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Photos courtesy of Halifax County CVB
Bringing Halifax history alive A new website, bradforddenton.com, helps visitors understand history in the making through the current Bradford Denton House restoration in Historic Halifax. The house’s former owner, Col. John Bradford, was a delegate from Halifax County to the 4th Provincial Congress meeting at Halifax in 1776. He, along with the other delegates, took a unanimous stand to instruct North Carolina’s delegates to the Continental Congress to support a separation from British rule, according to historian Jeff Dickens. This brave stance was the first such action in any of the colonies and helped shaped our state as it is today. The website features photos of the circa-1760 house, along with original Halifax Resolves images; rare currency signed by John Bradford; a video that scripts the Bradfords’ service to a young America and dramatic readings from Francis Asbury’s journals.
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Meadowlark Lemon
After 26 seasons, he left the Globetrotters and created his own dream teams, including today’s comedic Harlem All Stars. In addition to being an NBA Basketball Hall of Famer, Meadowlark has acted in TV shows and is an ordained minister with a Doctor of Divinity degree. His book “Trust Your Next Shot” was published in 2010. The seemingly ageless hoop-master motivates kids through his Camp Meadowlark basketball camps, participates in multiple annual fundraisers and runs Meadowlark Lemon Ministries with his wife, Cynthia. For more about Meadlowlark (and to see his famous hook shot), visit meadowlarklemon.org
Photos courtesy of The Scrap Exchange
About: Born in Wilmington in 1935, Meadow “Meadowlark” Lemon first saw the Harlem Globetrotters in a movie news reel at age 11. Greatly inspired by this performance team, he rigged up a makeshift backyard hoop and started working on his shots. In high school he kept a grueling practice schedule on the courts, and it paid off with an offer to join the Globetrotters. Nicknamed “The Clown Prince of Basketball,” this natural showman and gifted athlete eventually performed extraordinary feats for presidents, kings and queens.
Creative reuse center The Scrap Exchange in Durham promotes environmental awareness and creativity through reuse of donated materials. The busy center boasts a store, green art gallery that showcases artists using reclaimed materials, and a Make and Take studio open to the public. Ongoing events include workshops where trained staff integrate a teacher’s classroom goals into an educational arts experience, helping kids transform clean industrial discards into science inventions, costumes for plays and toys for fun. The fee is $100 per hour for up to 15 children; $5 for each additional child. There are also professional development workshops for teachers seeking fresh ideas for projects. Contact Lindsey Miller at (919) 213-1278 or visit scrapexchange.org
Q: WWhat do they sing under the ocean during the winter?
A: Christmas corals!
Known for: Harlem Globetrotters basketball star, minister, motivational speaker
30 DECEMBer 2013 Carolina Country
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11/13/13 11:17 AM