Coats for children
collected for holiday
Novembtr 26,2003 THE NEWS-JOURNAL Raeford, N.C.
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Gene Slielnutl says he isexcited at
the strong response to the Campaign
tor Christmas Coats begun this month.
Sheliuitt, an employee at the I louse of
Raetord \sho is active with the
Raelord-1 loke Chamber of Com
merce, has been joined by others in
his campaign to get new coats for
needy Hoke County children.
Letters were sent to several private
citizens asking them to buy a child's
cotit.gift wrtip It and identify it by size
and gender of the child it is intended
for.
The citizens w ere asked to drop off
their gift packages at I'irst Baptist,
Manna and Raeford Preshvterian
churches; also at BB&T and Fidelity
Bank.
Others \\ ho w ant to contribute may
do the same. Also, .Shelnuttsaid, their
task will be made easier if they wish
to purchase a coat oi coats at Moore's
Department Store. .\ 1(1 percent dis
count will be given and store person
nel will gift wrap the coat and hold it
until it is picked up by someone with
the coats campaign.
"My goal is 150 new coats and
with the response I am getting from
folks now, I think that is an attainable
goal," Shelnutt said.
Coats for children of school age
are preferred, Shelnutt said. Recipi
ents of the gift coats will be identified
by the Raeford-lloke Ministerial As
sociation. Shelnutt said he would
speak with school authorities if needs
go beyond those selected by the min
isters.
Shelnutt invites community resi
dents to "make it better for folks... and
feel real good. " Anyone who would
like to help distribute coats or volun
teer in other ways may contact him at
875-7795.
" I'here is a good possibility it will
become an annual event, " Shelnutt
says.
- - Pat Allen Wilson
Dec. 4 fish fry helps
Share Your Christmas
Bonnie Johnson, Directorof I loke
Hmergenev l.iaison Program
(I I.F".!..!’.), announces that this year's
Share Your Christmas program will
be funded in part by rr fish fry con
ducted by Raz Autry, long-time sup
porter of ll.l-'.L.P. .md Share Your
Christmas.
Il.l-.l .P. accepts donations "in
honor of or "in memory of your
lov ed ones or friends as well as anony
mous don.itions to help with Share
Your Christmas and other pro
grams.
Thetishfry will beheld'lhutsday.
December-) from I 1 a.m. until 3 p.m.
at the l-dinborough Shopping Center.
Fish |ilates will be served as eat-in or
take-out and are S'v each. Volunteers
are neeiled for the lish fry as well as
Share Your Christmas Day tlurt will
be Saturday, December 20.
F(tt further information contact
Johnsem at 875-8,S5 ■.
'I he 11.1 .I .P. Center is located at
120 North Main Street. The center
operates a thrift store throughout the
year to help fund its programs. Food
and clothing are provided to persons
referred by the Hoke County Depart
ment of Social Services and other
agencies. H.E.L.P. buys food for the
food pantry with proceeds from the
sale of donated clothing, furniture,
books, and other items for its pro
grams as well as with funding from
agencies like United Way, Federal
I'mergency Management Agency,
I loke County M inisterial Association
and various churches.
H.E.L.P. assists thousands of
people during the course of the year
and has been conducting Share Your
Christmas for lO years now.
This year more than 260 needy
children, 37 foster children and their
families will receive toys, candy and
fruit aifd other Christmas presents and
dozens of seniors will receive Christ
mas presents as well.
Educator Linda Steed
joins ECU Hall of Fame
Linda Steed of Raefoiil was re
cently inducted into the F.ist Carolina
Universitv Lducatois llallot l ame.
Steeil vv.is selected tor this honor
bec.iuse ot the im|i.iet her service to
edircation h,is had on the lives ot
others.
Steed's n.ime anil professional
sketch will be on permanent display
in the S|K'ight Buikliiig at 1 ('U. I ler
induction also helps make possible an
endowment fund to provide seholar-
sftips to students in the College ot
Ivducation.
Steed spent her entire educational
career in Hoke Schools. She taught
senior F.nglisti lor 16 years before
entering superv ision and administra
tion in the positions ot assistarrt prin
cipal, principal, direction of curricu
lum and instruction. When she retired
in 1999, she was director of account
ability.
Selected as Hoke County Teacher
of the Year in 1985 and Jaycees Young
Educator of the Year in 1979, she is a
member of the Alpha Tau Chapter of
Delta Kappa Gamma Society, an
honor educational .sorority.
Congratulating her, William E.
Shelton, ECU chancellor, thanked
Steed for her service and her role in
the education profession.
An induction ceremony was held
October 25 in Fletcher Recital Hall.
File guest speaker was Betty Debnam
Hunt, founder of the Mini Page.
Hoke County Parks & Recreation
Coaches meeting set
There will be a eoaehes meeting
on Monday. December I at 7 p.m. in
the Senior Room (Old National Guard
Armory Building). Anyone interested
in coaching in the I loke Parks & Rec
reation
Winter Basketball Program for
Novice (ages 7-9), Midget (ages 10-
12), and Junior (ages 13-15), are asked
to attend this meeting.
Miami
If vou or someone you know are
still interested in this trip for February
29 - March 5, 2()()4, please note the
deadline for the lirst deposit will be
Monday, December 1. I he total price:
$419per person double occupancy;
$539 per person triple occupancy;
and $5()8 for one person single occu
pancy.
Senior Bingo
The seniors continue to enjoy
bingo, the next session will be on
Wednesday, December 10 at 10 a.m.
- noon at the Hoke County Library
with prizes and refreshments.
Senior bowling
The seniors continue toenjoy bowl
ing every Thursday at Sandhills Bowl
ing Lanes in Aberdeen.
Shopping trip
If you are interested in going to the
Smithfield Outlet Mall for some last-
minute Christmas shopping, call
Patricia Graham by Friday December
5.
For further information, call 875-
4035 Monday through Friday.
December 1 events kick off holiday season
Santa will visit with children Fridays and Saturdays until Christmas
s
By Pat Alun Wii,son
Editor
Christmas in downtown Raeford
kicks off this coming Monday and
events will hold both the joys and
sorrows of the holidays.
Santa arrived on a float earlier
this month with the town’s Christ-
mas/Turkey Festival parade. To the
delight of the children, his second
trip to town will be this coming
Monday.
Alsoon that day, the annual Hos
pice lighting of the Ixrve Tree will
take place in memory of loved ones
who have passed on. This will be
followed by a memorial service.
Events planned and confirmed
fur Monday, December 1 are:
• Downtown merchants will hold
open houses at 4-5 p.m.
• Santa is to arrive on a fire en
gine at 5 p.m. at the Santa House
nearthe I loke library on North Main
Street, where he will greet children
for a brief period of time.
• The l,ove Light ceremony will
take place at 6;30 p.m. at the Library
Stage. At the same time the tree lights
up,decorationsalong Main Street will
be lit for the first time.
• After the lighting of the Love
Light tree, a memorial service. Ser
enaded by Angels, will take place at
Raeford Presbyterian Church at 7 p.m.
This will be followed by a reception
in the church fellowship hall.
Visits planned
Santa plans to be at the Santa House
during certain hours each F'riday and
Saturday until Christmas. Children
may see him at 3-5 p.m. Fridays,
December 5, 12 and 19; and at 11
a.m.-l p.m. Saturdays, December 6,
13 and 20.
Parents are encouraged to take cam
eras and camcorders with them to
record the occasions when their chil
dren speak with St. Nick.
In addition to visiting the Jolly Old
Man in person, letters may be dropped
into Santa’s mailbox at the Santa
House.
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Top photo, Santa checked his mailbox after visiting with children last year. Bottom photo. City employee Lacy Locklear puts up the downtown
holiday decorations.
Gas prices,
travels increase
Gasoline prices will be slightly
higher this Thanksgiving holiday
weekend and so will the number of
North and South Carolinians travel
ing more than 50 miles from home,
according to AAA Carolinas.
Gas prices are a nickel higher than
last year's in North Carolina and four
cents higher in South Carolina. The
average gas price is $1,431 in North
Carolina and $1,375 in South Caro
lina.
"Crudeoil prices jumped 5 percent
last Tuesday, and retailers are likely
to start hiking prices in anticipation of
paying higher wholesale prices in the
next three to four weeks," said David
E. Parsons, president and CEO of
AAA Carolinas.
About 1.06 million North Carolinians
and 522,000 South Caroliniaas are ex
pected to hit the roads this holiday week
end, up about 3 percent from the 1.54
million expected to travel last year.
Averages for a gallon of regular,
self-serve, unleaded gas in South
Carolina range from $ 1.408 in Myrtle
Beach to $1.34 in Spartanburg. And
in NorthCarolina,themostexpensive
gas was in Boone with $ 1.482 and the
least expensive was at $ 1.389 in I ligh
Point. The national average of $ 1.498.
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