What began as a deluge of rain turned into two days of education, fun, heritage, sharing and waiting 365 days to the 20th Anniversary. The Sequoyah Birthplace Museum hosted the 19th Annual Great Island Festival on Sept. 11-12.

Hayesville’s new Cherokee Homestead Exhibit, a joint project of Clay County Communities Revitalization Assoc. and The Clay County Historical Arts Council, will host a dugout canoe building workshop with Davy Arch of Cherokee on Friday, Sept. 17 from 9am – 4pm.

In an effort to help revitalize the nation’s civic culture, local veterans and residents of Cherokee will come together on Saturday, Sept. 18 at 11am at the Cherokee Veterans Memorial park for a public reading of the U.S. Constitution.

A disease named after and first discovered in 1906 by German physician Alois Alzheimer affects over 5.3 million Americans according to the Alzheimer’s Association.

Harrah’s Cherokee Casino & Hotel unveiled the opening of its 3,000-plus seat Event Center on Friday, Sept. 3 making it the leading concert, events and entertainment venue in the region.

Taos Pueblo will commemorate the 40th Anniversary of the return of its sacred Blue Lake and surrounding lands on September 17 and 18.

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The EBCI Cooperative Extension Office hosted the 2010 Cherokee Community Garden Awards at the Birdtown Recreation Center on Tuesday, Sept. 7.