NEWS ᎧᏃᎮᏓ
Cherokee National Research Center celebrates grand opening
Tribal officials celebrated the grand opening of the Cherokee National Research Center in Tahlequah, Okla. on Wednesday, Dec. 8. The state-of-the-art facility is serving as a temporary home to the Nation’s foremost collection of historic Cherokee-related documents and cultural artifacts from the 1700s through present day.
Gordon Ramsay Food Market coming to Harrah’s Cherokee
The world-renowned and multi-Michelin star chef is opening a Gordon Ramsay Food Market with Harrah’s Cherokee Casino Resort. This will be the first of its kind in the United States. Ramsay has numerous restaurants across the country, with many of those coming in partnership with Harrah’s Cherokee’s parent company Caesars Entertainment.
CCS Board partners with Big Brothers Big Sisters, changes meeting structure
The first guests to the Monday, Dec. 6 meeting of the Cherokee Central Schools (CCS) Board of Education were representatives from Big Brothers Big Sisters (BBBS) of Western North Carolina.
ONE FEATHER PHOTOS
COMMUNITY ᏍᎦᏚᎩ
Fundraising efforts going well for Warriors’ London trip
Later this year, members of the Warriors of Anikituhwa will travel to London, England as ambassadors of the Eastern Band of Cherokee Indians, and efforts to raise funds for their trip are going well. The trip will total around $30,000 for the group, and so far around $3,000 has been raised.
New Kituwah Academy students plant garden
The Cherokee tradition of raising food is being passed down to the younger generation at the New Kituwah Academy. Students planted kale, mustard greens, creasy greens, and onions in two raised garden beds at the school on the morning of Wednesday, April 18.
Three Cherokee students admitted to prestigious performing arts school
Three students at Cherokee High School have been accepted to one of the most prestigious performing arts schools in the country. Eason Esquivel, a senior, and juniors Jake Sneed and Marianna Hornbuckle have been accepted to study at the American Musical and Dramatic Academy (AMDA) with campuses in New York City and Los Angeles.
OPINIONS ᏃᎵᏍᎬᎢ
COMMENTARY: Will we have a free press, and other constitutional matters
Personally, I don’t want you or the government to tell me what to believe or to control the flow of information to me.
SPEAKING OF FAITH: Holiness can bring unity
Pastor Melton explains, “His Righteousness is a ‘free’ gift to be received by us.
COMMENTARY: Court is about justice, not vengeance
A critical branch of any government is the judicial branch, which is the branch that is charged with law interpretation.
SPORTS ᏍᎦᏚᎩ
GOLF: Ensley leads Braves to Victory at the final match of the season
Christian Ensley shot an 83 to finish first in the individual category and lead the Braves to victory in their final regular season match of the season at Sapphire National Golf Club in Sapphire on Tuesday, April 20.
GOLF: Ensley in third place in SMC tourney after first round
Cherokee High School senior Christian Ensley carded an 80 to lead the Braves to a fifth place finish in the first round of the Smoky Mountain Conference tournament at the Cherokee Hills Golf Club in Murphy on Thursday, April 23.
ON THE SIDELINES: Give soccer a chance
While on the sidelines shooting photos this past week at the Lady Braves soccer match, I noticed something that I rarely, if ever, see at Cherokee High School football or basketball games – a sparse amount of fans.
OBITUARIES ᏧᏂᏲᎰᏒ
OBITUARY: Adam Conseen
Adam Conseen, 93, of Waynesboro, Va. went peacefully to be with the Lord on Saturday, July 25, 2020 at his residence. He was born in Whittier on March 12, 1927, the son of the late James Conseen and Caroline Toineeta Conseen.
OBITUARY: Henry Whiperwil Mahsetky
Henry Whiperwil Mahsetky, 38, passed away unexpectedly on Sunday, July 19, 2020.
OBITUARY: Rosalee Teesatuskie
Rosalee Teesatuskie, 74, born March 2, 1946, passed away following a period of declining health on Friday, July 17, 2020 while at the Memorial Campus of Mission Hospitals in Asheville.
HAPPENINGS
Southern Gospel Singing
March 8 from 5-8pm in the Chief Joyce Dugan Cultural Arts Center. Info: Yona Wade 554-5124
Memorial for Robert J. Conley flyer
Hunter Safety Course
March 3, 4 and 6 from 6-9:30pm at the Shawn Blanton Emergency Operations Center in Cherokee. The EBCI Natural Resource Enforcement, in conjunction with the North Carolina Wildlife Commission, is offering this course. The class is limited to the first 25 to be...
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