Snake character steals scenes in The Apple Tree at Showboat
Hank Roberts shines as the Snake in the musical comedy The Apple Tree at the Showboat Dinner Theatre. The role, though brief, relies on lean stage presence, green leotard costume, basic dance steps, and a flicking tongue to evoke a fanged Eden figure. Public reaction praises Hank’s entertaining performance.
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Hank Roberts
Hank
Texas
Austin
Dallas
Laurence O’dwyer
Dracula
O’dwyer
North Carolina
Edgar Cayce
Cayce
Auditions For Bands And Youth Week Events Planned
Auditions today at High Point Municipal Park select acts for the Battle of the Bands during Youth Week April 2026. The week includes a religious service at City Lake, tournaments, a carnival with booths, a Mardi Gras dance and a parade led by high school clubs and bands.
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High Point Municipal Park
Daniels Named Vice President of Sales for House Craft
Jerry R. Daniels is named vice president in charge of sales and merchandising at House Craft Furniture Co. A High Point native and Campbell College attendee, he has nine years in the furniture industry and previously worked with James W. McAfee and Associates and Golding Brothers Fabrics. He will assume the role April 1 and cover the Carolinas.
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Jerry R. Daniels
House Craft Furniture Co
Daniels
High Point
Allen Jay High School
Campbell College
House Craft Furniture
James W. McAfee and Associates
Golding Brothers Fabrics
Carolinas
Girls Observe FHA Week and Arts Event Highlights
Andrews girls join National Future Homemakers of America week to explore homemaking duties and social skills. National Foreign Language Week featured essays, a Spanish language film Los Tres Caballeros, and a Spoon River production by the North Carolina School of the Arts. Red Raiders beat East Forsyth 43 to ? with cheerleader tryouts and Girls Athletic Association softball and track practices twice weekly.
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Andrews
United States
Future Homemakers of America
RED Raiders
Eagles
East Forsyth
Permits Suspended By High Point Fire Department
High Point fire officials halted burning permit issuances due to a spike in grass and trash fires. Fire Prevention Bureau chief T G Shelton cited high winds and dry earth as the cause, with holds to continue until weather improves.
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High Point
T. G. Shelton
Fire Prevention Bureau
Shelton
Osborne Named Salesman for Portland Cement Co in Piedmont
Thomas W. Osborne Jr. is appointed salesman for Giant Portland Cement Co in the tri city area of North Carolina. The High Point native, now in Greensboro, will cover ready mixed concrete building supply masonry and construction sectors in the Piedmont region. He previously worked in Greensboro construction after attending the University of North Carolina and High Point.
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Portland Cement Co
Columbia
S. C
Thomas W. Osborne Jr
Tri-City
North Carolina
High Point
Greensboro
Piedmont
Osborne
University of
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Eve
Hanks
By Beverly Leviner
Vatican City
Vatican Secretariat For
University of California At Berkeley
Pope Paul VI
Pope Paul
Msgr
Antonio Grumelli
Secretariat
Vatican
Martin Marty
U. S
Christian Century
J. Robert Nelson
Boston University Divinity School
Charles Y. Glock
Berkeley
House Craft Post
N. Main
Orelard
Uffman
Knight
DavIs Patrol
France
Drama
North Carolina School of the Arts
Edgar Lee Masters
Spoon River
Girls Athletic Assn
Candice Bodie
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