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Brunch and Bingo
The Carpenters Assembly No. 164, the Order of the Golden Circle of Maxton, recently held its annual brunch in Laurinburg. It featured singing, food, and Bingo. Pictured are: Doretha Jefferson, left; Louise Ratley; Alice Baker-Little; Linda Fuller; Doris Bostic; Atlene Rush; Vivian Malloy; and Gladys Dean; Loyal Ladies Ruler Annie Hicks-Hager is seated.
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A look back — early 1900s
James C. Dobbin McNatt, left, Cornelia McNatt Livingston and Catherine Anne McNatt Gillis, the children of James and Janet McGeachy NcNatt, are shown on the steps of the McNatt Hotel in Parkton in the early 1900s.
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‘The Hunger Games’: great series books for teens
Hello once again. I hope I am not boring you with my suggestions on series books for all ages. This article will finish that train of thought as we look at what I consider some of the best series books for young adults and teens, which is children about 13 to 18 years old. The first series that I would highly recommend is not for the weak of heart or those who don’t like the pants scared off them. It is the “Monstrumologist” Series by Rick ...
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Dreams in flight
PEMBROKE — In two words, Walter Johns’ arms tell the world a story. Tattooed on his biceps, amid musical notes and airplanes, are the words “Flight” and “Committee.” “This is my life,” Johns said, sitting in his make-shift studio in Pembroke, complete with black walls and sound pads. “This is how I plan on feeding my kids one day if I ever have some.” Johns, a junior marketing major at The University of North Carolina at Pembroke, is th...
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Make healthy food fun
As a parent, I know how hard it is to get children to eat healthy foods. After a long and endless debate, we as parents give in and let our children eat whatever makes them happy. So what do we do to get them to eat more fruits and vegetables? You make it fun. North Carolina Cooperative Extension, Robeson County Center, has a new and exciting program called 4-H Expanded Food and Nutrition Education Program just for youths ages 5 to 19. The ...
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Features briefs for Aug. 10
DUBLIN — The Dublin Peanut Festival pageant will be held at 7 p.m. on Sept. 10 at Dublin School. Divisions are: Tiny Miss, ages 3 to 5; Little Miss, ages 6 to 9; Junior Miss, ages 10 to 12; Princess, ages 13 to 16; and Queen, ages 17 to 22. The entry fee is $75 and the queen will win a $1,000 scholarship. The deadline to sign up is Aug. 21. Contact Penny Perkins at (910) 648-2197 or visit www.freewebs/peanutfestivalqueens/ for an applicat...
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Lumberton resident Amy Mercer rehabilitated this squirrel, Gracie, and released her back into the wild. The squirrel comes back to visit about twice a day. | Contributed photos
Saving Gracie
LUMBERTON — Amy Mercer often stands outside, craning her neck and searching the limbs of the oak tree in her back yard, sweetly talking and clicking her tongue. Her Rowland Avenue neighbors might think she’s nutty. Amy is trying to catch the attention of Gracie, a squirrel she nursed back to health and released into the wild who keeps coming back for more food, love and back rubs. “She’ll turn her head to the side and look at you over t...
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Dedication awards
St. Albans Masonic Lodge No. 114 recently held its 50- and 60-year awards ceremony. Shown are Past Master Paul Stone, front row, left; Past Master Leon Barnes; Past Grand Master of Masons of North Carolina Bunn Phillips; Robert Lemmond; Past Master Horace Baker; District Deputy Grand Master Robert Britt; Present Master Knox Bennett, back row, left, and Past Master and Present Tyler Albert Andrews. Baker and Barnes received 60-year pins, Stone...
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A look back — 1954
Norwood Locklear is shown in 1954 in front of The University of North Carolina at Pembroke, which was a one-building school called Pembroke College at the time.
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Advanced readers enjoy series books, too
Last week I had just started talking about Juvenile Fiction books for the more advanced and older readers (ages 9 and up) out there. I talked about “The Stoneheart Trilogy,” so I will continue from that point. Another really great scary series with wonderful writing and characters is “The Last Apprentice” by Joseph Delaney. Tom is the seventh son of a seventh son and in the world of magic that makes him extremely special. Tom lives in what ...
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Features briefs for Aug. 7
LUMBERTON —Auditions for “Five Guys Singing” will be held on Wednesday and Saturday at the Carolina Civic Center. The musical performance will features male performers in a variety of musical genres, including Broadway, Motown, country and gospel. Auditions will be at 6 p.m. on Wednesday and 4 p.m. on Saturday. Be prepared to sing a capella and accompanying a CD, as well as perform movement. Kendrix Singletary, who works as a professional...
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Erik Heuchert, left, helps Mary Stephenson learn her lines. Heuchert is a co-director for the show and will also be playing Baloo, a sloth bear.
Quick acting
PEMBROKE — Eleven-year-old Mary Stephenson and her 9-year-old brother David might be out of school, but they’ll be doing plenty of reading this week. They are among more than 60 children preparing to perform “The Jungle Book” at 6:30 p.m. on Friday after just five days of rehearsals. “I just read it and try to express myself while I am,” Mary said about learning her lines to be a drummer in the show. “I read it and figure out how to say i...
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Driven, a Pembroke band made of Mark McKinney; Joe Locklear; Jesse Jones; and Rodrick Locklear, recently won Best Rock Band and Video of the Year at the Carolina Music Awards.
Local band takes home two awards
PEMBROKE — The Pembroke-based band Driven recently won Best Rock Band and Video of the Year at the Carolina Music Awards. The band, which was formed in 2001, includes lead vocalist Mark McKinney; bass guitarist Joe Locklear; guitarist Jesse Jones; and drummer Rodrick Locklear. The band’s second album, “Redeemer,” was released on Jan. 1, and the band released its first music video for the single “The Wait” in April. The band has shared the...
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Kill the weeds, not the lawn
“But at least the weeds are green!” I shouted as we pulled into our driveway one Sunday. I could not believe my eyes. Our beautifully green, lush carpet of centipede grass had horrid, sickly yellow patches all through it. “It must be some disease!” my husband said. “I only sprayed the weeds.” My husband had decided to go on a little herbicide application spree during the previous week. This would have been fine had he contained it to the ...
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For the opera ‘Cinderella in Spain,’ Warwick had to compose music that worked for both Spanish and English words. Her newest opera, ‘The Clever Woman,’ will premiere in Houston on Jan. 14.
Behind the music
HOUSTON — Mary Carol Warwick knows the answer to the age-old question: Which came first, the music or the words? Warwick, a Lumberton native, is a composer for the Houston Grand Opera, and her operas have been performed throughout the United States in places like North Dakota, Texas and Washington, and in Canada. “If I don’t have the words, I don’t know who’s on stage and what emotion they are feeling,” Warwick said. “Then I know what kin...
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