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Swift sewing
LUMBERTON — Annie Grace Lowery’s hand that’s holding needle and thread moves toward her chest, then up toward the sky like a disco dancer in slow motion. She adds the finishing touches to a plastic bag holder she is working on by closing up one of the seams with yarn. Another group of crafters tosses a 10-foot-square piece of cloth over supports before adding quilting and a top layer. Members of the Elder Services Heritage Group at the Soaring...
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World War II soldiers of Robeson County stand in front of Temple Beth-El Synagogue in Lumberton. Emanuel Sugar is the second from the left on the front row and Israel Weinstein is the first on the right to left front row.
Emanuel Sugar was the 'merchant prince'
Robeson County and Lumberton have been the recipients of many contributions made by the Jewish community to the county and city, and we are deeply indebted to the various Jewish families for all they have done to make our communities a better place to live. Within the Meadowbrook Cemetery in Lumberton there is a smaller cemetery known as Beth-El Cemetery. Here are buried members of Lumberton’s Jewish families: Weinstein, Schaeman, Meyer, Bloom...
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Want to speak to a book publisher?
Great news! A publisher is coming to the Osterneck Auditorium for the Friends of the Library’s Author talk on Thursday at 7 p.m. Valerie Connelly is a book publisher of Nightengale Press. She is also an author of several books. She has written books such as “Sacred Night,” which is a mystery novel, “Sidetracks,” another suspense novel, “Arthur the Christmas Elf,” which is a children’s book; and “Calling All Authors: How to Publish with Your ...
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Peay family comes up short in competition
A musical group with strong ties to Robeson County lost in the final round of the Singing Family Face Off on “The Early Show” on CBS. The Peay family was pitted against musical families competing against each other with the winner getting a recording contract with CBS Records. The Peays lost to J4, a group from Bluff City, Tenn. The two groups performed on “The Early Show” on March 22. Videos of their performances were posted on cbsnews.com, w...
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'Knowing' isn't the best, but it's not bad
I was a little skittish at first. Mentioning the name Nicholas Cage doesn’t exactly fill me with waves of cinematic confidence. Sad puppy-dog eyes and “poor me, I’m so lonely and the world is against me and nothing I ever do is right so pass me another bottle of liquor so I can drown my sorrows away” has never brought me running with excitement to the theater. However, the “Knowing” previews tell me that the world is ending. And I gotta know w...
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What's Happening
Turkey Dinner: The Fairmont Woman’s club will host its annual turkey dinner April 5 from 11:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. at the Fairmont High School cafeteria. The food is $7 a plate and includes turkey, cornbread, green beans, baked apples, cranberry sauce rolls, cake and tea. Relay for Life: The first annual bike ride benefiting the American Cancer Society will take place April 5. Registration is from 1 to 2 p.m. The price is $10 for a single and ...
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Timber tantrum
LUMBERTON — Sawdust softens the steps of Steve Hanson, a chain-saw carver clad in work boots, in his outdoor shop. Some logs await first cuts and still have their bark. Finished products, coated with finish and sitting in the sun, gleam as if being relieved of their excess wood. Hanson, who lives north of Lumberton, has been carving for 10 years, having received his first lessons from a friend who taught him how to carve a standing bear — whic...
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Features briefs 4/1
Talent show to take place at UNCP April 11 PEMBROKE — A talent show featuring people from Cumberland, Robeson Bladen and Scotland counties will be held at The University of North Carolina at Pembroke’s Moore Hall Auditorium April 11. Contestants must sign up by midnight Saturday. The show runs from 4 to 11 p.m. The entry fee for contestants is $10. For groups of six or more, the entry fee is $50. First prize is $200, second prize is $75 and t...
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April Fools’ no time to try a crazy diet
I was planning to have some fun with my column today since it’s April Fools’ Day, but decided that it might not be a good idea. I was going to come up with some ridiculous fad-type diet and exercise plan and pretty much detail the opposite of what someone would do if they wanted to get healthy. But the more I thought about it, I started to think about the response I might get. With my luck, someone would have missed the irony in it, and the n...
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Ahoy mate
LUMBERTON — Dave Bullock holds a Dremel tool and a small stick of wood destined to be a support railing on a model ship he is building. The desktop light-ringed magnifying glass is supplying light to the entire workspace. As the tool lets out a high-pitched whine signaling it is up to grinding speed, Bullock begins to quickly sculpt the ornate railing support. The hull of Bullock’s replica of the H.M.S. Victory — at 30 inches long it is being ...
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Shakespeare's 'Twelfth Night' will be performed in Lumberton
LUMBERTON — The Carolina Civic Center will come alive with theater written by William Shakespeare on Monday. The show starts at 7 p.m. and tickets are $15. Burning Coal Theatre Company of Raleigh, a professional theater troupe, will perform an updated version of William Shakespeare’s “Twelfth Night.” The Carolina Civic Center is located at 315 N. Chestnut St. in downtown Lumberton. Tickets are available at the theater from 1 to 5 p.m. on weekd...
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Drama brings powerful message
Nearly 1,000 men, women and children visited Kingdom Place in Lumberton over three nights last week to witness the drama “Heaven’s Flames & Hell’s Gates,” a reality presentation that shows exactly what happens with each of us the moment after death. I was blessed enough to be a part of that play, but I was honored to have been asked to play the role of Jesus. Pastor Gary Strickland liked asking my wife how it felt to be living with Jesus, and ...
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Baseball, Web sites and jobs rule my schedule
Picture this ... I am sitting in the bleachers on a cold Tuesday night. The wind is blowing. I am sitting huddled up in my hooded jacket as close to my teenage son as he would allow because I am freezing. My son, Allen, is trying to do his Algebra II homework as I watch my younger son, Billy, practice baseball on the field under the lights. Occasionally I help my son figure out how to do an algebra problem, then return my attention to the pr...
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Claudia Warga, left, Catherine Ussery and Valerie Humphrey trade gossip and stories about everyone in town in Jaenicke Production’s 'Steel Magnolias.'
Southern flair in full bloom in ‘Steel Magnolias’
LUMBERTON — Southern belles know how to stick together through thick and thin. The strong bond between six women from Louisiana shows through when Jaenicke Productions performs “Steel Magnolias,” which marries comedy and drama, will be on the stage of the Osterneck Auditorium from Friday through Sunday. Emily Kelly, Claudia Warga, Catherine Ussery and Val Humphrey complete the Dixie-flavored cast. And there’s always something to gossip about f...
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Gemstone jewelry
ST. PAULS — Gemstones and Harley motorcycles go together like peas and carrots, if you’re gemstone jewelry-maker Teri Beard of St. Pauls. Her jeweled creations are inspired by her visits and her love for the Blue Ridge Mountains and they weave together colored stones and pendants in a variety of styles. On a visit near Gatlinburg two years ago, Beard and her family, who include her husband Dan and Daniel, her son, took off on adventure down ...
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