by admin | Sep 28, 2017 | COMMUNITY sgadugi
By SCOTT MCKIE B.P. ONE FEATHER STAFF Over 100 third, fourth, and fifth graders at Cherokee Elementary School took to the track on the afternoon of Thursday, Sept. 28 to kick-off a new program. Six days after the Active Routes to School program...
by admin | Sep 27, 2017 | COMMUNITY sgadugi
By SCOTT MCKIE B.P. ONE FEATHER STAFF After 11 years as manager of the Qualla Boundary Public Library, Robin Swayney will be changing jobs. But, she looks at it not so much as leaving the Library but transitioning in her work. Swayney will start her...
by admin | Sep 27, 2017 | COMMUNITY sgadugi
The William C. Friday Fellowship for Human Relations, the flagship program of Wildacres Leadership Initiative, has named Cory M. Blankenship, an EBCI tribal member, to its 2017-19 class. The William C. Friday Fellowship is a competitive statewide program for...
by admin | Sep 25, 2017 | COMMUNITY sgadugi
Abe Queen – Painttown Community Abe has lived in Cherokee all his life. Prior to retiring from the Tribe after over 30 years of service, he worked at the Job Corps, Boundary Tree Restaurant, Cherokee Cablevision, and Cherokee Bottled Water. He previously...
by admin | Sep 20, 2017 | COMMUNITY sgadugi
By SCOTT MCKIE B.P. ONE FEATHER STAFF In an effort to better understand their product, EBCI Water & Sewer employees toured a factory in Denmark last month. The Kamstrup Corporation, which makes the water meters currently being used in Cherokee,...
by admin | Sep 20, 2017 | COMMUNITY sgadugi
Matt Tooni, an EBCI tribal member, has been nominated for a Native American Music Award (NAMMY). His project entitled “Through Their Eyes Vol. 1” garnered him a nomination in the Flutist of the Year category. This year’s award show is scheduled for Saturday,...
