CLUB SCHEDULE:
Wednesday, August 8 – School Starts for Cherokee Central Schools
Wednesday, August 8 – Deadline for Board Resolutions – 8:30 a.m.
Wednesday, August 15 – Board of Directors Meeting – 8:30 a.m.
Thursday, August 16 – Safety Committee Meeting – 11:30 a.m.
Monday, August 20 – Club Audit Begins
Tuesday, August 21 – Health Screen – 7:30 a.m. to 8:30 a.m.
Thursday, August 23 – Club Board of Directors Election
Thursday, August 23 – Sequoyah Classic Golf Tournament
Friday, August 24 – Sequoyah Classic Golf Tournament
Friday, August 31 – School Furlough Day
JOB OPPORTUNITIES
Maintenance Worker
Social Services Assistant (Dorm Staff) 3:00 p.m. to 11:30 p.m. Shift
Recreation Assistant – 3:-00 p.m. to 11:30 p.m. Shift
Registered Nurse (RN)
Oconaluftee Job Corps (Boys Club Contract with USFS)
Opening Date: Monday, July 30, 2012
Closing Date: Friday, August 10, 2012
For Additional Information, see the Employment Section
of this issue of the One Feather
Part Time/Temporary Construction Workers
All Disciplines of Construction Work
Club Construction and Facilities Department
Opening Date: Thursday, July 26, 2012
Closing Date: Open Until Further Notice
For Additional Information, see the Employment Section
of this issue of the One Feather
BUS DRIVERS RECEIVE TRAINING
On Wednesday, August 1 and Thursday, August 2, all of the Club’s Bus Drivers received a four-hour block of training on CPR and First Aid. Course instruction is being provided by Jason Clark of the EMS division. All Bus Drivers are required by law to receive this training.
CLUB OJT WORKERS COMPLETE SUMMER EMPLOYMENT
This year the Boys Club enjoyed the participation of 14 students on the Club’s On-the-Job Summer Training program. The following students were participants this year: Constance Cline – Administration Department; Travis Hicks, Matthias Crowe, Zachary Smith and Cole Wildcatt – Construction and Facilities Department; Katlin Roberts, Jesse Toineeta and Austin Padilla – Graphics Department; Kelsey Jackson, Aubrey Little, Wesley Long and Abigail Long – Agelink Child Care Department; and Gabrielle McMillan and Austin Gunter – Club Garage/Shop Department. The students and their respective department managers will enjoy an end-of-summer luncheon on Friday.
The Boys Club’s number one purpose is to provide educational opportunities, vocational training and leadership experience for Cherokee people, especially youth. The OJT program has proven to be very successful over the years for the students and for the Club also.
BOYS CLUB BOARD OF DIRECTORS NOMINATIONS
The following people were nominated and have agreed to run in the Board of Directors’ Election on August 23:
Albert Arch Robert Lambert
Cory Blankenship Lawanda French Myers
Terry Bradley Tiffani Reed
Albert Crowe Sean Ross
Sheila Davis David Stamper
Eddie Huskey Pam Straughn
Dwayne “Tuff” Jackson Nancy Taylor
Kevin Jackson Monica Wildcatt
Elbert “Lumpy” Lambert June Wolfe
Monica “Tigger” Lambert
Anyone who attended Cherokee Middle or Cherokee High School is eligible to vote for the Boys Club Board of Directors.
Five Board members will be elected in the August 23, 2012 election to serve a two-year term beginning October 1, 2012 and ending September 30, 2014. Two outside business members will be appointed by the new board and one representative of the Boys Club’s Board is appointed by Tribal Council. A representative from the student body of the school is elected by the student body to represent the School on the Board as well.
