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Feature briefs for 7 Nov. 2012
RED SPRINGS — The Hawkeye Indian Cultural Center in Hoke County will hold its 15th annual pow wow on Friday at 6 p.m. and Saturday at noon at 5710 Red Springs Road with dancing and drumming both nights. There will be food and arts and crafts for sale as well as canoe and kayaks available for rent on the Hogpin Pond. The cost is $10 per boat. Admission to the pow wow is $5 per person. Youths 5 and younger get in for free. RALEIGH — The N...
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Ray Oxendine of Maxton, American Legion Post 117 Commander and Red Cross volunteer, right, is featured on the cover of the 2012 American Red Cross Holiday Giving Catalog with Margarita Chaves. Chaves is hugging Oxendine goodbye before leaving the American Red Cross shelter at the Raleigh Road Baptist Church in Wilson. Contributed.
The gift of giving
MAXTON — During his years as an educator, Ray Oxendine combined his roles as disciplinarian and nurturer in managing the schools and students entrusted to him. In retirement, little has changed. The 74-year-old former Purnell Swett High School principal is still helping others — whether it’s mowing the lawn for a sick neighbor or volunteering with the American Red Cross of Scotland and Robeson counties. It was that volunteer work that h...
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Sallie Harrington Atkinson, who was raised on a farm near Marietta, worked with the farm security program in Robeson County from 1938 to 1947. Her daughter, Ellen Warwick lives in Lumberton.‭
The history of Robeson women in N.C. Extension
Susan Noble ‭ The now-defunct Cancer Institute of‭ Lumberton, N.C., located on N.C. 72 just west of ‭Lumberton, N.C., served many patients from Robeson County and beyond during its years of operation. In the early 1950s local residents realized that family members staying with loved ones at the Institute needed a place to spend the night.‭ ‬(This was before the days of‬I-95‬and motels galore.) So the “home demonstration” ladies of Robes...
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Tip of the hat
LUMBERTON — After 50 years of service of giving to the community as a member of the Kiwanis Club of Robeson-Lumberton, Ralph Ussery was on the receiving end on Wednesday — the recipient of a surprise thank you from more than 50 fellow Kiwanians. The surprise was written all over Ussery’s face as he walked into the dining room at Pinecrest Country Club, his smile reflecting the reward of giving. Mayor Ray Pennington, a longtime fried and n...
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Focus group to improve library
he Robeson County Public Library will be hosting focus group discussions to help us improve our services and plan for the future. The public is encouraged to attend and share opinions. Discussions will be held at the Robeson County Public Library on Nov. 26, at the Pembroke Public Library on Nov. 27, and at the Annie Hubbard McEachern Library in St. Pauls on Nov. 29. Meetings are scheduled for 6:30 p.m. at each location and will last approxim...
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Reunions for 4 Nov. 2012
Descendants of Emerson and Annie Bullard will hold a family reunion on Saturday at Union Chapel Baptist Church. For information, call 910-521-1527. Prospect High School class of 1982 will hold a reunion on Nov. 24 at 7 p.m. at Pembroke Rural Fire Department. Tickets, which will be sold until Nov. 10, are $45 for couples and $25 for singles. For information, call Timmy Chavis at 910-734-4148, Denine Revels at 910-736-3709, John Bri...
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What’s Happening for 4 Nov. 2012
MONDAY Meeting: The Marketing/Public Relations Committee of the Robeson County Partnership for Children, Inc. will hold a meeting on Monday at 11:30 a.m. in the Robeson County Partnership for Children, Inc. board room at 210 E Second St. All meetings are open to the public. For information, call Brittany D. Oxendine at 910-738-6767, Ext. 248. Meeting: The Crime Watch meeting for Precincts 1 and 8, which includes Highlands, Mayfair...
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Features briefs for 4 Nov. 2012
Fashion extravaganza set at Civic Center LUMBERTON — ADD FlaVour Boutique, along with other designers and boutiques, will hold a Lumberton Fashion Extravaganza on Saturday at the Carolina Civic Center Historic Theater from 1 to 4 p.m. and 5:30 to 9 p.m. Vendors will also sell clothes from 1 to 4 p.m. during a free event. A fashion show will begin at 5:30 p.m. featuring step and dance teams, bands and soloists as well as models of all ages...
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Members of the adult high school in Lumberton, Brittany Turner, first row, left; Belinda Smith, Louise Frederick, teacher Linda Sanderson, second row, left; Tamisa Carter; Katrina Fullmore; Evan Blackburn; Tonya Collins and Zach Davis, celebrate Halloween in style, and in costume. Anne-Claire Siegert | The Robesonian
Saved by the bell
LUMBERTON — At an antique store at 119 W. Fourth St., old trinkets and furniture twinkle in the showroom. In the back, voices tell of more than just a store full of nostalgia — they tell of adults overcoming their fears. “They’re adult high school students, and they range in age from 17 to their early 40s,” Linda Sanderson, their teacher, said. The adult high school class, which runs from 8 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. Mondays through Thursdays, use...
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Features briefs for 31 Oct. 2012
LUMBERTON — The Boys and Girls Club of Robeson County will hold an alternative to trick-or-treating today from 4 to 5 p.m. at the club’s location at 1310 Seneca St. The event, called “Dunk-or-Treat,” is open to youths ages 6 to 18. A raffle will feature prizes of sports memorabilia, including a jersey worn by Oklahoma City Thunder forward Kevin Durant. PEMBROKE — The second annual street festival, which will celebrate 125 years of educati...
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Tribal candidate wants vote for positive change
To the Editor, I am a candidate running for Tribal District 5, which represents Prospect and Oxendine communities, on Nov. 13. I do not take this responsibility lightly nor do I believe that positive change will happen overnight. It is my belief that for an individual to vote, he or she must educate themselves about the candidate and know their platform. I have 20 years local government experience and have worked closely with the local Ec...
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The lady in white
LUMBERTON — Beverly Britt wasn’t afraid of ghosts as a child. She didn’t believe in their existence until she was 32 years old. Her curiosity didn’t grow from popular TV shows that claim to track paranormal activity, or from ghost stories her sister would tell. Her curiosity bloomed after her father died. “My daddy had a massive heart attack and he passed away on Dec. 7, 2012,” Britt said. “Right after he passed away, me and Momma were si...
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Adam Hernandez, left, and Harvey Strong, Electrical/Electronics Instructor and department chairperson at Robeson Community College, tighten screws on terminal blocks in the advanced manufacturing lab. Contributed
Underdog
The following is a first hand account of how Adam Hernandez turned his life around by going to Robeson Community College. — Editor. I graduated from high school in 2005 and moved in with my girlfriend and her two kids that fall. I entered the Automative Technical program at Fayetteville Tech, but didn’t like the subject and quit. At the time I was a third-shift cook at Waffle House and my girlfriend and I were expecting our third baby. ...
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Features briefs for 28 Oct. 2012
LUMBERTON — Robeson Community College will hold a fashion show to raise money for scholarships at the A.D. Lewis Auditorium on Thursday at 6:30 p.m. Tickets are $5 for general admission, $3 for children younger than 10 and seniors older than 65, and free for RCC students with a valid ID. For information, contact Rebekah R. Lowry at 910-272-3235, or by email at relowry@robeson.edu. MAXTON — Maxton American Indian Network will hold a lect...
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Reunions for 28 Oct. 2012
Descendants of Hubert and Polly Woods will hold a family reunion on Saturday at the Victory Holiness Church in Pembroke at 10 a.m. For information, call 910-374-8104 or 910-737-9602. Descendants of Mack Olin Revels and Henry K. Oxendine will hold a family reunion on Saturday at Hickory Hill Baptist Church in Rowland at 1 p.m. Everyone is asked to bring a covered dish. For information, call Annette Ball at 910-422-3398. Fairgrove ...
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