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Let's debunk exercise myths
According to the Surgeon General, getting Americans off the couch and onto their feet could save an estimated 200,000 lives each year. Still, most people are sedentary or minimally active. While on the treadmill one afternoon, I turned on “Oprah,” whose guests were the hosts from the show “What Not to Wear.” The focus of the program was to show women how to dress to take off 10 to 15 pounds. While I admired their creativity and helpful hints...
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Race to Witch Mountain
I heard it was a good one for the kids. So here we go, my 8-year-old daughter and my almost 4r-year-old daughter in tow. It’s a slow and arduous trip from Fairmont to Lumberton. There is the inevitable slow pickup truck dragging down N.C. 41 like a wounded snail, the umpteen stoplights that have all turned red just for me and my eager brood, and, of course, a train. All the while there are chants of popcorn and coke (a special movie-time trea...
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Chiffon Jenkins, Wins Title of Mrs. Georgia 2009
DULUTH, Ga. — Chiffon S. Jenkins, a Lumberton native, was crowned Mrs. Georgia United States at the Gwinnett County Civic Center on Feb. 22. Jenkins is the daughter of Eva Strickland, who works at Quickie Manufacturing, and the granddaughter of Lorene McIver Strickland, both of Lumberton. Jenkins is a graduate of The University of North Carolina at Pembroke. The Mrs. United States pageant will be held in Las Vegas in July and Jenkins will be ...
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Busy mother of boys has budget woes
As you may know, my older son Allen performed in “Willy Wonka Jr.” as Grandpa Joe. I previously purchased a ticket for Saturday night’s performance but I couldn’t wait. I bought another ticket for the Friday night performance. Can you imagine my delight? As I watched my son come on stage with his gray hair and wrinkled face, I couldn’t help smiling. When Charlie crawled up in my son’s lap and Allen started singing “Cheer up Charlie,” the tear...
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Grant writing workshop scheduled
LUMBERTON — Got a community project that needs money? The North Carolina Arts Council Grassroots Arts Program’s grant applications for Robeson County arts organizations will be due to the Carolina Civic Center Foundation by 5 p.m. June 17. Those who need help with the applications are welcome at the council’s grantwriting workshop on May 13 at 5:30 p.m. on the first floor of Lumberton City Hall at 500 N. Cedar St. in downtown Lumberton. The w...
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What's happening 3/22
Sunday Assembly: On March 24 at 10 a.m. at Rosenwald Elementary School, an assembly will be held called The Ned Show. It is designed to help improve test scores and improve student behavior. Reunion: The Cummings family reunion will be held March 22 at Maletty Bullard’s home. For information, call (910) 844-4288. Tuesday Volunteers: Southeastern Hospice will hold its monthly meeting for volunteers on March 23 at 7 p.m. at 2002 N. Cedar St., ...
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Ballet Dancers twirl in Pembroke
GPAC’s stage looked like a broom with cone-shaped bristles when all of the ballerinas from the Russian National Ballet Theater appeared on stage. The ballerinas donned candy-colored tutus and squeezed their feet into tapered, reinforced shoes, while the men slid on man-tights and the royal family strutted in plush costumes in the March 10 performance of “The Sleeping Beauty.” You know the story — a princess pricks her finger on a spindle and s...
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Hunt family fiddles at CCC
Staff Report LUMBERTON — A world-renowned step-dancing group is kicking and jumping its way to the Carolina Civic Center on Friday. The Hunt Family Fiddlers, a musical family and champion fiddlers and Irish dancers, will bring a step-dancing family of nine to Lumberton. Tickets are $15 and the show starts at 8 p.m. The group performs all kinds of music, including Celtic, bluegrass, inspirational, popular and original tunes. Parents Clint and...
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What's happening 3/18
Sunday Assembly: On March 24 at 10 a.m. at Rosenwald Elementary School, an assembly will be held called The Ned Show. The Ned Show is designed to help improve test scores and improve student behavior. Reunion: The Cummings family reunion will be held March 22 at Maletty Bullard’s home. For information, call (910) 844-4288. Tuesday Volunteers: Southeastern Hospice will hold its monthly meeting for volunteers on March 23 at 7 p.m. at 2002 N. C...
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Eating healthy isn't expensive
Recently, I saw a story on the news about eating healthy for a dollar a day. Also, a friend of mine told me about a new diet that’s making its way around the country. Both of them got me thinking about nutrition, which is perfect because March is National Nutrition Month. First, the news story simply dealt with the myth that you cannot eat healthy without spending a lot of money. Rebecca Currie, from North Carolina, simply bought healthy food ...
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What's Happening
Tuesday The Executive Committee of Robeson County Partnership for Children will meet on Tuesday, March 17 at noon at the Partnership building located at 210 E. Second St. For information about Smart Start or this meeting, call (910) 738-6767. Mixer: Black Water Grille is hosting a St. Patrick’s day mixer March 17 from 5 to 7 p.m. Wednesday Staff showcase: Selected members of the UNCP faculty will speak on March 18 at 10:15 a.m. at the Mary...
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Natural Impressions
PEMBROKE — The oil on Janette Hopper’s paintings rises off the canvas like a choppy river bloated following a heavy storm. The ripples paint the beauty in nature as Hopper sees it. Those who want to enjoy Hopper’s creations can do so by visiting the A.D. Gallery at The University of North Carolina at Pembroke, which will host Hopper’s latest works beginning Wednesday at 4 p.m. The exhibition, titled “Last Wild Places,” will include a talk by H...
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Chili cook-off made me feel at home
I can’t tell you how welcome my children and I feel since we have moved here to Lumberton. Within a week of moving here, my older boy auditioned and got the part of Grandpa Joe in the North Carolina Children’s Theatre production of “Willy Wonka.” Allen immediately started making friends. Coincidentally enough, the younger boy who plays Charlie in the play is my younger son’s best friend. I have to thank Michael and Deborah Jaenicke of the N.C...
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Peays move to next round
Staff report A musical group with strong ties to Robeson County survived an elimination ruond last week and is among the top three contestants in the Singing Family Face Off on “The Early Show” on CBS. The Peay family will move onto the next round of the competition, which is next week. The event pits musical families competing against each other with the winner getting a recording contract with CBS Records. The Peays beat the Lorentzens afte...
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A Civil War milestone has come and gone
A noteworthy local event came and went six days ago, but very few, if any, in Lumberton know about it. That’s because there are no historical markers to tell of it, nor is there any mention of it at the Robeson County History Museum. On March 9, 1865, a portion of William Tecumseh Sherman’s massive Yankee army had crossed into North Carolina on its way north from its famous March to the Sea. Its goal was to reach Goldsboro for supplies but, be...
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