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Briefs 4/22
Silver Award project raises awareness about pet adoption LUMBERTON — Girl Scout Troop 719 will put on a children’s program on Friday to benefit the Robeson County Claws and Paws Rescue and the American Cancer Society Relay for Life. The activities will begin at 6 p.m. at Luther Britt Park and will include children’s activities such as a coloring contest, a poisonous plant flash card game, pin the bone on the dog and face painting. Registratio...
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Different strokes for sexes
“The older you get, the tougher it is to lose weight because by then, your body and your fat are really good friends.” — Unknown When it comes to weight gain, there are vast differences in the where and how much we accumulate based on our sex. Men normally gain weight around their abdomen and waist while women gain weight in the upper body (arms/breasts) and the lower body in the hips and thighs. How fair is that? Women are naturally built to...
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Terry Russell races his Chevy truck at the Laurinburg-Maxton Airport at speed trials organized by the East Coast Timing Association
Life in the fast lane
ST. PAULS — You have to look past the dull flat paint of Terry Russell’s Chevy S-10 mini-truck to see its real beauty. You have to see inside the cab or under the hood. The interior looks like a maze. The roll cage makes a cocoon around the driver and is sparse. It has a steering wheel, a couple of switches and a gear shift lever. The tubular beams in the cage are built to protect the driver in the event of a crash. That’s a good thing becau...
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Do laundry instead of seeing 'Observe and Report'
Oh, boy. I don’t know where to start with this week’s unfortunate selection, “Observe and Report.” On second thought, start by staying home. Seth Rogen is Ronnie Barnhardt, head of mall security at the Forest Ridge Mall. Wielding a taser gun, a night stick, and bipolar disorder, Ronnie is a tightly-wound time bomb perched on the threshold of explosion. But who could blame him? After all, as a security officer at a busy mall, Ronnie and his b...
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What's happening
Festival: The Red Springs Street Festival will be held April 19 from 1 to 5 p.m. in downtown Red Springs. The festival will feature the Bubbles in the Breeze Railcar Rides hosted by the Red Springs and Northern Railroad. The railcar ride at the festival is $2 per child under 13 and $3 per adult and provides kids with a bottle of bubbles. There will also be music, arts and crafts and a mime. For information, call (910) 775-4275. Program: The B...
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Last Shots
PEMBROKE — With a solemn sense of purpose, 10 stone-faced current and former soldiers stood at attention in between the gravestones at Lumbee Memorial Gardens on a cool winter day. As Grady Locklear was laid to rest, six members of the Robeson County Honor Guard snapped their rifles to their shoulders and fired three shots into the air in unison as Eddie Matchett quickly and precisely gave commands. The shots rang out across the gray sky and e...
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Local groups participate in flower competition
LUMBERTON — “Spring Splendor in The Grande Oaks” was the theme for the small standard home flower show held April 4 in three Lumberton homes. Sponsored by the Lumberton Council of Garden Clubs to benefit its scholarship fund and judged by nationally accredited judges, the show included four designs in each home and a horticulture division and exhibit. Penny Pittman, from the Flower Study Club, won a blue ribbon for “A Metal Sculpture.” She use...
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Desks, power tools and drinks mix poorly
Under my gray, hulking, plastic Rubbermaid desk, my hardwood floor was littered with screws of all shapes and sizes, like an oily floor of an automobile mechanic’s shop. A few black plastic pieces on the ground would soon make up an aftermarket keyboard tray. This was my chance to trick out my desk. That’s what I said to myself before I started my latest home-improvement project. My desk had served me well for years, but it needed a 21st centu...
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What's happening 4/12
Watch Meeting: The Southeastern community watch will have a meeting April 13 at 7 p.m. at the Dr. Neil A. Terry Community Building ta 11388 Highway 501. Refreshments will be served. The public is invited. Volunteers: Interested in volunteering at the Carolina Civic Center? Training sessions will be held at 6 p.m. on April 13 and April 14. The Carolina Civic Center needs ushers, ticket takers, concession stand personnel and other volunteers to...
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Baseball and fishing cap a great weekend
What a wonderful weekend! The sun shining, the smell of fresh cut grass (thank you Billy for cutting the grass), and a nice new sunburn across my face (you can tell I was wearing sunglasses?). Ahh … spring is here! I had an absolutely wonderful weekend! Saturday morning I went to the Lumberton Youth Baseball Association’s opening ceremony. Boys from Billy’s team were on the team that went to the World Series last year. I have to admit that I ...
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Reunions
The South Robeson High School Class of 94, 95 and 96 will have their quarerly meeting on Saturday at Abundant Life Ministry Church N.C. 130 at 1 p.m. Everyone from those classes are invited to attend to receive information about the class reunion. For information, call (910) 734-2952. Descendents of Walter Speights and Helene McLamb will meet April 12 at 12:30 p.m. at Godwin Heights Park. All participants are asked to bring a covered dish and...
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RICE: The Best Remedy When an Injury Occurs
If you have ever read the waiver you signed when you joined a gym or the fine print on a piece of home exercise equipment, you may have seen the following disclaimer: “Exercise is a potentially harmful activity. Please seek the advice of your physician before beginning any exercise program.” Fitness activities have the potential to create injuries. There is not enough room in this column to list all the sprains, strains fractures and contusion...
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Writer's Rally welcomes Connelly
LUMBERTON — The next installment of the Robeson Writer’s Rally will feature author Valerie Connelly, who is appearing at the Osterneck Auditorium at 7 p.m. Thursday. She will be discussing the publishing industry, her radio program and her books. She published her first novel in 1998 and her titles include mystery/thrillers “Sacred Night” and “Sidetracks.” She also published a children’s book, “Arthur, the Christmas Elf,” and a self-help book...
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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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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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