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The Lumber River was designated a state park in 1989. A plaque near its banks acknowledges the vital role Sherwood Hinson played in its establishment. Anne-Claire Siegert | The Robesonian

The ripple effect
LUMBERTON — Meandering through the cypress tree-lined water of the Lumber River, 84-year-old Rudolph Floyd prefers to glide under the overhanging branches that shroud his canoe. Approaching the Princess Ann Access Area after the three-hour, eight-mile paddle trip, wafting fumes from the awaiting cookout welcome the members of the Lumber River Canoe Club, whose 30th anniversary celebration took place Saturday at Lumber River State Park. As o...
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National Family Month encouarages family relationships
National Family Month is observed during the five-week period between Mother’s Day in May and Father’s Day in June. It is timed to coincide with the end of the school year when families start spending more time together. National Family Month encourages family relationships and focuses on developing healthy and confident children. This is a good time to reflect on your family and how to make it stronger. Strong families share many of the sa...
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Alive After 5 set for Thursday
LUMBERTON — The Alive After 5 concert series continues Thursday with a performance by Jim Quick and Coastline, giving locals an opportunity to dance to the beat of country-soul. The event, which is free to the public, will take place on the corner of Third and Chestnut streets from 7 to 9:30 p.m, with the band facing the downtown plaza and the fountain area. There will be a dance floor set up for people to groove to the five-member group sp...
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Fourteen, depicts people talking over dinner tables and watching TV as protesters revolt outside, stressing the importance of communication to the revolt in Tunisia. Painting by Rachel Manley.

False Impression
LUMBERTON — Standing in front of a slide show at the Rotary Club’s meeting at the Village Station Restaurant, Rachel Chamberlain Manley has come a long way to discuss her new home of Tunisia — her youthful appearance betraying all that she’s seen. As she talks about the Arab country located in the northernmost part of Africa, a vibrant painting sits on a chair behind her depicting the inside of Tunisian homes. The painting, labeled “Fourtee...
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Rowland Public Library offers computer access, summer programs
The Rowland Public Library is right in downtown Rowland at 113 E. Main St. and it is a little gem of a library. It provides a range of services to the community. The public access computers are almost always in use. Library customers use the computers to apply for jobs, file for benefits, take care of online banking, research every topic imaginable, and to keep in touch with friends and family. In fact, the computers log over 250 sessions a...
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Annoucements for May 13
Hunt-Campbell Ricky Hunt of Lumberton and Melissa Hunt of Red Springs announce the engagement of their daughter, Amanda K. Hunt, to Ryan Campbell, the son of Roy and Penny Yarborough of Red Springs. Hunt is the granddaughter of the late Barbara and Lenwood Hunt, and Alice and Wilbert Hunt, all of Lumberton. She attended Robeson Community College and works for Southeastern Cardiology. Campbell is the grandson of Erma Campbell and t...
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Reunions for May 13
Pembroke Senior High class of 1969 are planning a dinner cruise on June 16. For information, call Anthony Chavis at 910-521-9074 or Mitch Lowry at 910-521-3637. Redstone-Hayswood Alumini will meet in the cafeteria at W.H. Knuckles Elementary School on Saturday at 11 a.m. For information, call Betty Blackmon at 910-739-4318. Fairgrove High School class of 1968 will be having their class reunion July 7 at Soaring Eagle building in...
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Feature briefs for May 13
LUMBERTON — The Colors of Life Community Development will hold registration for its summer day camp Mondays through Thursdays from 5 to 7 p.m. until May 26 at the Haywood Hut Community Center at 704 Wren St. The camp is from June 11 to Aug. 12, with no camp on the week of July Fourth. To register, youths must be 6 years old on or before Aug. 1, 2011, and not older than 15. First-time participants must present a birth certificate. The ...
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Mrs. Tuton s first-grade class at Rowland Norment Elementary School. This photo was taken circa 1956. Photo courtesy of Debbie Britt.

A look back — 1956
Mrs. Tuton’s first-grade class at Rowland Norment Elementary School. This photo was taken circa 1956. Photo courtesy of Debbie Britt.
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What’s happenining for May 13
MONDAY Youth swim program: American Red Cross will host swimming lessons beginning Monday through all of summer for beginner through competitive, taught in six, two-week sessions. Participants must be more than 3-years old. Classes are morning and evenings, Monday through Thursday at UNCP. The cost is $50 per two-week session. For information, call 910-521-6277. Adult swim lessons: Beginning Monday, adult swim lessons will be offere...
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Feature briefs for May 9
LUMBERTON — The Carolina Civic Center Historic Theater will host a live performance of “The Great American Songbook” on May 19 at 7 p.m. The event will be a live version of the WHQR radio show, featuring songs by Irving Berlin, George and Ira Gershwin, Cole Porter, Duke Ellington, Johnny Mercer and Rogers and Hart. There will be a reception with WHQR Public Radio staff at 6 p.m. Wine and light appetizers will be served. Tickets can be p...
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Complementary colors
PARKTON — As Earl and Janice Gardner sit around a glossy dining room table discussing their individual crafts, black walnuts soak in a vat of water outside. “You can actually take the black walnuts and take the outside hull and soak it in water to make your own stain,” Earl said. “We keep a vat out there,” Janice said. “We strain it through a screen wire.” As candles flicker in the background and a red bird feeder sways outside...
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Makaylas Deal, the little girl who wanted to collect 5,000 shoes for children in Haiti, will get her 10th birthday wish this Sunday. In a donated storage unit at Storage Solutions on Roberts Avenue, 3,900 pairs, which will be donated to the Reformation Hope orphanage, are boxed up and ready to ship. A local organization has pledged to make up the difference, and Makaylas mother, Amy Morales, invites the public to attend a surprise party on Friday from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. at Southeastern Lifestyle Fitness Center at 4895 Fayetteville Road where shoes will be collected one last time. "I just feel really excited," Makaylas said. To help in the shipping effort, call Morales at Game Time Screenprinting at 910-739-3221.

A wish come true

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4-H offers summer camps for children, teens
Summer is right around the corner and the phones at our office have been ringing off the hook. We are getting calls from teens wanting summer jobs and from parents looking for summer camp opportunities for their children. We can’t help the teens with paying jobs, but if they are looking for volunteer opportunities that will help them build a resume, we have a plethora of day camps. For youth, the possibilities of memory-making summer progra...
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Feature briefs for May 2
LUMBERTON — The Carolina Civic Center Historic Theater will host a live performance of “The Great American Songbook” on May 19 at 7 p.m. The event will be a live version of the WHQR radio show, featuring songs by Irving Berlin, George and Ira Gershwin, Cole Porter, Duke Ellington, Johnny Mercer and Rogers and Hart. There will be a reception with WHQR Public Radio staff at 6 p.m. Wine and light appetizers will be served. Tickets can be p...
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