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A look back — 1931
The first grade class at Fairmont School in 1931 is shown. They are Sarah Small, left, front; Letha Curry; Hazel Lovill; Mary Nancy; Agnes Fisher McRainey; Hilda Atkinson; Lucille Jenkins; Ima Jean McCormick; Annie Lee Britt; Carson Prevatt, left, second row; Chivian Currin; Alice Townsend; Allen Gibson; Wilber Willoughby; Myrtle Britt; Ernest Klander, left, back row; F.L.; Byron Fields; Barns Lovill; Walter Sellers; and Jennings Walters.
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Childhood hobby is profitable passion
LUMBERTON — Choosing an outfit in the morning is the easy part for Marcie and Kelly Springs. Accessories are a little tougher, since they have more than 500 pieces to choose from. Their mother, Sally Pennington, makes necklaces, earrings and bracelets, and gives her daughters free reign over the collection. “I never buy jewelry anymore — I just wear hers,” said Marcie, a 21-year-old student at Francis Marion University in Florence, S.C...
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Giving presence: Hospice volunteers comfort patients, families
LUMBERTON — Eighty-five-year-old Raymond Spivey has felt the sting of death more than once. “I’ve had four siblings die in the past three and a half years and that was more than half of my family,” he said. “I know I was left here for some reason and that’s why I’m here.” Spivey was among 20 people who signed up for Southeastern Hospice House’s volunteer training, which began last week. The classes, held on eight consecutive Thursday evenings,...
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Dogs offer helping paw to hospice patients
LUMBERTON — Sometimes comfort can be taken from a simple, cheerful tail wag. Polly and Olive, who are certified therapy dogs, visit hospice patients regularly with their owner Catherine Gaines. “That dog walks in that room and those people’s faces light up,” Gaines said. “… I think part of it is this is one creature that is coming in your room that is not sad. Your family knows they are losing you, so as much as they try to put on a brave face...
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Penny Pittman, of Fairmont, poses with her decorations. | Staff photo by Amanda Munger
Simplistic creations; Fairmont woman shares passion through flower designs
FAIRMONT — Penny Pittman doesn’t get mad easily, but there is one thing that ruffles her feathers. “I have seven grandchildren,” she said. “One year, two of them went into my yard and I had scads of Nandinas and they pulled every berry off of all my Nandinas and my granddaughter said, ‘I’ve never seen you so mad in my life,’ and I said, ‘You probably haven’t.’” Pittman uses much of the greenery in her back yard in her flower designs, which she...
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Studio One will present “The Littlest Angel” Thursday to Sunday at the Givens Performing Arts Center. About 50 students, including the actors and band, from the Public Schools of Robeson County will participate in the show. | Contributed photo
Angels take stage
PEMBROKE — This Christmas a group of students from the Public Schools of Robeson County has a gift for its audiences. Studio One will be presenting “The Littlest Angel” — a musical based on the children’s book by Charles Tazewell — at Givens Performing Arts Center Thursday through Sunday. “I think it’s a great chance to relax from the stress of shopping and just enjoy an event with your family,” said Jeanne Koonce, the director of the show. “T...
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Middle school students from the Communities in Schools Academy of Robeson County practice juggling for the pre-show of their narrative mime performance ‘Three Heroic Americans: Rosa Parks, Harriet Tubman and Paul Revere.’ They will be performing the show at area elementary schools on Wednesday and Thursday. | Contributed photo
Area students to perform Thursday
PEMBROKE — Students from the Communities in Schools Academy of Robeson County are bringing their studies to life without even saying a word. Sixth, seventh and eighth-grade students at the academy will be performing “Three Heroic Americans: Rosa Parks, Harriet Tubman and Paul Revere” at local elementary schools Wednesday and Thursday. The show tells the stories of the well-known Americans in a narrative mime format. “The stories will be read a...
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Leon Burden and members of Colors of Life Inc. pause for a photo before leaving for a field trip. Colors of Life, Inc. is a group dedicated to keeping children out of gangs. Amanda Munger | Staff photo
Man's dark past brightens children's future
LUMBERTON — Leon Burden’s career as a gang member began at the tender age of 12. It ended at 22, when he was incarcerated for selling drugs. After serving 15 years in federal prison, he wants to keep other children from making the same mistakes. “When I came back, God gave me a vision to stop the things I used to do ... ,” he said. “I’m trying to get the kids off the streets so they can see there’s a better way of living instead of killing eac...
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‘Cruising the Coastal Plains’ comes to Carolina Civic Center
LUMBERTON — Talents of Robeson County will fill the Carolina Civic Center Historic Theater on Saturday for the premiere of a live music and variety show called “Cruisin’ the Coastal Plains.” The show, called the “Robeson Edition,” will begin at 7 p.m. and feature four local bands, as well as an interview with Mary Locklear, the Lumbee medicine keeper. “It will be showcasing what are considered the treasures of the region,” said Richard Sceif...
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Club News: Retired employees chapter holds meeting
LUMBERTON — The local chapter of the National Active and Retired Federal Employees met recently. Paul Sams, president of the North Carolina unit of the Retired Federal Employees Association, talked to the group about how taxation varies from state to state for retired employees. In some states, the amount may vary based on the date of retirement. He said the National Active and Retired Federal Employees contributes more to Alzheimer’s research...
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Features Briefs for June 2
LUMBERTON — The Lumberton Recreation Department will sponsor shag lessons starting Monday and continuing on June 14, June 21 and June 28. All classes will be held at the south end of Pine Street Activity Center, corner of Eight and Pine streets. No partner is required. Beginners classes will begin at 7 p.m. Intermediate classes start at 8 p.m. There will be a fee of $30 a person. Registration is at the first class. For information, call Tonya ...
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Mark Roberts and the Breeze will start off the sixth annual Alive After 5 concert series Thursday in Lumberton. | Photo courtesy of MarkRobertsandBreeze.com
Mark Roberts and Breeze begin 2010 Alive After 5 series
LUMBERTON — Lumberton’s sixth annual concert series Alive After 5 kicks off Thursday with music by Mark Roberts and Breeze from 6:30 to 9:30 p.m. at the corner of Third and Water streets. It continues with the Craig Woolard Band on June 3, followed by the Fantastic Shakers on June 10, the Band of Oz on June 17 and Jim Quick and the Coastline on June 24. Started in 2005, city officials strive to “bring awareness and people back into downtown ar...
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Deadline for Grassroots Arts Program is June 11
LUMBERTON — Robeson County art organizations seeking grant money will have until June 11 to submit an application for the 2010-11 North Carolina Arts Council Grassroots Arts Program to the Carolina Civic Center. The money is available to all nonprofit arts organizations in Robeson County for projects completed between July 1 and June 30, 2011. Grants typically range from $2,000 to $5,000. Grant applications must be sent by mail to the Carolina...
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Features briefs for May 30
ORRUM — The rangers of Lumber River State Park will offer two free canoe programs and a nature hike this weekend. One canoe trip starts at 10 a.m. Friday at Chalk Banks. The other begins at 9:30 a.m. Saturday at the Princess Ann access area. Participants must be able to swim. To make a reservation, call the park office at (910) 628-4564. A nature hike will commence at 1 p.m. Sunday from the Princess Ann access area. LUMBERTON — Mrs. Stacie wi...
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