People, Events, Places (PEP)

ROCKINGHAM, North Carolina—For this year’s Spring Fling event sponsored by the Filipino-American Community of the Carolinas Inc. (FACC) this coming Sunday, April 23, 2023, organizers came up with a TikTok Challenge using the popular Vietnamese pop song ‘Ting Ting Tang Tang Ting.’ The TikTok Challenge was confirmed by FACC 2nd VP Leizel Perez Ball who said the Vietnamese song is a ‘fun dance number’ that had been popularized by many Pinoy celebrities.   Bell said there’s also a Line Dancing event for those attending the FACC Spring Fling, one of four annual events in the FACC calendar.     The Spring Fling to be held at Clarks Creek Community Park also kicks off the four major FACC events. Live music and fun games will be had while food will be served potluck style. Both attendees and guests will be welcomed by this year’s FACC President Ed Tautjo. Oh and Sir Ed also said a PickleBall tournament will also be held during the Spring Fling picnic./Susan Palmes-Dennis 

By Susan Palmes-Dennis ROCKINGHAM, North Carolina—There’s a beautiful love story to tell about James K. Polk Jr. and Lynn Lorenzo,    though I start to recount their story on a sad, albeit contrasting note.  On the morning of March 30, 2023–6:29 am to be exact—James K. Polk Jr or ‘Jim’ as he’s called by friends—-took his last breath and passed away at home in Gastonia. Sadly, his death occured on his wife Lynn Lorenzo Polk’s birthday.  Jim was dignosed with Stage 4 pancreatic cancer and with very little to do other than to provide comfort, Lynn Lorenzo Polk—a two-time past president of the Filipino-American Community of the Carolinas (FACC)—chose to have her husband of 30 years close by at her side in their home.  To honor Jim, a celebration of his life will be held at the Antioch Missionary Baptist Church at 232 Skyland Avenue, Charlotte, North Carolina on April 12. The church was personally chosen by Jim as it held many special moments for him. For Lynn, Jim was a ‘wonderful person,