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Travel report for Dinilawigi (Tribal Council) for March 2024
Travel report for Dinilawigi (Tribal Council) for March 2024
CCS School Board holds meeting on March 18
The School Board of Cherokee Central Schools (CCS) met on Monday, March 18 in the Central Office Board Room. The meeting was called to order at 4:44 p.m. by Chairperson Jennifer Thompson.
CCS School Board holds joint meeting with Swain Co.
The School Board of Cherokee Central Schools (CCS) met on Monday, March 4, 2024, in a joint, special called meeting with the School Board of Swain County Schools (SCS) in the Swain East Media Center. The meeting was called to order at 4:52 p.m. by SCS Board Member Cody White and CCS Chairperson Jennifer Thompson.
Qualla Open Air Indian Art Market
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COMMUNITY ᏍᎦᏚᎩ
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.
Caleb Sullivan recognized by Destinations International
The Jackson County Tourism Development Authority (TDA) has announced that Caleb Sullivan, the TDA’s social media marketing and group sales specialist, has received the honor of being named one of Destinations International’s 2021 30 Under 30 recipients.
Tribal members receive fellowships from South Arts
Two members of the Eastern Band of Cherokee Indians have been named recipients of South Arts’ Folk and Traditional Arts Master Artist Fellowships.
OPINIONS ᏃᎵᏍᎬᎢ
SPEAKING OF FAITH: Growing in the spirit…
By TIMOTHY L. MELTON, PASTOR (Transcribed by Myra D. Colgate) Cherokee Pentecostal Holiness Church Read Colossians 1:9-10 We, as believers, are to not only live, but to live in the Realm of the Spirit. The fact is we are not just human beings, we are living...
COMMENTARY: Why are we so quiet?
No constitution. No census. No civil rights. And I guess a bigger question is “Why are we silent?”
SPEAKING OF FAITH: The testing of our faith comes…
By REV. TIMOTHY L. MELTON, PASTOR (Transcribed by Myra D. Colgate) Cherokee Pentecostal Holiness Church Read Hebrews 12:1-6 The Lord is good to us. Our new carpet is going down this week, and I appreciate your enthusiasm this morning. Praise the Name of the...
SPORTS ᏍᎦᏚᎩ
SENIOR GAMES: Cherokee seniors rack up medals at State Games
The Eastern Band of Cherokee Indians was well represented at the N.C. Senior State Games this year. Medals were won in many various sports including track and field, basketball, shuffleboard, bocci ball, bowling, golf, and more.
CROSS COUNTRY: Lambert finishes 15th at state meet
Darius Lambert, a junior member of the Cherokee High School cross country team, finished 15th in the boys 1A state cross country championship at the Ivey Redmon Sports Complex in Kernersville on the morning of Saturday, Nov. 4.
ON THE SIDELINES: The CHS Arena does not exist
There is no place known as the CHS Arena. It doesn’t exist. It is the Charles George Memorial Arena. It is not the CHS Arena or the high school arena or simply the arena.
OBITUARIES ᏧᏂᏲᎰᏒ
OBITUARY: Mary Etta Welch Powell
Mary Etta Welch Powell, age 69, passed away on Friday, Dec. 16, 2022 at Mission Hospital after an extended illness.
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.
HAPPENINGS
Sleepy Hollow casting Native American males
The Sleepy Hollow TV show is currently in need of Native American males 18+up for some scenes in an upcoming episode filming in Wilmington. They are looking for “great faces with authentic looks”. There isn’t an exact filming date yet, but it will be sometime...
Dunk a Rollergirl on the Fourth of July
The Smoky Mountain Rollergirls (SMRG) and their junior league girls, The Lil’ Nemesisters, will be on hand at the Freedom Fest street festival in Bryson City on Friday, July 4 from 10 a.m. - 5p.m. The girls of SMRG will be taking turns plunging into the dunk tank to...
Qualla Community Development Meeting
July 10 at 6:30pm at the Qualla Community Building at 187 Shoal Creek Church Loop opposite the Qualla Fire Dept. This will be a pot-luck supper and reorganization meeting. Paper goods and drinks will be provided. Info: Bobbie Henderson 497-9887 or Maggie Weichel...
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