march 2017 est. fairmont - home - robesonian€¦ · · 2017-03-28601 n. walnut street p.o. box...
TRANSCRIPT
EST.
1899
FAIRMONTFAIRMONTFAIRMONTFa
irmon
t New
slette
rMarch 2017
Tow n o f F a i r mo n t
Tow n o f F a i r mo n t
Tow n o f F a i r mo n t
Spec
ial P
ublic
atio
n of
The
Rob
eson
ian
Fairmont newsletter march 2017 2
N
E
S
W
Compass Counseling“Healing in the right direction”
Dawn Godwin Owens LCSW
601 N. Walnut StreetP.O. Box 1666
Fairmont, N.C. 28340
Office: 910-535-9041/ 910-535-9042Fax: 1-888-280-9562/ 910-535-9043
• Mental Health Counseling • Educational Counseling • Play Therapy • Family Therapy • Community
Resources • Accept Most Insurances and Private Pay
* Auto Painting* Body Work* Collision Repair* Fiberglass Repair
Van B. Arnette Jr.Hwy 41 South910-628-6714910-734-7455 (Cell)
You Wreck It! I’ll Fix It!
VAN’S BODY SHOPAutomobile & Boat
Volume XVI11, Issue III March/April 2017
Special points of interest:
Calendar of Events
Heritage Days event
Easter Egg Hunt
Diabetes Awareness
New Town Hall hours
Town of Fairmont
Town Talk A monthly newsletter provided by the Fairmont Board of Commissioners
With assistance and support of the town staff
www.fairmontnc.com
FAIRMONT’S HERITAGE DAYS “IN HONOR OF US”
by Charles Kemp
If you’re old enough I’ll bet you can remember catching lightning bugs on a summer night in
Mason Jars, munching on crisp fried chicken at Grandma’s house, watching ladies of the church
sew quilts, steer the tractor while sitting in your Daddy’s lap, helping crank the churn for
homemade ice cream, sampling the newly cooked hog, tasting you first pork skin, enjoying a
traditional southern family supper, or dozens of other rural cultural customs. And while they may
live on in our memories we should still be able to capture them again. Let’s put them in the
spotlight and make these icons come alive once again. Well, that’s the goal of Heritage Days and
after two successful years the event seems to have caught on among those interested in reliving
their earlier rural lifestyles. In a twofold effort to both promote the earlier rural lifestyle of our
area and the Border Belt Museum here in town Heritage Days was unfolded in 2015. Museum
co-curator Charles Kemp formed a committee which unveiled a two-day spring event set in
April. The opening session was a Friday evening with a country meal and entertainment followed
with a second day of food, crafts, vintage farm equipment and cars, dessert contests, home
cooked barbeque, and country musical entertainment on the grounds of the museum. This theme,
which has proven successful in the past two years, is being followed again this year.
On Friday April 21st a delicious country meal of friend chicken and country vegetables will be
served to ticket holders along with an hour of great entertainment featuring the harmonious
sounds of The Lumber River Quartet, the high stepping rhythms of Amy’s Academy of Dance
cloggers, and the songbirds of Long Branch School. Special rural themed table décor along with
aluminum pie plates and mason jars for the meal and beverage will highlight the theme for the
event. Emcee for the evening will be Kat Littleturtle, director of the I-95 welcome center in
Rowland.
The second day moves to the museum grounds for an array of country craft and food
offerings, an Amish quilt raffle, home cooked barbeque sandwiches, farm equipment and car
displays, bottle cokes and salted peanuts, a strawberry dessert contest, tours of the museum, and
pony rides along with a petting zoo for children. Throughout the afternoon there will be live mu-
sical entertainment from the outdoor stage provided by the Carolina Girls line dancers, the South-
ern Sapphires cloggers, country music vocals offered by Sarah Blanton and Sarah Davis, blues
and soul selections by acoustic guitarist Jim Pate, gospel singing, and a local blue grass band.
The Heritage Days committee includes Lib Haywood, Brian and Donna Jacobs, Gina Leggett,
Lucille Christian, Jim Caulder, Phillip Hunt, Stan Callahan, Vallie Leggett, Michelle Rich, Pam
Kemp, Samantha Gromme, Rod and Teresa Heasley, Mendy Lee, Jennifer Hunt, and Charles
Kemp. Advance tickets for the April 21st dinner/entertainment event are currently on sale from
any of the committee above or in the following outlets. There will not be any at the door sales.
Lumber River Country Market, Clothing & Such (both locations), Fairmont Dept. Store, Fred’s
Pharmacy, Angie’s Salon, Sister’s Boutique in Lumberton, Floyd’s Auto Parts, Callahan &
Company Salon, Divine Treasures (next to Food Lion), or at the museum.
Even if we can’t travel back in time to those wonderful days of our youth when front porch
rocking chairs seemed like a throne and homemade ice cream made us smile. When the freedom
existed to take long Sunday afternoon family drives and stop for delicious home cooked
barbeque sandwiches at a favorite roadside drive-in. When a summer day ended with fire flies
and the symphony of a cricket serenade. And when we could gaze proudly over a field of golden
leaf being lovingly kissed by the rising sun. Even if those days are gone we can relive our
heritage and do it in style. Come and be a part of our past, our culture, our heritage at Fairmont’s
3rd annual Heritage Days on April 21st & 22nd. We’d love to have ya.
ATTENTION:
Town Hall hours will
be Monday – Thursday
from 8:00 a.m. to 5:30
p.m. with a half hour
lunch and Friday from
8:00 a.m. to 12:00
noon effective
Monday, June 5, 2017.
Shows start at 6:00 p.m.
421 South Main St. P.O. Box 248 Fairmont, NC 28340
TOWN OF FAIRMONT Phone: 910-628-9766 Fax: 910-628-6025 E-mail: [email protected]
Calendar of Events
Saturday, March 18 - “Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor
Dreamcoat”, 6:30 p.m., The Stage.
Tuesday, March 21 - Regular Town Board meeting, 6:00 p.m.,
Town Hall Council Chambers.
Friday, March 24 - Fairmont High Baseball vs. East Columbus,
7:00 p.m.
Friday, March 31 - Half day of school for students.
Tuesday, April 4 - Fairmont High School Baseball vs. Whiteville,
7:00 p.m.
Friday, April 7 - Fairmont High School Baseball & Softball vs.
West Columbus, 7:00 p.m.
Saturday, April 8 - Little League Opening Day, Civitan ballfield,
11:00 a.m.
Monday, April 10 - Fairmont High School Baseball & Softball vs.
South Columbus, 7:00 p.m.
Tuesday, April 11 - NCDMV Driver’s License Unit, 9:00 a.m. to
4:00 p.m., Town Hall Courtroom.
Wednesday, April 12 - Fairmont High School Baseball & Softball
vs. Red Springs, 7:00 p.m.
Friday, April 14 and Monday, April 17 - Town office closed in
observance of Easter.
April 14 - April 21 - Schools closed for spring break.
Tuesday, April 18 - Regular Town Board meeting, 6:00 p.m.,
Town Hall Council Chambers.
This institution is an equal opportunity provider and employer.
Fairmont newsletter march 2017 3
Clothing -N- SuchBig city fashions at small city prices
3842 Hwy 41 S.Fairmont, NC910-628-5444
104 Trinity St.Fairmont, NC 910-628-0575
Big city fashions at small city pricesBig city fashions at small city pricesBig city fashions at small city pricesBig city fashions at small city pricesBig city fashions at small city pricesClothing -N- SuchClothing -N- SuchClothing -N- SuchClothing -N- SuchClothing -N- SuchClothing -N- SuchClothing -N- SuchClothing -N- SuchClothing -N- SuchBig city fashions at small city pricesBig city fashions at small city pricesBig city fashions at small city pricesBig city fashions at small city pricesBig city fashions at small city pricesBig city fashions at small city pricesBig city fashions at small city pricesBig city fashions at small city pricesBig city fashions at small city pricesBig city fashions at small city pricesBig city fashions at small city pricesBig city fashions at small city pricesBig city fashions at small city pricesBig city fashions at small city pricesBig city fashions at small city pricesBig city fashions at small city pricesBig city fashions at small city pricesBig city fashions at small city pricesBig city fashions at small city pricesBig city fashions at small city pricesBig city fashions at small city pricesBig city fashions at small city pricesBig city fashions at small city pricesBig city fashions at small city pricesBig city fashions at small city pricesBig city fashions at small city pricesBig city fashions at small city pricesBig city fashions at small city pricesBig city fashions at small city pricesBig city fashions at small city pricesBig city fashions at small city prices
Most shoes$20 a pair all brand names
as seen on TV shopping
channels
Delight yourself in the Lord and he will give you the desires of your heart Psalm 37:4
11979 NC 130 By Pass • Fairmont, NC 28340
$20 cart and green fee weekdays
with this coupon
Phone: 910.628.9931| www.fairmontgolfcourse.comE-mail: [email protected]
11979 NC 130 By Pass • Fairmont, NC 28340 11979 NC 130 By Pass • Fairmont, NC 28340 11979 NC 130 By Pass • Fairmont, NC 28340 11979 NC 130 By Pass • Fairmont, NC 28340 11979 NC 130 By Pass • Fairmont, NC 28340 11979 NC 130 By Pass • Fairmont, NC 28340 11979 NC 130 By Pass • Fairmont, NC 28340 11979 NC 130 By Pass • Fairmont, NC 28340 11979 NC 130 By Pass • Fairmont, NC 28340 11979 NC 130 By Pass • Fairmont, NC 28340 11979 NC 130 By Pass • Fairmont, NC 28340 11979 NC 130 By Pass • Fairmont, NC 28340 11979 NC 130 By Pass • Fairmont, NC 28340 11979 NC 130 By Pass • Fairmont, NC 28340 11979 NC 130 By Pass • Fairmont, NC 28340 11979 NC 130 By Pass • Fairmont, NC 28340
$20 cart and green $20 cart and green Fairmont
Golf Club
Fairmont Chamber meets every Tuesday at 6:00pm
upstairs at Fairmont Golf Course
Board Members AreKelly Johnson-President
Tony Mackey- Vice President
Michael Williamson-Secretary
Roy McKeathan-Assistant Secretary
Diana McKeatham-Director
Cathleen Mackey-Director
EW9S
34X
Fried Chicken, rice, gravy, butter beans, yeast rolls, tea or lemonade, banana puddin’ served in aluminum pie plates/mason jars. sound good? that’s just the opening act.
next comes…..the entertainment…….and it’s gonna be great!! Your emcee……..Kat littletUrtle………Great story teller and local humorist.
Kicking off with the high energy cloggers from amy’s Dance academy from Chadbourn……from there we turn the spot light on the fantastic voices of the lUmBer riVer QUartet……….. and fi nally………. to complete the awesome entertainment………..the “songbirds” from long Branch school dressed in farming attire…..olD mCDonalD HaD a Farm e-i-e-i-oH……. i Can’t wait For YoU to see anD Hear tHem.
and i can just read your mind now. How do i get in on this awesome night of entertainment. tickets will go on sale weDnesDaY the 29th for $15 for a single or $25 per couple and can be purchased from any of the following committee members or outlets: mendy lee, Phillip Hunt, Brian and Donna Jacobs, Gina leggett, Jim Caulder, stan Callahan, Jennifer Hunt, samantha Gromme, lucille Christian, Pam Kemp, michelle rich, rod and teresa Heasley, Vallie tucker, lib Haywood, or Charles Kemp
**OR AT THESE OUTLETS**
Floyd auto Parts, angie’s touch of Class salon. lumber river Country
market, Clothing & such (both stores), Fred’s Pharmacy, Fairmont Dept. store, sister’s Boutique in lumberton, or Callahan & Company spa
tiCKets will not Be aVailaBle at tHe Door so Get ‘em literallY wHile tHeY’re Hot!!! riGHt now!
i’m worn oUt……….anD tHat’s JUst FriDaY……….stanD BY For Part ii
SATURDAY APRIL 22ND- 8:00 a.m.- 4:00 p.m. on the grounds of the BORDER BELT MUSEUM IN HISTORIC DOWNTOWN FAIRMONT- WHERE HISTORY & HOSPITALITY MEET!
there will be all varieties of food and craft vendors on hand (ice cream, snow balls, collard sandwiches & wraps, pork skins, turkey legs, funnel cakes and much more)
two hogs will render some of the best home cooked barbeque you’ll ever taste……….go get a napkin and wipe your drooling mouth (sanDwiCHes/BY tHe PoUnD)
Bottle CoKes/PeanUts (the old time break in the ‘baccer fi eld style………….if you want a moon Pie you’ll have to sneak one in)
an authentic amisH QUilt (see below) will be raffl ed off . the quilt was designed and hand sewn by local artisan teresa Heasley. tickets from committee above or on site.
a $50 PrZe For tHe most CreatiVe strawBerrY Dessert (For real $50.00)…….vintage
autos and farm equipment to gaze at and admire
PlUs……….DiD i mention entertainment. oH Yes! lots oF it anD it will Be liVe too, CHeCK oUt tHis line UP! starting at 12:30 and running until 4:00
the Carolina Girls line dancing show……the southern sapphires cloggers………. BotH tHe reeDY BranCH CHUrCH CHoir anD tHe tYler FamilY sinGinG Great GosPel mUsiC, country music songs from soloists sarah Blanton and sarah Davis…….a little soul and blues from acoustic guitarist Jim Pate & bongo artist Carey Pittman……… and our big fi nish with some foot tapping blue grass band tunes
oh! almost forgot………something for the kids………from 12:00-3:00 there will be pony rides and a petting zoo.
iF a PiCtUre is wortH a tHoUsanD worDs tHen tHese oUGHt to GraB YoU BY tHe oVeralls anD Get YoU in tHe mooD For some Great CoUntrY CUltUre
if you want to be a vendor at this great event it’s not too late………… contact me at [email protected] or call 740-0277. Come join in the HeritaGe DaYs FUn
tHis eVent was ConCieVeD anD will Be CarrieD oUt to Honor tHe rUral liFe CUltUre oF oUr area anD to PaY triBUte to tHose wHo CreateD anD soUGHt to KeeP it aliVe oVer tHe Years.
FAIRMONT’S HERITAGE DAYSJUST AROUND THE CORNER
FRIDAY APRIL 21ST – 7:00 P.M. IN THE DOWNTOWN HERITAGE CENTER
Sun Mon Tue Wed Thu Fri Sat
March 31 - Fairmont
High Baseball vs.
South Robeson,
7:00 p.m.
1
2 3 4 Fairmont High
School Baseball vs.
Whiteville, 7:00 p.m.
5 6 7 Fairmont High
School Baseball &
Softball vs. West
Columbus, 7:00 p.m.
8 Easter Egg Hunt
11:00 a.m.
Community Park
Ages 0 - 12
9 Palm Sunday 10 Fairmont High
School Baseball &
Softball vs. South
Columbus, 7:00 p.m.
11 NCDMV
9:00 a.m. - 4:00 p.m.
Town Hall courtroom
12 Fairmont High
School Baseball &
Softball vs. Red
Springs, 7:00 p.m.
13 14 Good Friday
Town offices closed
15
16 Easter 17 Easter Monday
Town offices and
Schools closed
18 Town Board
Meeting, 6:00 p.m.,
Council Chambers
19 Schools closed 20 Schools closed 21 Fairmont
Heritage Days
Dinner, 7:00 p.m.,
Heritage Center
22 Fairmont
Heritage Days, 8:00
to 4:00 p.m., Museum
grounds
23 24 25 26 27 28 Fairmont High
School Baseball &
Softball vs. St. Pauls,
7:00 p.m.
29
30
April 2017 www.fairmontnc.com
Sun Mon Tue Wed Thu Fri Sat
March 31 - Fairmont
High Baseball vs.
South Robeson,
7:00 p.m.
1
2 3 4 Fairmont High
School Baseball vs.
Whiteville, 7:00 p.m.
5 6 7 Fairmont High
School Baseball &
Softball vs. West
Columbus, 7:00 p.m.
8 Easter Egg Hunt
11:00 a.m.
Community Park
Ages 0 - 12
9 Palm Sunday 10 Fairmont High
School Baseball &
Softball vs. South
Columbus, 7:00 p.m.
11 NCDMV
9:00 a.m. - 4:00 p.m.
Town Hall courtroom
12 Fairmont High
School Baseball &
Softball vs. Red
Springs, 7:00 p.m.
13 14 Good Friday
Town offices closed
15
16 Easter 17 Easter Monday
Town offices and
Schools closed
18 Town Board
Meeting, 6:00 p.m.,
Council Chambers
19 Schools closed 20 Schools closed 21 Fairmont
Heritage Days
Dinner, 7:00 p.m.,
Heritage Center
22 Fairmont
Heritage Days, 8:00
to 4:00 p.m., Museum
grounds
23 24 25 26 27 28 Fairmont High
School Baseball &
Softball vs. St. Pauls,
7:00 p.m.
29
30
April 2017 www.fairmontnc.com
Sun Mon Tue Wed Thu Fri Sat
March 31 - Fairmont
High Baseball vs.
South Robeson,
7:00 p.m.
1
2 3 4 Fairmont High
School Baseball vs.
Whiteville, 7:00 p.m.
5 6 7 Fairmont High
School Baseball &
Softball vs. West
Columbus, 7:00 p.m.
8 Easter Egg Hunt
11:00 a.m.
Community Park
Ages 0 - 12
9 Palm Sunday 10 Fairmont High
School Baseball &
Softball vs. South
Columbus, 7:00 p.m.
11 NCDMV
9:00 a.m. - 4:00 p.m.
Town Hall courtroom
12 Fairmont High
School Baseball &
Softball vs. Red
Springs, 7:00 p.m.
13 14 Good Friday
Town offices closed
15
16 Easter 17 Easter Monday
Town offices and
Schools closed
18 Town Board
Meeting, 6:00 p.m.,
Council Chambers
19 Schools closed 20 Schools closed 21 Fairmont
Heritage Days
Dinner, 7:00 p.m.,
Heritage Center
22 Fairmont
Heritage Days, 8:00
to 4:00 p.m., Museum
grounds
23 24 25 26 27 28 Fairmont High
School Baseball &
Softball vs. St. Pauls,
7:00 p.m.
29
30
April 2017 www.fairmontnc.com
Fairmont newsletter march 2017 4
Things we want you to know: Total Plan and Retail Installment Contract for Smartphone and basic phone purchases or Customer Service Agreement with a two-year initial term (subject to a pro-rated $150 Early Termination Fee for modems and hotspot devices and a $350 Early Termination Fee for Tablets) required. Credit approval also required. Pricing is per line/per month. A Regulatory Cost Recovery Fee (currently $2.02) applies; this is not a tax or gvmt. required charge. Additional charges, taxes, terms, conditions and coverage areas may apply and vary by plan, service and phone. Auto Pay/Paperless Billing required. Unlimited Data Plans will stream at standard-definition speeds and will automatically shift to 2G when each line reaches 22GB. 2GB and 6GB data plans will stream at high-definition speeds and will automatically shift to 2G when each line reaches the plan’s high-speed allotment. Offers valid at participating locations only and cannot be combined. Limited-time offer. Trademarks and trade names are the property of their respective owners. See uscellular.com or an associate for details. ©2017 U.S. Cellular P2A_2017_UnlimitedOffer_Print_9_89x21_5 46
5905
8
Fairmont 602 N. Walnut St. 910-628-0600
We look forward to seeing you.
By: Charles KempCo-Curator- Border Belt museumFairmont, nC
You might just be old enough to remember the following: not having to lock up everything at your house when you left, making ice cream the old fashioned way, checking the tobacco barns, actually talking to a real person rather than a machine, party lines, or the family all eating together at meals. Many of those things are gone now in modern America but some of them are need to be treasured, at least for a few days. The Border Belt Farmers Museum & Welcome Center in Fairmont is very concerned with our rural way of life and in an attempt to focus on the charm of the by gone days of that life style it will be presenting Fairmont’s 3rd annual Heritage Days on April 21st & 22nd.
The event starts in the downtown Heritage Center on Friday the 21st at 7:00 p.m. with a country supper and musical entertainment. Featured performers will be The Fabulous Lumber River Quartet, the high stepping cloggers from Amy’s Dance Academy in Chadbourn, and the talented chorus of Long Branch Elementary School under the director of Janet Meier. These 3rd and 4th graders, called The Songbirds, will be dressed in farming attire. Guests will enjoy fried chicken, rice and gravy, corn, lima beans, banana pudding, rolls, and ice tea or lemonade served in aluminum pie plates and mason jars. Junior Beta Club members from FMS and members of the Junior Civitan Club of Fairmont will serve the meal in farm attire. Our Mistress of Ceremonies, Kat Littleturtle, Director of the I-95 Welcome Center in Rowland, known for her local folk life and country story telling prowess, will keep the mood happy and
fun filled throughout the evening. Tickets for this down home evening of entertainment will be $15 for a single or $25 for a couple, will be on sale starting March 29th, and can be purchased from any of the committee members listed below in this article or at Fred’s Pharmacy, Fairmont Dept. Store, Angie’s Salon, Callahan & Company Salon, Clothing and Such, Sister’s Boutique in Lumberton, Floyd Auto Parts, Lumber River Country Market, or the museum in downtown Fairmont.
The fun continues on Saturday the 22nd from 8:00 a.m.-4:00 p.m. on the museum grounds in historic downtown Fairmont with antique farm equipment and older car displays, craft vendors displaying and selling country culture products. There’ll be plenty of country food on hand including the ever popular country classics collard sandwich and wraps, fried turkey legs, pork skins, and homemade ice cream. Home cooked barbeque will be sold either by sandwiches or the pound and a best strawberry shortcake contest is also planned with a $50 cash prize. A wide array of handmade wood products, cloth, and quilting crafts will also be available. An authentic Amish handmade quilt will be raffled off. There will be a farm animal petting display along with pony rides for children to enjoy from 12:00 noon until 3:00 p.m.
as well as country and rural games for all to participate in. Accompanying all this outdoor fun will be an afternoon of gospel and blue grass musical entertainment along with the snappy cloggers of The Southern Sapphires from Fairmont and great dance moves from the Carolina Girls line dancers.
Fairmont’s Heritage Days has been designed by a committee consisting of Mendy Lee, Eustice Callahan Jr, Pam Kemp, Samantha Gromme, Lucille Christian, Lib Haywood, Rod Hester, Jimmy Caulder, Gina Leggett, Jennifer Hunt, Brian and Donna Jacobs, Phillip Hunt, Michelle Rich, Stanley Callahan, Rod and Teresa Heasley, Vallie Leggett, and Charles Kemp who seek to preserve our wonderful country lifestyle and folk life. They have been hard at work since the start of the new year putting the event together, contacting vendors, and making arrangements.
For those who remember all too well those glory days where life was simpler and not quite as rushed. Where front porches were treasured, and families spent quality time together. Where work came first and play followed, and where a person was proud of their heritage and country roots then Fairmont’s Heritage Days is right up your alley. Come join us for this marvelous event in April. We’ll make you feel right down home.
Them Good Ol’ Days
****************************************************THEM GOOD OL' DAYS
BY: CHARLES KEMPCO-CURATOR- BORDER BELT MUSEUM
FAIRMONT, NC
You might just be old enough to remember the following: not having to lock up everything at your house when you left, making ice cream the old fashioned way, checking the tobacco barns, actually talking to a real person rather than a machine, party lines, or the family all eating together at meals. Many of those things are gone now in modern America but some of them are need to be treasured, at least for a few days. The Border Belt Farmers Museum & Welcome Center in Fairmont is very concerned with our rural way of life and in an attempt to focus on the charm of the by gone days of that life style it will be presenting Fairmont's 3rd annual Heritage Days on April 21st & 22nd.
The event starts in the downtown Heritage Center on Friday the 21st at 7:00 p.m. with a country supper and musical entertainment. Featured performers will be The Fabulous Lumber River Quartet, the high stepping cloggers from Amyʼs Dance Academy in Chadbourn, and the talented chorus of Long Branch Elementary School under the director of Janet Meier. These 3rd and 4th graders, called The Songbirds, will be dressed in farming attire. Guests will enjoy fried chicken, rice and gravy, corn, lima beans, banana pudding, rolls, and ice tea or lemonade served in aluminum pie plates and mason jars. Junior Beta Club members from FMS and members of the Junior Civitan Club of Fairmont will serve the meal in farm attire. Our Mistress of Ceremonies, Kat Littleturtle, Director of the I-95 Welcome Center in Rowland, known for her local folk