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Entertainment Roseboro Business Page 9 Page 6 Page 19 SAMPSON COUNTY’S COMMUNITY NEWSPAPER FREE TheVOLUME 9, ISSUE 49 Sampson Weekly www.thesampsonweekly.com Week of November 30-December 6, 2018 INSIDE Clinton Christmas Parade Two Weeks Remain to Apply for Florence to be Held Next Saturday Disaster Assistance Health Page 8 If you are a North Carolina homeowner, renter or busi- ness owner who sustained property damage or loss We Should Know caused by Hurricane Florence you have two weeks left Page 5 The second Saturday in December traditionally ushers in the beginning of Christmas for the City of Clinton, and for 60 years now the Clinton Christmas Parade has led the to register for federal disaster assistance. march. The Clinton Christmas Parade is scheduled for Saturday, December 8, 2018 at 10am in downtown Clinton. The deadline to apply for assistance from FEMA and for low-interest disaster loans from the U.S. Small The starting point of the parade will be at the Clinton City Schools Administrative Business Administration is 11:59 p.m. Thursday, Dec. Sports Page 11-12 Offices (Old College St. School) and will go through downtown Clinton and around 13, 2018. the courthouse on the Vance St. side. The parade will continue down Fayetteville St. turning left onto Chestnut Street and then left onto West Main Street. The parade will Survivors should register even if they have insurance. WEATHER continue down Main Street, making a right onto Lisbon Street. The official parade route ends at the Clinton City Market; however, floats and entries are NOT permitted FEMA cannot duplicate insurance payments, but eli- gible homeowners and renters may be able to receive Fri Partly to exit the parade line-up at this point. Only Marchers, walkers and dancers may exit Cloudy at Clinton City Market. money from FEMA for losses not covered by insurance 10% to help pay for basic home repairs, temporary rental Hi: 63 º Lo: 47 º According to Allie Strickland, Clinton-Sampson Chamber of Commerce Executive Di- assistance and other needs such as replacing personal PARADE, see P. 4 Sat PM property. FEMA Individual Assistance is grant money Showers that does not have to be repaid. 60% Hi: 67 º Lo: 61 º $9342 Raised by Clinton Individuals and businesses in designated counties may still register for assistance by: Sun Scattered T-Storms Fire Fighters During 2018 - Calling the disaster assistance helpline at 800-621- 40% 3362 or 800-462-7585 (TTY) anytime from 7 a.m. to Hi: 74 º Lo: 55 º Fill the Boot Campaign 11 p.m. local time seven days a week until further no- Mon Partly tice. Multilingual operators are available. You can up- Cloudy date your contact information, ask questions about a 20% to Support MDA letter from FEMA, get information about FEMA home Hi: 68 º Lo: 44 º During the 2018 MDA Fill the Boot cam- inspections, or learn how to appeal a FEMA decision. Tues Partly paign, the dedicated members of the Clinton - Going online to DisasterAssistance.gov. Cloudy Fire Department took to the streets to help - Downloading the FEMA mobile app. 10% kids and adults with muscular dystrophy, ALS - Downloading the ReadyNC app. and related life-threatening diseases live lon- Hi: 55 º Lo: 38 º ger and grow stronger. Between November - Visiting any of the recovery centers that remain open. Wed Sunny 14th – November 27th, more than $9300 was To find center locations and current hours, download 10% raised to benefit the Eastern Carolinas Muscu- the FEMA mobile app, the ReadyNC app, or visit lar Dystrophy Association. FEMA.gov/DRC. Center hours and operations are ad- Hi: 46 º Lo: 28 º Following a media kick off at the fire station justed based on visitor demand. The centers are open on November 12th with local MDA Summer 9 a.m. to 6 p.m. local time, Monday through Saturday, Camper Ben Lozano and his mom, the Clin- until further notice, with the exception of Sampson ton Fire Department filled the boot at both the County, which is open Thursday to Saturday. All are WEEKLY VERSE Walmart intersection at Sunset Avenue, Clin- Give thanks to ton, NC and the intersection of College Street closed Sundays. In-person American Sign Language the Lord, for he and Southeast Boulevard, Clinton, NC. interpreters are available by calling or texting 202-655- 8824. To access a video in American Sign Language, is good. His love “The fire fighters of the Clinton Fire Department have once again shown their immense dedica- go online to FEMA Sign Language Interpreter Info. endures forever. tion and care for MDA’s families during this year’s Fill the Boot campaign,” said MDA Execu- Give thanks tive Director, Melissa Sinclair. “This year’s Fill the Boot was a tremendous success and we are grateful for the generosity of those in the Clinton community who have helped individuals with If you have questions about an SBA low-interest disas- to the God of muscular dystrophy, ALS and related muscle-debilitating diseases truly live unlimited.” ter loan, you may contact SBA’s Disaster Assistance heaven. His love BOOT, see P. 3 FEMA, see P. 4 endures forever. Psalm 136:1, 26 Hablamos español ahora! WEEKLY INDEX Local..............................................1-4 We Should Know.............................5 Health................................................7 Faith..................................................8 Food................................................10 Athlete of Week..............................11 Football...........................................12 Education..................................13-14 Puzzles............................................15 Obits................................................17 “We are here to Classified.........................................18 Business...........................................19 serve you!” Nascar..............................................20 910-592-5249 Holiday Hours: 105 Wall Street • Downtown Clinton Monday-Friday thesampsonweekly.com [email protected] 9 AM to 5:30 PM 910-590-2102 Saturday 9 AM to 1 PM 2 www.thesampsonweekly.com Week of November 30-December 6, 2018 LOCAL NEWS Low Income A Little Bit of History…… In 1931, a “Bag of Gold” Energy Assistance Program was given out on Christ- mas Eve December 24th in Roseboro to twenty lucky winners, some getting $5.00, some getting $10.00 and some getting $20.00. The Bag of Gold was worth $200.00 which was quite a large amount of money back then. Sponsors were local busi- The Sampson County Department of Social Services will begin taking applications for the nesses: Butler Furniture Low Income Energy Assistance Program (LIEAP) on December 3, 2018, at their office Company, A.R. Harris and located at 360 County Complex Road, Suite 100, Clinton, N.C. Applications will be taken Son, Melvin Bros’ Drug through March 30, 2019, or until funding is exhausted. Store, R.L. Patterson Gro- The Low Income Energy Assistance Program (LIEAP) provides for a one-time vendor ceries, Roseboro Pressing payment to help eligible households pay their heating bills. Club, Rosewood Tire Com- Households must meet the following requirements: pany and W.J. Watson Dry • An income test Goods and the Roseboro • Be responsible for its heating bills Booster Club • Cannot have resources over $2,250 • Must include a U.S. citizen or an eligible alien When a patron spent at least $1.00 at the participating Roseboro business, they There is no automatic eligibility; all interested households must make an application. Pri- were given a ticket in which they had to sign and drop in any “Bag of Gold ority is given to households containing at least one disabled person (person receives Social Contest Box”. Security Disability, SSI, or VA Disability) that is also receiving services through the Divi- On Christmas Eve, December 24th, 1931, all “Bag of Gold Contest Boxes” sion of Aging and Adult Services, or to a household in which at least one member is age 60 were opened and their contents placed in a large container and mixed thor- and older. Only these priority type households that meet all other eligibility requirements oughly. The poster stated, “Some child (who cannot read) will draw tickets”. A will be eligible from December 1, 2018 through December 31, 2018, or until funding is ex- committee member and the chairman of which announced the winner’s name, hausted. Any household may be potentially eligible from January 2, 2018 through March and if present, to whom will be presented the “Gold”. It says that if not present, 29, 2018, or until funding is exhausted. drawing will be continued in like manner until gold is given away. Applications will also be taken for one day each from 9:00 A.M.-1:00 P.M. at the following Nutrition Sites. What excitement must have been in the air that cold crisp Christmas Eve back December 3, 2018- Garland Senior Center in 1931. You can just imagine people coming from all across the county to December 4, 2018- Harrells Nutrition Site Roseboro that night to see if their name was announced in the town square. It December 5, 2018- Roseboro Nutrition Site would have been much like the Gold Rush, each patron hoping for their part of the pot of gold. Funding is limited, and all potentially eligible households may not be approved. At a min- imum, applicants should have the name of the household’s heating vendor and the account The contest was a way to bring more business into the town. The poster stat- number when applying. ed, “Trade In Roseboro- A Good Town, A Friendly Town- Where You Can Get What You Want “At Right Prices”. You can say that this still applies to the If you have any questions, please call Monica Price at Sampson County Department of Town of Roseboro still in 2018. Social Services at 910-592-7131 extension 3239. Provided by the Sampson County Animal Shelter Call (910)592-8493 LUNCH SPECIAL NOW SERVING FREE DRINK With any basket or platter FRIED CHICKEN! Must Present Coupon.