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Reunions for May 19 2013
Family reunions: Taylor Family Reunion will be held at the Woodman Building on Derwood Road in Lumberton Today. For information, call Gwen at 910-733-2327 or Tammy at 910-258-2071. Jakie Locklear Family Reunion will be held at 12:30 p.m. on July 13 in the fellowship hall at The Rock, located on N.C. 211. Nancy Locklear’s family will be the host. For information, call Wallace Locklear at 910-843-4355 or Flora Scott at 910-521-4827. ...
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What’s Happening for May 19, 2013
Today Nature hike: The Lumber River State Park will offer a nature hike at Chalk Banks Access Area at 2 p.m. All participants are asked to dress for the weather and wear good footwear. Bring snacks, bottled water, sunscreen and any other items needed for the hike. For information, call Ranger Keenan at 910-628-4564. Monday Canoe trip: The Lumber River State Park will offer a guided sunset canoe trip down the Lumber River at 5:30...
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Grace Hall will represent Robeson County when she travels to Atlanta in August to compete at the international level of the Sunburst Pageant.
Robeson County teen sets sights on crown
PARKTON — Grace Hall, a Robeson County resident, will travel to Atlanta in August to compete at the international level of the Sunburst Pageant. Hall won Miss Preteen Sunburst at the Biggs Park Mall in October, which qualified her to advance to the state Miss Sunburst Pageant in Charlotte. She placed runner-up in the Preteen and Top Model divisions. A student of Parkton Elementary School, Hall is the daughter of Eric and Kristen McNeil an...
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John Wilson
Book ‘em signs Wilson
Book ‘Em North Carolina has been busy registering authors for the 2014 event. One of the enjoyable parts of processing registrations is discovering authors of a variety of genres. And occasionally one stands out as a super positive person you know is going to be a lot of fun at the event. John Tracy Wilson is one of those people. He is an accomplished author, a musician and an inspirational speaker. When asked about his book, “Of Life, Lo...
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Reunions for May 12, 2013
Family reunions: Taylor Family Reunion will be held at the Woodman Building on Derwood Road in Lumberton on May 19. For information, call Gwen at 910-733-2327 or Tammy at 910-258-2071. Jakie Locklear Family Reunion will be held at 12:30 p.m. on July 13 in the fellowship hall at The Rock, located on N.C. 211. Nancy Locklear’s family will be the host. For information, call Wallace Locklear at 910-843-4355 or Flora Scott at 910-521-48...
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What’s Happening for May 12, 2013
Today Water safety instructor class: America Red Cross is offering a class from May 12 through May 19 to anyone who wants to become a certified instructor . Participants must be 16 years or older. The cost is $150. For information, call P.J. Smith at 910-521-6261 or email pj.smith@uncp.edu. To register, visit www.uncp.edu/swim. Mother’s Day dinner: Redhill Community Recovery Center will sponsor a Mother’s Day dinner and gospel s...
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Interim tribal administrator named
PEMBROKE — Lumbee Tribal Chairman Paul Brooks has named Tony Hunt interim tribal administrator for the Lumbee Tribe of North Carolina. According to a statement from the tribe, Brooks made the decision Tuesday and introduced Hunt to the tribal staff Thursday. It was announced in a statement sent to The Robesonian on Friday. Brooks nominated Hunt for tribal administrator in March. He was appointed interim administrator this week because the...
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"She's someone that loves and cares about me." Diamonikk Ellison, 6.
Youthful thoughts on Mother’s Day
The modern holiday of Mother’s Day was first celebrated in 1908, when Anna Jarvis held a memorial for her mother in Grafton, W.Va. She began a campaign to have it become a recognized holiday in the United States, which happened in 1914. Within a decade, she was already disappointed with its commercialization. Jarvis incorporated herself as the Mother’s Day International Association, trademarked the phrases “second Sunday in May” and “Mother...
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Cheyanne Hucks
Cheyanne Hucks chosen as finalist for Miss NC pageant
LUMBERTON — Cheyanne Hucks of Lumberton has been chosen as a state finalist for the National American Miss North Carolina Pageant. The pageant, which will be held July 5 and July 6, is for girls ages 4 through 6. Each year, the National American Miss pageants awards thousands in scholarships and prizes to assist in the development of young girls nationwide. The pageant seeks to recognize the accomplishments of girls and encourages them to...
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Katie Huneycutt
Mother’s Day tea party planned at Osterneck Auditorium Sunday
Happy Mother’s Day. Boys and girls are invited to treat their mothers, grandmothers or other significant female caregivers to a Mother’s Day Tea Party on Monday at the Osterneck Auditorium at 4 p.m. Children will enjoy refreshments, bingo, crafts and a chance to win a bouquet of flowers for their special guest. Dress up clothes or costumes are welcome. The program is free and recommended for children up to the age of 12. Funding for the pro...
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What’s Happening for May 5, 2013
Friday Life guarding class: A weekend American Red Cross Life guarding and CPR for the Professional Rescuer class will be held from 5 to 9:30 p.m. on Friday and from 9 a.m. to 8 p.m. on Saturday at the Jones Athletic Center at The University of North Carolina at Pembroke. Participants must pretest one week in advance and complete a seven-hour online session. The cost is $175. For information, call P.J. Smith at 910-521-6261 or email pj....
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Have A Special Mother’s Day Moment?
Do you have a special Mother’s Day moment that can be memorialized with a photograph and 200 words or less? If so, share your story with us and it might be published in our Mother’s Day newspaper on May 12. Send us a photograph of the moment and a short story. The Robesonian will pick the best ones for publication. The photograph must be of good quality. Limit the words to no more than 200. The Robesonian will edit the submissions for grammar...
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Reunions for May 5, 2013
Family reunions: Hayes and Phodie Family Reunion will be held at 11:30 a.m. on Saturday at Burnt Swamp Philadelphus Fire Department in Pembroke. Tickets are $9 a person and free for children 5 and younger. For information, call Celeste at 910-734-4759, Angie at 910-736-0781 or Hayes at 910-534-0896. Taylor Family Reunion will be held at the Woodman Building on Derwood Road in Lumberton on May 19. For information, call Gwen at 910-7...
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Forty students were recognized Thursday at the Superintendents’ Choice Gallery for their artists. Photo courtesy of Tasha Oxendine.
40 students honored for artwork
LUMBERTON —The PNC Bank in Lumberton was filled with 40 students and their families last week for the Superintendents’ Choice Gallery, a celebration of the art that the youths have created in their classrooms. At the reception, which is held every year, the top art student from each public school in Robeson County was recognized for their outstanding artistic abilities. Sandra Carter, the Arts Education supervisor for the Public Schools o...
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Catie Roche
Library to offer free movie at Osterneck
The library will be showing the indie documentary “Looking for Ms. Locklear” on Thursday in the Osterneck Auditorium from 7 to 8 p.m. “Using only word of mouth, two lifelong best friends and Internet comedians, Rhett & Link, embark on a search for the long-lost teacher of the first-grade class where they met. Their journey leads them deep into the heart of an obscure tribe of Native Americans, the Lumbee of North Carolina. Serendipitously, ...
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