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Ethan Evans
Scouting out a victory
LUMBERTON — Nine might be 8-year-old Matthew Hodges’ new lucky number. That was the number carefully painted on his Pinewood Derby car that streaked down the track March 12, out running competitors from Hoke, Scotland and Robeson counties while capturing first place. Two years ago, the No. 9 came in second. “He had that number the first year, and then he changed it,” said Julie Hodges, his mother. “I said, ‘Well, Matt, you won with number...
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Twitter resurrects Civil War
RALEIGH — During the next four years, LeRae Umfleet will use new technology to tell an old story. Through the Twitter account www.twitter.com/civilianwartime, Umfleet, a historian with the North Carolina Department of Cultural Resources, is tweeting the words of North Carolina civilians who witnessed the triumphs and tragedies of the war. An accompanying blog, www.civilianwartime.wordpress.com, will contain the full citation for each Twitte...
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‘Secretariat’: Bad acting, good story
A tip that may or may not ever be useful to you: They don’t have movie theaters in southwestern Nicaragua. I know that because that’s where I am and because I have been searching. Turns out the nearest theater is in Managua, a 2 ½-hour drive from my location, and the only American films it shows are outdated. So, I dodged a cart pulled by a pair of oxen and ducked into the only DVD store in the tiny, dusty town of Tola, and was not necessar...
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Racer has rocky start, proud finish
All the waiting, worrying and working out paid off: I am a triathlete. The week before the Sampson County Super Sprint Triathlon in Clinton flew by, mostly because I didn’t want it to. The night before, in an effort to get to know the neighbors and forget my anxiety, Zach and I attended a small bonfire and cookout. While everyone else sipped on mixed drinks and beers, I gulped from a Bud Light bottle that we had secretly washed out and fi...
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Don’t shoot the messenger
Why do people get mad when they are told that they owe a fine on late material? Why do they feel it is necessary to throw books at the bearer of the bad news that there are fines on their record? Do they think that this is appropriate behavior? How would they like it if we went into their place of business, and let’s say that they work at the front desk of a doctor’s office or a fast food restaurant, and they told us that we owed money and we...
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Savannah Blanks tells kindergardeners about King Tut. The students were touring the Live Art Museum, a project that Corey Deese's eighth grade arts students completed.
Living history
MAXTON — Anubis, the jackal-headed god of of the underworld in Egyptian mythology, stands at the front of classroom 145 at Prospect Elementary School, watching over Corey Deese’s art room with a stern look and a large stick. “He’s guarding my classroom,” Deese said. “The kids really like it, but some of them think it is kind of scary. They say, ‘It feels like he’s looking at me.’” The 7-foot-tall statue is just one of the creations Deese’...
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Classic story to be told through play
LUMBERTON — An old story will take on new life at the Lumberton High School auditorium Thursday through Sunday. Studio One, a group of mostly high-schoolers from Robeson County, will be performing “Pride and Prejudice” at 7:30 p.m. Thursday through Saturday and at 2:30 p.m. on Sunday. The story, which was first written by Jane Austen in 1813, follows Elizabeth Bennet growing up in 19th century England and dealing with issues of education,...
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GPAC to hold annual fundraiser
PEMBROKE — If you couldn’t make it to the Big Easy this year for Mardi Gras, the Jade Masquerade Ball at the Givens Performing Arts Center can still provide the experience. The annual fundraiser, which will be held at 5:30 p.m. on Saturday, will include a silent auction, a reception, dinner and a performance by the Carolina Breakers. “The theme fit perfectly since it is such a festive occasion and the annual fundraiser falls right after ...
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Plan ahead for beautiful landscapes
Springtime is so close I can smell it, literally. Forsythia, Bradford pears, daffodils, hyacinth, tulips, and so many more; the landscape is coming alive with the colors and scents of spring. Every year it amazes me how beautiful our surroundings are. Bright yellows, neon greens, deep purples, and thousands of other colors bring life to the drab browns of winter. On my drive to work in the morning and when I am around town, I love to check ...
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Features briefs for March 13
LUMBERTON — Studio Lab One of the Public Schools of Robeson County will present “Pride and Prejudice” Thursday through Saturday at 7:30 p.m. at Lumberton High School and on March 20 at 2:30 p.m. at the high school. Tickets will be on sale before each performance at the box office area of the school. Adult tickets are $10 and student tickets are $6. For information on group seating and discounts call (910) 224-4000. RED SPRINGS — The Red...
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Jean Keating coming to Osterneck Thursday
I am so excited to have Jean Keating coming to our author’s speaking engagement at the Osterneck on Thursday at 7 p.m. She will be bringing her traveling companion, Puff the Papillon, a very cute little dog who stars in many of her books. Part of her talk will be a Cause for Paws, which talks about her dog books for the animal lovers out there. Some of her books about dogs include: “Beguiling Bundle: Death Takes Best of Breed” (winner of th...
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Talented duo
Hollie Young Oxendine and her husband Lee Oxendine perform “Don’t You Want to Stay” at the Robeson’s Most Talented competition recently. The couple won the talent show, which raised money for the Lumbee Ambassadors.
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After successfully extinguishing the flames inside a burning building Monday, a team of firefighters from Lumberton's station 1 and 4 slowly retrace their steps and back out of the building at the Robeson Community College Emergency Services Training Center off N.C. 72.
Hot Lesson: Firefighters brave real flames in training exercises
Story and photos by Lucy Newman When the door opens and thick black smoke bellows out, no one knows what lies hidden. Training sessions, like a recent drill at the Robeson Community College Emergency Services Training Center, located just off N.C. 72, help prepare and protect firefighters and their crew from dangers waiting inside a burning building. “Training is one of the core components in the fire service,” said Paul Ivey, the inte...
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Broadway show coming to GPAC
PEMBROKE — The eight-time Tony Award winning Broadway musical “Spring Awakening” will play at the Givens Performing Arts Center at The University of North Carolina at Pembroke at 8 p.m. on Monday. Based on the 1891 Frank Wedekind play, the landmark musical is a combination of sexuality, morality and rock and roll set against the backdrop of a repressive late 19th century Germany. Tickets are $40, $35 and $15. For children or students, tic...
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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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