NEWS ᎧᏃᎮᏓ
Scare-okee is coming together
Scare-okee event manager Mollie Grant led the planning session on Wednesday, Oct. 18 at the Shawn Blanton Emergency Operations Center.
Meeting held to discuss new Constitution Committee
A public meeting was held at 6 p.m. on Monday, Oct. 16 in the Cherokee Indian Hospital’s Welch Top Conference Room to discuss the future of the Constitution Committee for the Eastern Band of Cherokee Indians (EBCI). An email was sent out suggesting the meeting was called to “collect notes to be presented”.
CCS School Board meets; Michael Stamper to be Tribal Council Liaison
The School Board of Cherokee Central Schools met on Monday, Oct. 16 in the Central Office Board Room.
ONE FEATHER PHOTOS
COMMUNITY ᏍᎦᏚᎩ
Call for justice is answered by New MMIW Unit
For far too long, Indian country has pleaded for ways to address the critical issue of Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women.
WCU prepares to offer full college experience this fall
CULLOWHEE – Western Carolina University is gearing up for a traditional college experience this fall with plans to resume all academic, social and extracurricular activities and continue the academic excellence for which the institution is known. WCU is...
Cooper reappointed to WCU Board of Trustees
The University of North Carolina Board of Governors appointed Timothy “Jake” Robinson of Canton, to the Western Carolina University Board of Trustees, while also reappointing current board members, Robert “Bob” Roberts of Asheville, Haden Boliek of Fayetteville, and Casey Cooper of Cherokee at its meeting Thursday, April 22.
OPINIONS ᏃᎵᏍᎬᎢ
SPEAKING OF FAITH: Receive your own download…
“Father, I pray You would just open the Scriptures up to us in our hearing, that You, Holy Spirit, would open up our understanding to every person to receive a download from You today.
COMMENTARY: Are we being Fair?
You know, on the Qualla Boundary, the Fair is one of the life-celebration times that, even though it happens in the fall when the plants are “dying”, it is very much a time of Cherokee life and renewal.
COMMENTARY: Ceremonial Grounds ghosts
This month is the month that the Eastern Band of Cherokee Indians has announced the closure of the Cherokee Indian Fairgrounds, affectionately known by many as the Cherokee Ceremonial Grounds.
SPORTS ᏍᎦᏚᎩ
2018 NAYO Basketball Tournament brackets
Following are the brackets, courtesy of Cherokee Recreation, for the 2018 NAYO Basketball Tournament being hosted by the Eastern Band of Cherokee Indians on March 30-31:
RUNNING: Cherokee Runners complete grueling races
Several members of the Cherokee Runners have completed grueling races in the past month.
ON THE SIDELINES: How about an alumni weekend?
Yesterday, I covered one of the most enjoyable games all year as the first annual CHS Lady Braves Alumni basketball game was held at the Charles George Memorial Arena.
OBITUARIES ᏧᏂᏲᎰᏒ
OBITUARY: Gertrude (Trudy) Olean Bradley Fann
Gertrude (Trudy) Olean Bradley Fann went home to be with her Lord and Savior Jesus Christ on Saturday, Dec. 17, 2022. She was 99. Born on May 22, 1923, on the Qualla Boundary in Cherokee, N.C., she was the eldest daughter of nine children born to the late Julia Emma...
OBITUARY: Debra Louise Smith Ramirez
Debra Louise Smith Ramirez, age 65, passed away on Thursday, Dec. 15, 2022, at Mission Hospital after an extended illness.
OBITUARY: Frederick Scott Lambert
Frederick Scott Lambert, cherished Dad, Pop, Pop-pop, 94, died Friday, Dec. 9, 2022 at his home in Cherokee, N.C. He retired from the Cherokee Boys Club after 26 years as the Garage Manager.
HAPPENINGS
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Cherokee Farmer’s Market
Aug. 15 from 11am – 2pm at the EBCI Extension Center. Featuring green and red heirloom tomatoes, kale, yellow squash, cucumber, silver queen sweet corn, green beans, okra, Kennebec potatoes, tend October beans, and farm fresh eggs
3rd Annual Breast Cancer Awareness Walk
Oct. 14 at 3:30pm at the Little Snowbird playground in the Snowbird Community. This event is being sponsored by Snowbird Community Health. Info: 554-6990 or 554-6991
ARTS & ENTERTAINMENT
Three Country Stars, One Great Cause
Three of country music’s fastest rising stars-Jason Michael Carroll, Josh Thompson and Lee Brice-are performing at Harrah’s Cherokee Casino Resort Event Center on Thursday, Aug. 26, to raise funds for the Development Foundation of the North Carolina Center for the Advancement of Teaching Inc. (NCCAT).
New Events Center on schedule to open at Harrah’s Cherokee
The new Events Center at Harrah’s Cherokee Casino & Hotel is on schedule to open in late August.
WCU hosts photo exhibit focusing on Trail of Tears
Western Carolina University’s Mountain Heritage Center will display a photography exhibit focusing on the Trail of Tears in the museum’s Gallery C through Sept. 30.
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