofes-
sional.
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MOBILE
PROGRAM
Now taking applications for the
School Year 2002-2003
The Program:
•Serves 3-5 year olds who are not being served by a Daycare Center,
Daycare Home, Headstart, or Preschool Program
•Prepares children for kindergarten
•Meets 1 day a week for 2 1/2 hours at various locations which include;
•ROCKFISH CHURCH OF GOD (Hwy 401 N.)
•PARKER UNITED METHODIST CHURCH
•MCLAUGHLIN CHAPEL (Raeford)
•SOUTH HOKE BAPTIST CHURCH
•WEST HOKE - AVERY CHAPEL
• HERITAGE VILLAGE (Military Housing Area)
SPACES ARE LIMITED.
Enrollment open until July 12'^
For more information or to request an application call
Stephanie Bright, Wanda Dove or Margaret Stocks
at 904-5452 ext. 115 or 119
me go w ith him because I might have
been injured in life fire.
“When we drove back I knew the
house was burning but I went into
shock. Until I saw the curtains burn
ing and glass popping out, 1 did not
realize it was really happening,"
The Liwettes granddaughter,
Megan, lived with them, but she was
not home. They are still recovering
from the shock of losing their home.
“We have been married for 40
years, but I have never seen my hus
band so depressed,” Mrs. lawettesaid.
”1 want to thank the outpouring of
concern and donations from our
church, family and friends. We could
not get through this without them.”
Colin Lovette watches firefighters
battle a blaze that destroyed his
McNeill Farm Road residence.
The Lovettes did have insurance
(.)n their home, but are left without any
belongings or food staples for the
time being. Anyone who wants to
contact them may call their relative,
Julie Saunders, at (4I0)4I)4-I,S35, A
fire fund has been set up at the N.C.
State Credit Union on U.S. 401 ami
Fulton Street. It is iti the name of
Bobbie Lovette for anyone wisbing to
contribute.
Basic Medicare questions are answered
Fhese are some of the basic ques-
tions and answers regarding Medi
care benefits that keep cropping
up.
0: Plan A of Medicare will pay
for everything while I am in the
hospital?
A: No. During hospitalization
Plan A pays for semiprivate room
and board, general nursing ami
miscellaneous hospital services and
supplies.
Plan B pays for pin sicians’ ser
vices in the hospital, medical and
surgical services ;md supplies,
physical and speech therapy, diag
nostic tests, durable medical equip
ment, just as it does for outpatient
services.
It is there foie im|iortant that your
Medicare include Plan B.
0; What is the cost of Plan A
and Plan B?
Plan A was paid for during your
employment through the social se
curity withholdings.
Plan B for the year 20t)2 costs
$54 monthly. This amount is auto
matically deducted from your So
cial security payment if you are
enrolled in Plan B.
0: Do plans A and B pay for all
the costs listed above?
Medicare
&You
Kenute Dahlin
A: No. Plan A - you pay the first
SSI2(in 2002) for the first 60 days of
hospitalization. After that you pay
$203 a day Ifom day 61 to the 40ih
day. From the 41st to the 150th day
which are 60 reserve days, to be used
only once in a lifetime. Meilicare pays
all.'
Plan B - you pay a once a year
$100 deductible. Medicare pays SO
percent of the approved amount after
the deductible, and you pay the re
maining 20 percent of this approved
amount. In case of outpatient mental
health services. Medicare and yr)u
pay each 50 percent of the approved
charges.
Q: Do I pay my share to the hospi
tal or doctor directly right after re
ceiving services?
A: No. You need to wait until you
receive Medicare’s Explanation of
Benefits(EOB) statement, which will
inform you of the Medicare allowable
charges of which you only pay your
pro-rated amount. If you pay too early.
von may be paying 20 percent of
the full medical charges instead of
the allowable medical charges.
0:1 low can I avoid paying these
charges?
A; By buying a supplement to
Medicare. I’here are ten different
plans. A-J. and the more they cover,
the higher the monthly charge.
0: I am military, age 65. on
Medicare Farts A and B; do I have
to buy a supplement?
A: No, you may avail yourself of
the Fricare for Life plan instituted
by the Department of Defense,
which works just like a privately
purchased supplement but at no cost
to you.
0: I am below age 65, military
and eligible for Medicare due to
disability; do I have to buy Medi
care Part BinordertrrobtainTricare
for Life?
A; Yes. Tricare for Life works,
as a co-payer to the parts Medicare
A and B do not cover. Therefore, if
you do not have Medicare Part B
you also cannot have the Fricare for
Life supplement.
For any further details, as well as
Long Ferm Cate Insurance ques
tions, you may call meat 875-3613.
For Your
Information
School records are
available until June 14
Hoke County Schools Programs
for Exceptional Children maintains
personally identifiable information on
students with disabilities. These
records may be needed by the parent
or the student for social security ben
efits or other purposes.
All records for students born in
1976 and earlier will be destroyed at
the end of the 2001 -2002 school year.
However, upon request, parents or
eligible students may obtain copiesof
the records.
'Fo request copies, contact the di
rector of Programs for Exceptional
Children at 875-2830 before June 14,
2002.
Family planning services
I loke County Health Center offers
these services through their Family
Planning Clinic:
• Annual physicals that include
cervical cancer screenings;
• Fol low-ups and referrals for medi-
cal problems found during examina
tion;
• Education on abstinence, birth
control and sexually transmitted dis
eases;
• Free educational literature;
• Free or reduced-cost birth con
trol with fees based on a si iding scale;
• Medicaid and Health Choice ac
cepted.
• All .services are confidential.
Call 875-3717 to schedule an ap
pointment.
Support groups help
Do you feel like no one cares? Do
you feel there is no hope? Would you
like for someone to listen to you? If
you have answered “yes” to any of
those questions and decided to talk
about solving issues in your life, then
you are invited to be a part of Hoke
County Youth and Family Services
and Domestic Violence Center’s sup
port groups for adults and children.
Starting this month, the groups meet
on Mondays and Thursdays at 6-7
p.m. at the center. For more informa
tion, contact community educator
C hristine Thomas at 875-8489.
Buy groceries, help kids
Children's Development Center
has partnered with Harris Teeter in
making an investment in the educa
tion of Hoke County 's children that
are served at the CDC'.
In order to help CDC, obtain a VIC
card from HarrisTeeterandpurchase
groceries that have a Together in Edu
cation label. Give the cashier your
VIC card and this account number:
4404. After your first visit, you do not
have to give the number again.
Two percent of the Together in
Education purchases will go to the
CDC.
Dial-A-Stot7 is back
Dial-A-Story is back at the Hoke
County Public Library. New stories,
magical tales and happy endings may
be heard by dialing 875-2039.
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