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Getting by with help from friends
Friends Helping Friends A few years ago, I was the president of the North Carolina Public Library Directors’ Association. I guess I was selected because I was there longer than most of the other directors. During that year, the library directors organized another “Library Day at the Legislature.” (As an aside, the next one is scheduled for Feb. 25.) On Library Day we are asked to visit our legislators and remind them of the value of public l...
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What's happening for 1/25
Sunday Reenactment: Experience the sights and sounds of an authentic Civil War camp. On Sunday, reenactors will be recreating the day-to-day activities of Confederate camp life with campfire cooking, small arms drill and musket firing demonstrations. Hourly guided tours will be held from 1:15 to 4 p.m. For information, contact Chris Woodson at (910) 486-1330, extension 210. www.museumofthecapefear.ncdcr.gov. Tuesday Ice Skating: Florence Sout...
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The President is fit for office
Well yesterday we witnessed the pinnacle of our democratic society, the peaceful transfer of power to a new president. And although I am confident that the opinions of both our incoming and outgoing presidents are probably as diverse as our community itself, one thing I’m sure we agree on, is that the office of the President of the United Sates should be looked upon as a role model, especially to our youth. We may not have voted for one partic...
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What's Happening 1/21
Wednesday Christian women: The Robeson County Christian Women will meet Wednesday from 11:30 a.m. to 1 p.m. at Adelio’s Restaurant. The program wil cover regifting and the power of forgiveness. All women are invited and the cost is $12.50. Reservations should be made by Jan. 15. For information, call Joan at (910) 738-7081. Thursday Quiz: It's time once again to fall into the ranks – armed with your most potent trivia — and prepare to do bat...
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Features Column 1/21
Good afternoon, Robeson County. After a couple of months settling in, I’ve decided to start the official features section column. I’ll use this space to focus on local events. But I also want to keep you informed about things that happen outside the community that interest you. I want to leave the column open to explore just about anything. Allow me to introduce myself. I grew up right down the road in Charlotte. I can hear everyone muttering...
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Annual Bold-faced Liars' Showdown set for Saturday
LAURINBURG — Robeson County was once a giant lake with good fishing and a diverse ecosystem. But all that came to an end when a plumber installed a drain at the head of what would be the Lumber River, the river gave life to Lumberton and the area grew up around this new town. That was a lie. It was simply preparation for the Boldfaced Liars’ Showdown in Laurinburg, where you’ll need to keep your wits about you or you’ll come away thinking you...
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Local briefs for Jan. 20
LUMBERTON — Lumbee Tribal Chairman Jimmy Goins, Councilman James T. Smith and members of the tribal staff will be at the Saddletree Community Building on Mount Olive Church Road at 7 p.m. tonight to discuss tribal programs and upcoming events. All members of the Lumbee Tribe are encouraged to attend. There will be drawings for door prizes. For information, call Doug Locklear at the Lumbee tribal office at (910) 522-5190. LUMBERTON — The Robes...
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Do the right thing, yourself
Work Together Many years ago, during a parish meeting, one of our pastors told us we could improve our surroundings by taking care of problems ourselves when we see them. Don’t wait for someone else. If we see some paper on the ground, pick it up. If we see a burned out light bulb, change it. We should carry that philosophy along with us as citizens of our county. I was reminded of his comments while watching a story about three priests in Ir...
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Who has impacted your life the most?
As each of us grows older, and hopefully wiser, our list of things we wish for changes drastically. Where once we may have wished for fame, fortune and a really cool car, we eventually modify that list to something like health, to be surrounded by family and to leave a positive legacy.  As Mitch Albom showed us a couple of years ago in his novel and movie titled “The Five People You Meet in Heaven,” it’s often difficult to know exactly whom yo...
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Alice Briley and Helen Williams with their book, "A walk down memory lane," 1790-1999.
A Walk Down Memory Lane
LUMBERTON — Do you remember when? That’s the question Helen Williams and Alice Briley asked themselves and members of the black community in Lumberton as they researched their book, “A Walk Down Memory Lane: 1790-1999.” Their book lists and explains some the people and places that make Lumberton what it is today. After years of interviews and scouring the Robesonian archives, Williams and Briley self-published about a 200 page book about the f...
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What's Happening 1/18
Sunday North Carolina’s Extraordinary Coast lecture series begins on Sunday in Southern Pines. Stanley Riggs will be speaking about the impact of climate change on North Carolina’s coast. The lecture series will be at the Weymouth Center, 555 East Connecticut Ave., Southern Pines. For information, call (910) 692-6261. Monday Shag lessons: The Lumberton Recreation Department will sponsor shag classes on Jan. 19 and 26. The classes will be loca...
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Civil War quiz gets competitive
At the North Carolina Museum of the Cape Fear, it’s not just the campfires that are heating up. The eighth annual Civil War Quiz bowl will take place in Fayetteville Jan. 22 at 7 p.m. The event tests knowledge of people and events of the battle between the states. It will also host a living history exhibit on the grounds starting Jan. 25. This year, the contestants will be split into two categories and a prize will be offered to the winner of ...
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Five steps to finishing a 5K race
You know it is time to begin running when ... — You try to do a few pushups and discover that certain body parts refuse to leave the floor. — Your children look through your wedding album and want to know who Dad’s first wife was. — You come to the conclusion that, if God really wanted you to touch your toes each morning, He would have put them somewhere around your knees. — You step on a talking scale and it says, “Come back when you are alon...
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Max and Ruby hop into Lumberton
Two lovable bunnies named Max and Ruby hop to the Givens Performing Arts Center on Thursday at 10 a.m. to perform a new musical based on the series of books by Rosemary Wells and the television program on Nick Jr. Max is a three-year-old rabbit, who always gets into mischief. Ruby is his older sister, a seven-year-old. Together, they want to put on a play for their grandma, but they can’t do it alone and call the Bunny Scouts to help them put ...
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What's Happening
Thursday Theater: “Strange Snow,” a story about a Vietnam vet who meets up with war buddies after returning home, starts showing in Rockingham at the Richmond Community Theater Jan. 15 to 25. For information call (910) 997-3765. Writer’s Rally: The Friends of the Robeson County Library are preparing to launch their third year of author visits with mystery and suspense writer David Shaffer, who will appear at the Osterneck Auditorium on Thurs...
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