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A note from the Executive Director
n August I received an email that stated, “Melissa, I know you have a lot
going on and are extremely busy BUT don’t forget the deadline for the Turkey
Tabloid is September 4th and you can start sending things when you get
them. – Robin Huffman” (also known to me as Lulu but don’t tell her I told
you)
I’m not sure how the Turkey Festival got here so fast or where the years have gone.
I should not be surprised, as each year I say, “I guess the old saying ‘The More Things
Change The More They Stay The Same’ is very true.”
In 1984 Raeford-Hoke County was excited that a group of citizens had gotten
together to form what was then called the Hoke Hobnob Festival. This festival was
held at Hoke County High School with vendors filling the courtyard and with a
concert by The Embers held on Saturday during the day. It was so hot that day but
it did not prevent my classmates and I from sitting in our chairs or on our blankets,
dancing on the ball field to “I Love Beach Music”. Who could forget Marvin Lynn
Maxwell going on stage and playing the keyboards, in our opinion better than the
keyboard player for the band. Who would have imagined that 29 years later the Festival
would have grown to a weeklong event that offers diverse activities for our community
and that I would be working for that same Festival that so many years ago I had
volunteered to help with.
In 1985 the Festival grew and changed. It was no longer a one day event but a
three day event. Another huge change was the name for that year it became the “NC
Turkey Festival”. Funny how no matter how things change they stay the same. You
see, in 1985 I worked for Dickson Press, Inc. aka The News-Journal as a typesetter
and I, along with Robin Huffman, Diane Bowers, Martha Upchurch, as well as many
others, worked on the very first Turkey Tabloid. Here 29 years after the first Beach
Music Concert I’m still dancing in the ball field though to songs like “The Wobble”
or “Electric Slide” and 28 years after the first Turkey Tabloid I’m still typing articles,
hearing in my memory Connie Ellis saying “girls we have to get this tabloid finished”
but now it is Robin saying “Melissa time is getting close aka girl you got to get this
tabloid finished” - the more things change the more they stay the same.
Over the years the Festival has had many directors and Executive Directors that
make the Festival the success it is each year, this year is no different. Each one has
brought new ideas, events and ways to make the Festival something that RaefordHoke County can be proud of. Not only has the Board of Directors done an amazing
job of planning, re-vamping annual events and adding new events such as the Choir
Celebration Day and 5K Bike Race, bringing back the pony rides and petting zoo, two
entertainment stages and another great band for the ending concert but they have
worked hard during the year to raise money to help host the Festival, events such as
quarterly Bingo and selling concessions at the Fire Works on July 4th have helped
to be able to do all that is done but I don’t think people realize this or not BUT the
Directors who do all of this, who give multiple hours of their time away from their
families and are not able to actually see or enjoy the events they have worked so
hard to plan due to working each event either selling tickets, concessions, handling
situations, etc., they do so for free, simply because they love the Festival, want the
festival to be successful and succeed so that Raeford-Hoke County can be proud. They
want to promote cultural arts, as well as, the businesses in Hoke County that are so
vital in making the Festival a success and they want to offer the citizens of RaefordHoke County and surrounding areas with a fun-filled week of great activities and
entertainment for everyone - this is no different from what the first visionaries 29
worked towards – the more things change the more they stay.
Over the past six years I have been honored and blessed to hold the position of
Executive Director and I can tell you this Festival, the planning and working at each
event has brought me far more joy than I could ever express in a tabloid letter. I have
made many wonderful friends and have become so accustomed to certain things
happening each year. Like in March or April being stopped on the street with the
question “Have you started planning this year’s Festival yet gal” or “What color are
the shirts this year” and my favorite one that I get at least 30,000 times a year “Are
you moving it back to the street this year, sure do miss it being on the street.” Well,
the answers have been “Yes we started planning for this one before last year was even
over” and “I’m sorry I liked it on the street too but with the downtown revitalization
we can’t move it back to the street, I’ve suggested it but keep getting told no.”
Funny, people even see me shopping or having lunch and say “will you sign me up
for the card tournament and senior day?”
This year has been no different though I must admit the questions have changed
to - “You mean you’re having the Turkey Festival even with the Turkey Plant closing?”
or “What is the Festival going to do with the House of Raeford closing?” I have been
asked these so often I wake myself up at night saying – “Yes, the festival is going to
go on and actually we have more events than last year” or “The House of Raeford
has not closed only a portion of it has and they are still very much involved with the
Festival as a corporate gold sponsor, not only do they give money but also product”.
The first year I sold hot dogs at the Parade I woke myself up saying “ketchup,
mustard, chili, slaw and onions” - the more things change the more they stay the same.
This year we have been bombarded with the question, “So next year will it be the
Turkey Festival or the Chicken Festival” which the answer is always the same “The
Festival is looking forward to celebrating 30 years of the NC Turkey Festival and I can
pretty much promise that we will not be changing the name to the ‘Chicken Festival’
or “will the lunchroom workers (Hoke County School Child Nutrition Services) be
cooking the dressing and with the House of Raeford closing will we be having Turkey
and dressing or fried chicken?” Yes, there will be turkey, dressing, green beans, yams,
cranberry sauce and everyone’s favorite crusty rolls AND YES the lunchroom workers
will be cooking the turkey and the dressing from their recipes – the more things
change the more they stay the same.
In 1984 at the Hobnob Festival and every year since 1985 the NC Turkey Festival
has been an event that Raeford-Hoke County could be proud of, it has been filled
with musical entertainment, various vendors, athletic events, children’s events, events
for seniors, car shows, cook offs, Turkey Bowls, PARADES and has been planned
by a Board of citizens who work many hours to assure the Festival is a time of fun,
fellowship with friends and make new friends. Every Executive Director from the first
until now has felt overwhelmed, challenged and a feeling of great pride in their boards
who worked so diligently to make it a success, this year will be no different.
The 29th Annual Turkey Festival will continue to be all the wonderful things that
everyone remembers and looks forward to — there are card tournaments, senior day,
turkey legs, collard sandwiches, petting zoo and pony rides. The 29th Annual NC
Turkey Festival will be a GREAT FESTIVAL and a wonderful time for our community
to celebrate much more than turkey BUT community love and peace as well. The
Board has done their part now it is up to you so come and “Find Love, Peace and
Turkey at the North Carolina Turkey Festival” because as you have seen repeatedly in
this letter THE MORE THINGS CHANGE THE MORE THEY STAY THE SAME
and you are needed to make all the hard work that has been put in pay off because it is
for you that this Festival was started and continues on 29 years later.
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Schedule of Entertainers
Saturday, September 7
Cornhole Tournament
2:00 pm Cornhole Tournament
Dance
8:00 pm
PK Grill and Pub
Wednesday, September 18
Senior Day
10:00 am
Raeford Civic Center
Bingo * Luncheon $5.00 per person, limit 100
Friday, September 13
Turkey Bowl
Hoke High Bucks vs. South View Tigers
7:00 pm
Pre-game Show
7:30 pm
Raz Autry Stadium
Parade
5:30 pm
Thursday, September 19
Main Street
Friday, September 20
Stuffin’ and Stompin’ Turkey Dinner
5:00 to 8:00 pmWest Hoke Middle School
$8.00 per plate (eat in or take out)
Saturday, September 14
4th Annual Family Bike Ride
10:00 am
Sandy Grove Elementary
(9:00 am Registration FREE)
Tennis Tournament
9:00 am
Hoke High School
(two-day event)
Car Show
10:00 am
Hoke High School
(Registration 9:00 am)
Choir Celebration
5:00 pm
Turlington Auditorium
Turkey Throw Down
6:00 pm
Autograph Session
7:00 pm
Bell Time
Hoke High SchoolGymnasium
Saturday, September 21
5K Run
9:00 am
Raz Autry Stadium
(Registration 7:30 to 8:45 am)
2K Trot
9:00 am
Raz Autry Stadium
(Registration 7:30 to 8:45 am)
5K Bike Ride
10:30 am
Raz Autry Stadium
(Registration 9:00 to 10:15 am)
2K Bike Ride
10:30 am
Raz Autry Stadium
(Registration 9:00 to 10:15 am)
NC Turkey Cooking Contest & Bake Off
9:00 am Stewart Street
Pony Rides
9:00 am
Peyton’s Corner
Petting Zoo
9:00 am
Peyton’s Corner
Saturday, September 21 &
Sunday September 22
Strutter’s Golf Tournament
8:00 - 11:00 am
Deercroft Tee Time
Monday, September 16
Opening Ceremonies
6:00 pm
L.E. McLaughlin Senior Room
Tuesday, September 17
Card Tournament
7:00 pm
Raeford Civic Center
$7.00 per person
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Schedule of Entertainers
Saturday, September 21
Entertainment
McLauchlin Park
Adult Stage - Donaldson Avenue
10:00 am
All American Chorus
10:45 am
Raeford-Hoke Community Choir
11:05 am
Patty Webb
11:15 am
Scarboro Junction
12:00 pm
Announcement of winners of
Cooking Contest, Bake Off,
Awards Program “Crafts”
12:15 pm
Bobby Charles
1:00 pm
The Ingram Family
2:00 pm
Arvie Bennett
Children’s Stage - Peyton’s Corner (in Park)
11:00 am
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Events you won’t want to miss…
Annual NC Turkey
Bowl
Play begins at 7:30 p.m. on Friday,
September 13 at Raz Autry Stadium with
the Hoke County High School Bucks
hosting the South View Tigers for the title
of Turkey Bowl Champions. The pre-game
ceremony will begin at 7 p.m. with skydivers,
provided by Raeford Aviation, amazing the
crowd with their skydiving abilities. The last
jumper is to land on the 50-yard line with
the game ball. Be there early to support the
skydivers, the athletic department of Hoke
County, the NC Turkey Festival and, most
importantly, the Fighting Bucks!!!
4th Annual Family
Bike (Bicycle) Ride
The North Carolina Turkey Festival is
pleased to join in promoting “health and
fitness” at the Annual Family Bike Ride
held at Sandy Grove Elementary School.
Jill Rogitz of Sandy Grove states, “The
reason behind this family bike ride is to
get kids and parents out of the house, off
of electronic devices and onto a bike and
getting physical.” When approached to be
a part of this wonderful event, the Festival
could not refuse. So, for a fun filled family
day, head out to Sandy Grove Elementary
School at 9 a.m. to sign in the for the free
bike ride that will start at 10 a.m. There
will be prizes, fun, fellowship and outdoor
activities.
Tennis Tournament
The 29th Annual North Carolina
Turkey Festival and the Hoke County
High School Tennis Program is proud to
bring back the Tennis Tournament. The
categories for this year’s tournament will
include Adult Men’s Singles/Doubles,
Women’s Singles/Doubles, Youth Boys’
Singles/Doubles, Girls’ Singles/Doubles
and Mixed Doubles. The tournament will
held at the Tennis Complex located on the
campus of Hoke County High School on
Saturday, September 14 under the direction
of Nelson James. For more information,
contact Nelson at 910-476-8673 or via
email at [email protected].
6th Annual Turkey
Throw Down
The Turkey Throw Down has become
a great tradition of the NC Turkey Festival
and, no, turkeys are actually not thrown
down. This event is a professional wrestling
event that is co-sponsored with Ring Wars
Carolina. The 6th Annual Turkey Thrown
down will take place at the Hoke County
High School Gymnasium, Saturday,
September 8 with doors opening at 6 p.m.
and matches beginning at 7 p.m. Come
out and support your favorite Ring Wars
Carolina Wrestler at this family-oriented
event. When owners Eddie and Joyce
Bullard of Classic Design and Eddie and
Djuna Miller of Miller’s Garage attended
the event in 2012, they approached the
Festival asking to sponsor this event so that
children under the age of 11 and physically/
mentally handicapped living in group
homes could be admitted for free, stating
that the joy had by the children and special
needs adults that attended was amazing
and to see the wrestlers interact with them
brought joy to anyone in attendance. This
year entry to the match will be FREE up
to age 11 and $5.00 for anyone over age 12.
Minors must be accompanied by an adult.
Auto and Motorcycle
Show
The annual Auto and Motorcycle Show
is going to be a little different this year but
will still offer a great opportunity for anyone
who would like to showcase their vehicle
and motorcycle at the NC Turkey Festival.
This year’s show is sponsored by Lippard
Auto Parts and Equipment, Raeford Oil
Company, State Farm Insurance, John
T. Owen, SunPath Products and the NC
Turkey Festival.
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The show will be hosted by the Raeford
Woodmen of the World and registration
fees are $15.00 per vehicle in advance
and $20.00 the day of show. Another big
change is the event will be held on Saturday,
September 14 at the Hoke County High
School parking lot near Raz Autry Stadium.
All monies raised will go to cover the
cost of trophies and dash plates and will
be split between the Summer Youth
Camp Program, hosted by Woodmen of
the World, and the NC Turkey Festival.
Applications can be found at www.
ncturkeyfestival.org or at the NC Turkey
Festival Office located at 101 North Main
Street. For more information or to register
contact Melissa Pittman at 904-2424.
Choir Celebration Day
One of the new events hosted by the
North Carolina Turkey Festival is “Choir
Celebration Day” that will be held on
Saturday, September 14 at J.W. Turlington
Auditorium. Preparations for this day
actually began with a thought several
years ago but President Valerie Livingston
took a thought and turned it into a reality.
Beginning in June, individuals from several
area churches began meeting to practice
and formed what is now the Raeford-Hoke
Community Choir, which is sponsored by
the NC Turkey Festival. The Community
Choir, under the direction of Minister
David Purcell and Minister Patrick Grace,
has been practicing for four (4) months
with plans to hold a Christian event for
anyone who would like to participate.
From that came “Choir Celebration
Day”. Any choir in Hoke County, as well
as surrounding areas, can come this night
and share the talents your church has been
blessed with. Each choir, be it a Mass
Choir, Men’s, Seniors, Women’s, Youth or
even individuals, duets and trios, is asked to
come to Turlington Auditorium at 3 p.m. to
sign your choir up to perform. Performing
choir members will be allowed in for free
and those attending to enjoy the music of
these choirs and the Raeford-Community
Choir will be charged $5.00. The event will
begin at 5 p.m. with opening prayer and the
Pledge of Allegiance and then the music
will begin. Encourage your choirs to be a
part of this wonderful event. What better
way to “Find Love, Peace and Turkey”
than hearing the Gospel through songs of
praise, worship, love and peace!!!
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Opening Ceremonies
Opening Ceremonies for the 29th Annual
NC Turkey Festival will be held on Monday,
September 16 at the L.E. McLaughlin
Senior Room on Central Avenue from 6-8
p.m. There are many special things planned
for this evening including a moment of
silence in Remembrance of September
11, 2001 and a special time of recognition
of local volunteer fire departments, law
enforcement, and emergency medical
services. After this, a presentation of “The
Hustle”, recognition of sponsors, DVDs
of past festivals being shown and heavy
hors d’oeuvres prepared by the Hoke
County Schools Child Nutrition Services
will be enjoyed.
Annual Card
Tournament
If you play Bridge, Spades, Hearts, even
Rummy, this is the night for you to get
together with friends and family. Tuesday,
September 17 is the night for you. The
Annual Card Tournament will be held at the
Raeford Civic Center with play beginning
at 7 p.m. with refreshments throughout the
night.
This event is sponsored by Floors to Go.
Teams of less than or more than four (4)
players compete in any card game they like
for championship prizes. Pre-registration
and an entry fee of $7.00 per person are
required with everyone having a chance at
grand prizes and door prizes. Call 910-9042424 for more information and to check on
space availability.
Senior Day
Once again the seniors of Hoke County
will be honored with an event just for
them. The day will begin at 9 a.m. with
health screenings at the Civic Center by
FirstHealth of the Carolinas. Festivities will
continue at 10 a.m. with Bingo, followed
by a lunch of turkey and rice, green beans,
corn, dessert and beverages catered by Ms.
Judy Pittman on Wednesday, September
18. This event is sponsored by Buie
Funeral Home, Cape Fear Valley Health
Services and FirstHealth of the Carolinas,
all with facilities in Raeford. Donations
were received from Edinborough Family
Restaurant, Unilever, Cape Fear Valley,
FirstHealth of the Carolinas and individual
donations. Due to limited space, preregistration is required and a $5.00 per
person fee is required and open to the first
100 to register. For more information, call
Melissa Pittman at 904-2424.
Parade
After the Presentation of the Colors
and singing of the Star Spangled Banner,
there will be a short program to recognize
the sponsors who make the Festival
possible, followed by seniors who compete
in line dancing during the Senior Games
from Parks and Recreation and Senior
Services that will do a demonstration
of “The Hustle.” Then the 29th Annual
Turkey Festival Parade will proceed down
Main Street at 5:30 p.m. Leading the parade
will be an 82nd Airborne Color Guard, the
82nd Airborne Marching Band, followed
by floats, bands, fire trucks, marching units
and much more for viewers of all ages to
enjoy. Please remember that the parade
will be coming down the middle of Main
Street, with viewers standing on the side of
the street and sidewalks, so NO PARKING
ON MAIN STREET FROM 4:30 p.m.
until after the Parade.
Struttin’ and Stompin’
Dinner
The Festival is excited to continue the
vision that began years ago by co-hosting
the Stuffin’ and Stompin’ Dinner this
year with the Child Nutrition Services
of the Hoke County School System.
The price for tickets is $8.00 and
will include turkey, homemade stuffing,
green beans, candied yams, cranberry
sauce and homemade yeast rolls. The
Child Nutrition Services will once again
be preparing the meals, with whole
turkeys being donated by the House of
Raeford.
So make plans to be at West Hoke
Middle School on September 20 and
“Find Love, Peace and Turkey” at the
Stuffin’ and Stompin’ Dinner. This is a
great time of fellowship, great food and
remembering festivals gone by as videos
of past Festivals will be shown during
the meal.
5K Race & 2K Walk
Returns
On September 21, the 5K Road Race
will once again be sponsored by the
NCTF and the Hoke County Athletic
Department. The run will have five (5)
age divisions for both male and female.
The 5K Road Race will leave from Raz
Autry Stadium in conjunction with
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the 2K Walk, promptly at 9 a.m. and
participants will race through the scenic
flat land of Downtown Raeford on a
3.1 mile course marked with cones and
volunteers to the finish line.
Don’t miss your chance for fun, fitness
and to “Find Love, Peace and Turkey
at the NCTF” at the 5K Road Race on
Saturday, September 21. Pre-registration
is $15.00 per person and $20.00 day of
race registration. Participants that are
under 15 may pre-register for $10.00 and
day of race registration will be $15.00.
Registration forms can be obtained
at the NCTF Office, online at www.
ncturkeyfestival.org or at the Hoke High
School Track Field on the morning of
the Race. For more information contact
the Festival at 910-904-2424.
5K and 2K Bicycle
Race
The NC Turkey Festival is excited to
co-host the 5K/2K Bicycle (Bike) Race on
September 21. The race will have five (5)
age divisions for both male and female. The
5K Race will start with sign-in/registration
from 9 a.m. to 10:15 a.m. with the race
leaving from Raz Autry Stadium promptly
at 10:30 a.m. Participants under 15 can
pre-register for $10.00 or $15.00 the day
of the race and for anyone over 15, preregistration is $15.00 per person and $20.00
day of race. Registration and forms can
be obtained at the NCTF Office, online at
www.ncturkeyfestival.org or at the Hoke
High School Track Field on the morning
of the race. For more information contact
the Festival at 910-904-2424.
Don’t miss your chances for fun,
fitness and to “Find Love, Peace and
Turkey at the NCTF” at the 5K Bike
Race on Saturday, September 21.
29th Annual Strutters
2 Day Golf Tournament
The North Carolina Turkey Festival
Strutter’s Golf Tournament will be held
on Saturday, September 21 and Sunday,
September 22 at Deercroft Golf Club
in Wagram, tee times are between 8:00
am and 11:00 am. Cost per person is
$140.00 which includes cart & green
fees, lunch, beverages for both days and
a chance at a $10,000.00 hold in win.
Payment is due by September 18th and
entry is limited to the first 100 players.
For more information or registration
forms
contact
Rhonda
Murphy,
Tournament Administrator at 910-8784276 and mail all registration forms to
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Turkey Festival Office or at www.
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Pittman Grove Baptist Church, Ephesus Baptist Church, Kingdom Living
Worship Church, Christ Freewill Church, Friendship Grove and Sandy
Grove AME Zion. As you can see, the choir is a blend of different
denominations, races and sex but when they come together, the harmony
is amazing. Singing a variety of praise and worship, contemporary and
gospel songs, the choir brings a very unique and special attraction to the
Festival. So be sure to come out on Saturday, September 14 at 5 p.m.
to Turlington Auditorium for a night of “Choir Celebration” with the
Community Choir and then again on Saturday, September 21 at 10:45 a.m.
on the Entertainment Stage at the Park. The last time to see the RaefordHoke Community Choir get their praise on is at the Grand Opening of
the FirstHealth Moore Regional-Hoke Campus on Sunday, September 22
at 3:45 p.m. There are lots of opportunities to “Find Love, Peace and
Turkey” with the Raeford-Hoke Community Choir at the NC Turkey
Festival.
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Arvie Bennett returns
with the Arvie Jr. Band
Arvie Bennett participated in the NC Turkey Festival in 2012 and was a crowd pleaser.
This year Arvie returns with his band to bring a great array of music for Festival goers
beginning at approximately 2 p.m. on Saturday, September 21. A diverse mixture of race,
ethnicity, musical genres and backgrounds, the Arvie Jr. Band is just like the USA, a melting
pot with African Americans, Cherokee Indians, Irish and many more. They find their
diversity is their greatest asset. The Festival is excited to have the talent of such a diverse
group who will not be pigeon-holed into a certain genre. Their music is as diverse as their
backgrounds, covering all ends of the spectrum from Heavy Metal to Blues to Rap to
Country and a little of everything in between.
The Ingrams to perform
The Festival welcomes “The Ingrams” as part of an amazing line up of musical
entertainment that will help Festival goers “Find Love, Peace and Turkey” on Saturday,
September 21 at 1 p.m. at the Entertainment Stage in McLauchlin Park. The Ingrams are
a family band that performs bluegrass and gospel in a variety of traditional and modern
styles and several original songs. In the past five years, they have played at many festivals
and churches in the North Carolina area but love to travel anywhere to their unique blend
and style of music. Members of the group include Eddie Ingram – Guitar, Mandolin,
Bass, Vocals; Ashley Wood – Fiddle, Vocals; Andy Ingram – Banjo, Vocals; Aaron Ingram
– Guitar, Vocals; and Natalie Ingram – Bass, Mandolin, Vocals.
As you can tell, there is a lot of talent in this group so make plans to see their
performance at 1 p.m. You will not be disappointed.
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Blackwater Rhythm and Blues Band
back to Find Love, Peace and Turkey
The Blackwater Rhythm and Blues Band!
When you hear these words, you better get
ready for some great entertainment and
according to band members, when they
hear NC Turkey Festival, they get ready for
a great group of talented people (who can
forget singing “Brown Eyed Girl” on stage
with the band and having several 100 people
“joining hands starting a love train” around
Armory ballpark). The band calls Clarkton,
NC home and travels all over the South to
Saturday
September 21
Gates open at 6 pm
Tickets $10 each at the
NC Turkey Festival Office
101 North Main Street
bring live beach music and
blues to fans everywhere.
The diverse backgrounds
of these musicians come
together to create a sound
that is representative of what
beach music and R&B music
is all about. With several
recordings on KHP records,
there is no telling when you
may hear the Blackwater
Rhythm and Blues Band on
your favorite beach music
radio stations. The band is
dedicated to making sure that
the fans get what they come
for. A tight rhythm section
Concert goers, young and old, enjoy singing and dancing with Blackwater Rhythm and Blues in 2012.
with smooth guitar and
keyboard solos, overlayed
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Tickets for the Saturday, September this is a family event and children of all
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a wide variety of vocals and harmonies the NC Turkey Festival Office located at also that coolers are welcome but no glass
and a general love for music and everyone 101 North Main Street. Gates open at 6 containers are allowed. All ABC laws will
goes away happy. The Blackwater Rhythm pm to set up tents, chairs, tables, etc. for be enforced and security will be on hand
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Tyris Jones Returns to Find Love, Peace and
Turkey at the NC Turkey Festival
In 2012 Tyris Jones came to the North
Carolina Turkey Festival to “Do the
Wobble” with storytelling on Children’s Day
and in the Park. This year Tyris returns in
hopes to help us all “Find Love, Peace and
Turkey” with whimsical and historical tales.
Tyris will be performing on the Children’s
Entertainment Stage found in Peyton’s
Corner of the Park from 11 a.m. to 12 p.m.
on Saturday, September 21, but for those of
you who missed Tyris, here is an opportunity
for you to learn a little about Tyris. When
Tyris D. Jones told his mother he was going
to pursue a career in the performing arts, her
reaction was less than positive. “She looked
at me and said, ‘Boy, you must have bumped
your head,’ “ Jones said. “I said, ‘Mama,
I’m following my heart.’” In the more than
20 years since that conversation, Jones has
continued to follow his heart. His path has
taken him from backstage work with a top
hip-hop artist to his current career as an
award-winning storyteller.
Jones, 44, was born and grew up in
Laurinburg. He graduated from Scotland
High School in 1987 and enrolled at N.C.
Central University. Although drama was his
major, Jones said he didn’t get serious about
it until about a year into college. “Once I
got to college, it was like, I don’t know if
I want to do this,” he said. “But I took that
leap of faith and tried it.” At N.C. Central,
Jones acted in plays such as “Dreamgirls.”
He graduated in 1992 with a degree in
theater arts. Jones served an internship at
the Crossroads Theatre Company in New
Brunswick, N.J., specializing in the technical
aspect of the stage. In 1999, when Jones
was working at the theater as a master
electrician, Crossroads won a Tony Award
for Outstanding Regional Theater. Jones has
performed in local plays, including “Driving
Miss Daisy,” and touring with a show called
“Love Makes Things Happen.”
Jones found work as a substitute teacher
in Scotland County schools and eventually
became a teacher’s assistant that led to his
first foray into storytelling. “This teacher
found out I was in theater and asked me to
tell a story to the kids one day,” Jones said.
“I said, ‘Mmm ... OK.’” Jones found that he
enjoyed telling tales. What’s more, he found
his acting skills were transferable to the
medium of storytelling. Jones said there’s
nothing like the direct connection he gets
from being on stage by himself in front of
a rapt audience. “I’ve been in a gymnasium
in front of about 700 students and you
could hear a pin drop,” he said. “Or, I’ve
been in a classroom where you have your
so-called ‘rough kids,’ and they’d give me a
compliment. That lets me know I did my
job.”
During a February performance at
Sandhills Community College in Pinehurst,
NC Turkey Festival Director Joyce Bullard
experienced Jones display his storytelling
skills for an audience of students and faculty
at a Black History Month program. She
stated that “Jones took the stage wearing
a turban and colorful shirt and led the
audience in an African welcome song.” She
was in awe, coming back immediately to the
Festival Board of Directors saying “we have
go to get him for the Festival.”
Bullard stated that her favorite time of the
program was when Jones pulled out a mirror
and makeup from his “magic box” and began
an on-stage transformation. “He faced the
audience and Jones had assumed the persona
of a slave who finds freedom via Harriet
Tubman’s Underground Railroad.” Bullard
said that Jones looped a chain on a cane
which he balanced on his neck and shoulders,
symbolizing an oxen’s yoke. He walked
around the stage hunched over, relating a
journey from Africa into enslavement in
America, telling of being transported by ship,
of meeting his wife only to be sold to separate
plantations and finally their reuniting. Bullard
said, “Some members of the audience sang
along with the gospel songs Jones sang
throughout his performance and that she
found his performance captivating, heartfelt,
educational and that she knew right then and
there that the children and citizens deserved
the opportunity to see this wonderful
storyteller.”
Parts of this was taken from an Article in The
Fayetteville Observer written bysStaff writer Rodger
Mullen.
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Robert Dale Charles aka Bobby
back to “Find Love, Peace and Turkey”
with family, friends
At the 2012 Festival, Robert Dale Charles was one of the
scheduled entertainers. As the day drew near and people started
listening, they realized this Robert Dale was actually “Bobby
Charles”. Well, Bobby had such a great time and the people
enjoyed him so much that he is back for the 2013 Festival to
help people “Find Love, Peace and Turkey” through his musical
style. Bobby learned to play the guitar by the computer and his
voice is a gift he claims to be from God. Robert, known to
his family and friends as Bobby, was born on April 14, 1987
and is the son of William Joseph Charles of High Point and
Melinda Ann Charles and grandson of the late Alice Charles
of Raeford.
Shortly after graduating high school from Union Pines in
Cameron, Bobby discovered he had testicular cancer. After
going through two major surgeries, today he is a cancer
survivor. His love for music helped him through many
difficult times in his life such as his battle with cancer and
the battle his grandmother Alice fought. One of the things
he enjoys is to be with his family and play the guitar and
sing for them and the Festival is glad to have him return
and share his talents with Festival goers. Bobby will take
the stage immediately following the announcement of the
Cooking Contest, Art Awards Program and Bake Off or
at approximately 12:30 p.m. So be sure to stop by to say
“Hi” to Bobby and to enjoy some great music.
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Children’s Entertainers
The InterACTive Theater of Jef
The NC Turkey Festival is proud to
have back for the Children’s Entertainment
Stage, located in Peyton’s Corner, the
InterACTive Theater of Jef. Jef Lambdin
(Jef) has performed at the Turkey Festival
many times in the past and always brings
laughter and smiles to the children that
attend.
As a mime, Jef has been around the
proverbial barn. After apprenticing with
mimes
C.W. Metcalf and Tony Montanaro, Jef
toured from 1976 to 1993 throughout the
United States as a member of TOUCH,
North Carolina’s mime theater ensemble.
Traveling from his home in Lumberton,
Jef shares his wacky brand of interactive
roving mime/mask theater at many festivals.
This year his travels include performances at
Merlefest in Wilkesboro, NC; The Piccolo
Spoleto Children’s Festival in Charleston,
SC; the Ocrafolk Festival on Ocracoke
Island, NC; Freedom Weekend Aloft in
Greenville, SC; Artsplosure in Raleigh, NC;
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Jef will perform at Peyton’s Corner on
Saturday, September 21 at 12:30 p.m. and
again at 1:30 p.m., as well as roving around
the park during the day. So be sure to come
on out and as Jef would say, “Not much
may be said but a good time with lots of
laughs is a promise”.
Jef, a favorite of young and old alike, performing at the 2012 NC Turkey Festival
Lanky Lou
Lanky Lou will once again be at
the NC Turkey Festival and who knows,
even though he is a stilt walking specialist,
performing entertaining antics and featuring
a multitude of characters, he might just
“Find Love, Peace and Turkey” this year.
Lanky incorporates comedy, improvisation
and high-energy dance moves with his
fantastic balloonmaking performances and
juggling exhibitions.
Make the ordinary extraordinary with
Lanky Lou, seasoned with over five years
of experience working with municipalities,
pro sports and private companies
throughout the Carolinas. Lanky combines
professionalism and skill with his silly
characters and will be performing at
the 29th Annual NC Turkey Festival on
Saturday, September 21 at 12 pm and 1 pm
on the Children’s Stage located in Peyton’s
Corner of the Park. But if you miss his
performances, you can see Lanky Lou
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Cooking Contest Entries
For 29 years the NC Turkey Festival has been the proud
sponsor of the NC Cooking Contest. To compete, contestants
must be a citizen of Noth Carolina on the day of the Festival,
use one (1) pound of turkey and submit a recipe by the deadline.
The recipe, which must be able to serve four (4) and use ingredients
that can be found in your kitchen cabinet or local grocery store,
can be marinated, baked, broiled, grilled, stir-fried, etc. and can be
served as a salad, hors d’oeuvre, entrée, soup, etc.
This year 10 recipes were submitted and below are recipes
that were submitted but not chosen to compete for the title of
“winner”. So, enjoy these recipes but be sure to stop by the Cooking
Contest to find out what the top four contestants’ recipes are and
to pick up copies of all recipes submitted as well as previous year’s
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1 pound boneless turkey fillet chops
2 eggs beaten
1/3 cup butter
1/4 cup oil
1 pinch of salt
1 tablespoon garlic & herb seasoning
1 tablespoon garlic salt
1 cup flour
2 cups bread crumbs
Use meat cleaver to tenderize chops on both sides
until thin.
Season the chops with garlic salt, garlic & herb
seasoning, then cover the chops by rolling in flour.
Afterwards, dip the chops in the two beaten eggs with
pinch of salt and dip in bread crumbs. Melt butter and
oil in skillet, browning chops in skillet, then place a
spoonful of butter into a Pyrex pan and place turkey
schnitzel chops in Pyrex dish covering with foil and
baking in oven for 30 minutes on 350 degrees.
Incredible Turkey Dip
Submitted by: Wanda Pate, Laurel Hill, North Carolina
1 pound ground turkey
1 jar Tostitos Salsa Con Queso-Monterey Jack
2 tablespoons onions (minced)
1/3 lime juice (teaspoon)
1/4 teaspoon red crushed pepper
1/2 cup pecans (chopped)
1 teaspoon garlic salt
1/3 cup sour cream
In large sauce pan over medium heat, brown
ground turkey, onion and garlic salt until turkey is
done and onions are tender. Drain excess from turkey
mixture, cut heat to low and mix red pepper and sour
cream into turkey mixture, stir and mix well. Then add
Tostitos Salsa Con Queso-Monterey Jack, stir well into
mixture, cook on heat for 15 minutes stirring often.
Add chopped pecans and let cook on low heat for
another 30 minutes. Let sit for five (5) minutes, then
add lime juice and mix well. Serve warm with crackers
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Submitted by: Wanda Pate, Laurel Hill, North Carolina
1 pound ground turkey
1/4 teaspoon paprika
1/4 teaspoon cayenne pepper
1 package Lipton onion and mushroom soup
1/3 cup green pepper (chopped)
1/3 cup of Rice Krispies cereal
1 jar Tostitos Salsa Con Queso-Monterey Jack - mild
or medium
Salt to taste
Hamburger Buns
Mix all ingredients together well excluding Salsa
Con-Queso. After mixed well, pat out hamburger
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Place large skittle on stove on medium-high using a
little olive oil to coat pan, place patties into skittle and
cook until turkey patties are done. When done, remove
from heat.
Spread salsa on both sides of the buns; place
patties on bun and enjoy (may add extra onions on top
if desired).
Southeastern Love, Peace and Turkey Pie
Submitted by: Donna Barefoot, Benson, North Carolina
1 1/4 pounds ground turkey
1/2 teaspoon garlic salt
1/2 cup sliced green onions
3 tablespoons cooking oil
1 can condensed bean soup
3 tablespoons cornstarch
1 tablespoon tabasco sauce
1 - 15 ounce can black beans (drained & rinsed)
1 - 15 ounce can pinto beans (drained)
1 3/4 cups of Italian shredded cheese
1 1/4 box rolled pie crusts
In pan, cook turkey, salt and onions until done on
medium heat. Drain, set aside. Mix all other ingredients
except crust and place in bowl. Fold in turkey mixture
and mix. Place bottom crust in deep dish pan. Pour
turkey mixture on crust, top off with top crust. With
_ remaining crust, cut out hearts and peace symbols,
gently press on pie. Bake at 425 degrees. Garnish with
sour cream, extra cheese and picante sauce (optional).
Love, Peace and Turkey Pizza
Submitted by: Samuel Barefoot, Benson, North Carolina
1 pound ground turkey
1/4 cup onion
3 tablespoons cooking oil
1 cup pizza sauce
Dash of salt
1 – 8 ounce package refrigerated crescent rolls
1 – 4 ounce package refrigerated crescent rolls
3 ounces sliced mushrooms
1/3 cup pineapple tidbits
1/2 cup Swiss cheese (shredded)
Cook turkey and onion in oil on medium heat until
done. Drain and stir in pizza sauce and salt. Roll out
rolls forming peace sign. Place on pizza pan. Spoon
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turkey mixture on dough, top off with remaining
ingredients. Bake at 375 degrees for 25 minutes.
French Dip Turkey Sandwiches
Submitted by: Donna Moore, Raeford, North Carolina
2 tablespoons butter
1 shallot, chopped
1 tablespoon all-purpose flour
1 dash of rosemary
2 cans beef consommé
2 cans French onion soup
1 1/2 pounds of sliced turkey
4 slices mozzarella cheese
4 sandwich rolls
Slow cook turkey in crock pot with a dash of
rosemary, 1 can beef consommé and 1 can French
onion soup. In a large, shallow skillet over medium
heat, melt butter. Add shallots and sauté 2 minutes.
Add flour and cook a minute longer. Whisk in 1 can
beef consommé in a slow stream. Add 1 can French
onion soup. Bring to a bubble and allow simmering
over medium low heat until ready to serve sandwiches.
Set out four ramekins for dipping sauce. Fill
ramekins half full with the liquid mixture. Set aside.
Add turkey to liquid mixture and simmer 5 minutes.
To assemble sandwiches...Using tongs pile turkey on
sandwich rolls, top with cheese. Serve with ramekin
of dipping sauce. Serves 4 - Serve with twice-baked
potatoes, cole slaw and beverage.
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The All-American Chorus is a nonprofit musical group composed of
Division Troopers representing every unit within the Division. The chorus
was formed in November 1967 to sing at Sunday services in the Division
Chapel. At that time the chorus consisted of about 15 members.
Members of the chorus underwent RECONDO training in March 1970 to prepare for their
role as the Division’s Long Range Reconnaissance Platoon (LRRP). They recorded their first
record entitled “The All-American Chorus,” which contained several songs and ballads about
the Airborne and the Army.
In February 1971, the chorus was selected by the division commander to jump, as a unit, with
the MCI-1 steerable parachute, so that assembly time on the ground could be reduced.
During a period of increased emphasis on the All Volunteer Army, the chorus performed
at several professional and college baseball and football games as part of the pre-game or half
time ceremonies
During 1984 the chorus made several appearances including a trip to the island of Grenada
for their Independence Day Celebration.
In 1985 the All-American Chorus produced a video for the 82nd Airborne Division to be
used by various U.S. Army recruiting battalions throughout the country as a tool to interest young
people in joining the Army. In September of that same year the chorus performed on the Jerry
Lewis Muscular Dystrophy Telethon.
The chorus participated in Operation Neptune in 1989. The operation was a recreation of
the June 6, 1944 D-Day invasion of Normandy France. Like the original invasion, elements of
the 82nd Airborne Division were transported to the United Kingdom. There, along with the
chorus, they prepared for the jump into France. On the morning of June 6, 45 years and a few
hours after the historic invasion, 2,500 paratroopers and the All-American Chorus dropped into
a field near Ste. Mere Eglise, France.
The chorus was then off to Saudi Arabia in late 1990 throughout spring 1991 with the 82nd
Airborne Division during its deployment to Southwest Asia to participate in Operation Desert
Shield and Storm.
In 1994 the All-American Chorus returned to Normandy and Holland to commemorate
the 50th anniversary of Operations Neptune and Market-Garden. They also released their latest
recording, “We Were There”, that same year. Today the 82nd Airborne Division’s All-American
Chorus performs throughout the Continental United States.
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