Up and Coming Weekly is a weekly publication in Fayetteville, NC and Fort Bragg, NC area offering local news, views, arts, entertainment and community event and business information.
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STAFF bbowman@upandcomingweekly.com PUBLISHER Bill Bowman editor@upandcomingweekly.com ASSOCIATE PUBLISHERS Janice Burton MANAGING EDITOR Caroline Goins stephanie@upandcomingweekly.com ASSOCIATE EDITOR Stephanie Crider hal@upandcomingweekly.com MARKETING/SALES Hal Nunn Linda McAlister Brown ltmcmd01@aol.com OFFICE MANAGER Laurel Handforth officemanager@ upandcomingweekly.com accounting@upandcomingweekly.com ACCOUNTING Anne Di Donato art@upandcomingweekly.com GRAPHIC DESIGNER Alicia Miller www.upandcomingweekly.com 208 Rowan Street P.O. Box 53461 Fayetteville, NC 28305 PHONE: (910) 484-6200 FAX: (910) 484-9218 Up & Coming Weekly is a "Quality of Life" publication with local features, news and infor- mation on what's happening in and around the Fayetteville/Cumberland County community. Up & Coming Weekly is published weekly on Wednesdays. Up & Coming Weekly welcomes manuscripts, photographs and artwork for publication consideration, but assumes no responsibility for them. We cannot accept responsibility for the return of unsolicited manuscripts or material. Opinions expressed by contributors do not necessarily reflect the views of the publisher. The publisher reserves the right to edit or reject copy submitted for publication. Up & Coming Weekly is free of charge and distributed at indoor and outdoor locations throughout Fayetteville, Fort Bragg, Pope Air Force Base, Hope Mills and Spring Lake. Readers are limited to one copy per per- son. Subscriptions can be purchased for $30 for six months or $60 for 12 months, delivered weekly by first class mail. ©2007 by F&B Publications, Inc. All rights reserved. Reproduction or use of editorial or advertisements without permission is strictly prohibited. Heather Griffi ths, Shannon Angry –––––––––––– Up & Coming Weekly CONTRIBUTING WRITERS D.G. Mar tin, Pitt Dick ey, Margaret Dickson, John Hood, Erinn Crider, Karen Poppele, INSIDE PUBLISHER'S PEN by BILL BOWMAN Calendar ........................................... 16 Concert Connection ........................ 22 TV ..................................................... 24 Movie Review .................................. 25 Free Wheelin' Feelin' ....................... 26 Horoscopes/Advice Goddess ......... 27 Classifieds ........................................ 28 Games .............................................. 30 Our community, Our state and Our Nation: We Need More Boy Scouts! "I will do my best, to do my duty, to God and my Country..." These words are so familiar to many Americans, though I'd dare say that most people do not know their origin. Of course, it's The Boy Scout Oath. Forty words, that for decades, have identified and recognized the Boy Scouts of America and their monumental achievement of creating an institution where the sole mission and purpose of the organization was to instill integrity, pride and character into millions of young men across the nation. able to live more fulfilling lives and to better serve humanity. I truly believe this. I guess this where the Boy Scouts of America motto "Be Prepared" comes from. So, congratulations, Eagle Scout Nick Thagard, Troop 395 Occoneechee Council, Impeesa District. We love you and are extremely proud of you. Here's another thought: This being said, I must take a point of personal privilege to share with you that this weekend my wife and I had the pleasure of attending our 17-year-old grandson's Eagle Scout Court of Honor. This event, celebrated with friends and family, was the pinnacle of his life-long Scouting career and the beginning of a life filled with anticipation, virtue and purpose. During the ceremony, I was reminded that earning recognition as an Eagle Scout is no easy task. And, those who achieve this rare honor enter life prepared, ready, willing and Fayetteville's Weather Forecast Fayetteville's Weather Forecast Thursday May 3 Friday May 4 Saturday May 5 These virtues should not be exclusive to Boy Scouts. Thank you for reading Up & Coming Weekly. clean and reverent. more Boy Scouts to governmental positions at all levels, city, state and national. God only knows how desperate we are for leaders who are: trustworthy, loyal, helpful, friendly, courteous, kind, obedient, cheerful, thrifty, brave, successful business and civic leaders have been Boy Scouts. Well, if this is the case, then we should try to recruit and elect Astounding is the fact that 75 percent of BILL BOWMAN, Publisher. COMMENTS? Bill@upandcomingweekly.com. Call 910.354.1679 Call 910.354.1679 Sunday May 6 Monday May 7 Tuesday May 8 Partly Cloudy High 90° Low 65° 4 UCW MAY 2-8, 2012 Partly Sunny High 91° Low 66° Partly Sunny High 90° Low 67° Forecast available 24 hours a day, 7 days a week. Partly Cloudy High 87° Low 64° Thunderstorms High 81º Low 61º Scattered WWW.UPANDCOMINGWEEKLY.COM High 81º Low 61º 24/ 7