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Janice Fields shows particpants how much of the tomatoes and okra mixture to put in the jar.
Can be done
LUMBERTON — Daniel Locklear vividly remembers his mother taking Mason jars filled with vegetables from the pantry to make home-grown dinners for the family each night. Now the Pembroke resident is hoping to incorporate that technique into his own meals, and recently took a canning class at the O.P. Owens Agriculture Center. “My mom canned about all of her life, and I was a farmer, so I spent most of my time in the field,” Locklear said. “...
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Perfect plants for your porch
I forgot to water my ferns and my Clemson flag blew off in one of the last bad storms. My front porch looks boring and cookie cutter, just like everyone else’s in the neighborhood. What can I do?? One of the easiest ways to create a welcoming entrance or to spruce up a boring front porch is to add a container planting. Container gardening is an easy, inexpensive, and noncommittal way for people to get a splash of color and drama very quickl...
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Features briefs for July 20
LUMBERTON — Michael Currie, a Lumberton resident, has been named the Robeson County Church and Community Center’s volunteer of the month. Currie has been picking up food once a month from Campbell Soup in Maxton and Second Harvest in Fayetteville for more than six years. He also collects donations from Mountaire Farms in Lumber Bridge and Food Lion Second Harvest in Fairmont. FAIRMONT — Brooke Smith, a Fairmont resident, was recently awar...
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These are the before and after shots of a 1948 Buick convertible the Taylors sold. The man who bought it completely restored it, a process that took four years.
Time traveler
LUMBERTON — Dick Taylor’s eyes light up as he cranks up a red 1936 Auburn Super-Charger replica sitting in a garage on Fourth Street. Taylor shows off the horn, which gives the driver a choice of sounds – a fanfare, short tunes, or any combination of beeps and honks — and each loudly echos off the walls of the building. The car, built by a friend, is one of about 35 collector cars Taylor owns. It is part of a passion that has spanned more...
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Enrique Torres, left, the regional manager of Telamon, presents Ross Locklear with his $250 award from the Delta Association for Rural Initiatives.
Local man gets associates degree with help from Telamon
LUMBERTON — About five years ago at this time, Ross Locklear would be out in a field, wiping his brow while cutting hay or picking peas. Now, the 26-year-old is looking for a job in the engineering field, with an associates degree under his belt. Locklear, a Rowland resident, earned both his adult high school diploma and his associates degree with the help of Telamon, a nonprofit that provides employment and training, as well as emergency...
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Certified firefighters
Haroce Bacot, left, gets his badge from Interim Fire Chief Paul Ivey recently after completing a four-month class to earn certification as a Lumberton firefighter. Others who participated include Nathan Ystaegui, left, Eric Jones, Edward Glotsback, Timothy Mckoy, Alex Johnson, Kevin Moody, Adrian Patrick, and Anthony Coleman.
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A look back — 1920s
Residents bring cotton to the Maxton market by ox cart in the 1920s.
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Century celebration
Louis Ellis, center, formerly of the Abbottsburg community in Bladen County, celebrated his 100th birthday on July 5 with family and friends at WoodHaven Nursing and Alzheimer’s Care Center in Lumberton. Over the years, Ellis’ family has grown to include four children, 32 grandchildren, 69 great grandchildren and 39 great-great grandchildren. Shown seated at the celebration with Louis Ellis are son, Claude Ellis and daughter-in-law, Iwilla El...
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Don’t underestimate the value of comics, graphic novels
Today I am going to talk about something near and dear to my heart: Why comics and graphic novels are “real literature” and good to read. Some research that I found on the subject follows: Stephen Krashen, as presented in his book “Every Person a Reader,” discovered unrecognized influences on children who read comics. He found that not only were kids more likely to pick up comics voluntarily, but the average comic book has twice the vocabul...
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Features briefs for July 17
LUMBERTON — The Tri-Warriors Youth Triathlon will be held Aug. 27 at The University of North Carolina at Pembroke. The event is open to boys and girls ages 6 to 15, and is limited to the first 300 registrants. The entry fee is $25 during July and $30 in August. To register, visit www.sportoften.com/events/eventDetails.cfm?pEventId=6045. For information, visit www.triwarriors.net or e-mail Race Director Mike DeCinti at mdeciniti@lraxray.co...
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Pat Locklear, left, and Eddie Byrd, who are contractors with Townsend Construction, work on the Lumberton Drug Store on Fayetteville Road. The heat didn't stop them from working full shifts.
Beat the heat
LUMBERTON — If you can’t stand the heat, well, stay inside — at least until some less blistering conditions arrive . Robeson County is in Day 2 of a heat wave, with temperatures expected to bump 100 again today. Temperatures like that can be dangerous, according to Shannon Hershberger, a physician’s assistant at Southeastern Urgent Care in Pembroke. Hershberger recommends that for those who can’t avoid the outdoors, drink water or Gatorad...
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Traveling singers
The Unity Quartet, made of lead singer Kenny Davis of Lumberton; tenor Johnny Norris of Whiteville; baritone Lynn Stone of Chadbourn; and bass Tim Wright of Clarendon, recently performed in Branson and Southwest City, Mo. for the Fourth of July. The group performed songs from their latest CD titled ‘I’ll Be There.’
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Slots still open for summer camp
Have you ever felt like you are stepping into an oven when you walk outside? With days that reach into the triple digits, I find myself reflecting on my youth when I thought things were cooler. However, after a recent discussion with friends, I have found things probably weren’t cooler; I was having so much fun outside I really didn’t feel the heat. That leads me to think about how I spent my summers as a child. The main activity that I loo...
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Features briefs for July 13
LUMBERTON — The second annual Celebrate Lumber River Day will be held from 9 a.m. to noon on Saturday at Lumber River State Park. There will be canoe and boat rides, display booths, exhibits, dancers, a tractor parade, dulcimer lessons, artists, horseshoes, wet T-shirt races for kids, fishing contests for kids, face-painting, prizes and giveaways. The Lumbee Ambassadors will be at the event as well. For information, call park Superintende...
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<p>Photos by Frank Daughtrey</p>
Miss Lumbee 2011
Miss Lumbee Whitney Joeill McFarland Whitney Joeill McFarland is the 23-year-old daughter of William and Janie McFarland from Fairmont. She is a graduate of East Carolina University, where she received her bachelor’s of science in Health Education and Promotion with a concentration in Worksite Health. She is currently working on her masters through East Carolina University in Health Education and Promotion. Whitney works at the county...
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