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Collinsville,
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| Band Booster February Meet |
| Monthly meeting of
the Band Boosters was held on February 10, 2014. Mr. Newhart reported
that the middle school and high school Winter Guard groups had competed
at two contests so far. At Mustang, the middle school received 4th and
high school received 3rd in their class. At Ft. Gibson, the middle school
received 2nd and the high school received 1st in their class. Future contests
include Choctaw, Sapulpa, Union, Southmoore and Westmoore. The guard will
be hosting an open preview night for all parents, friends and family on
March 28th. Both groups plus soloists will be performing in preparation
for state competition on March 29th. The middle school bands will compete in Bartlesville in March for their contest. The 8th grade band will be traveling to Claremore on 2/20 for a pre-district contest. The first deposit of $100.00 for the high school Branson trip is due this week. President Tim Nelson reported that the annual band banquet will be held on May 1st, combining coronation and senior recognitions. The coronation will begin at 6:30pm with dinner and banquet to follow. The festivities will be held at Owasso First Assembly Church, complete with a steak dinner. Tickets will be pre-sold only during April. Erica and Beth Caputo are looking for white Christmas lights to borrow for decorations and also pint sized mason jars to paint for table decorations. Please contact them if you can help donate! The annual Spaghetti Dinner and Basket Auction will be held April 5th, more information to follow. Spring concert will be May 5th at Claremore PAC. Preparations are underway for recruitment and voting on new band booster officers for the 2014-2015 season! The nomination committee is working to present candidates in March, voting will take place in April, new booster officers will be installed in May. Booster Scholarship will be awarded on May 1st, the scholarship is open to any senior band member, essays due on April 8th. Information on essays will be available from the band directors beginning the week of February 17th. Next meeting will be March 11th in band room, 7pm. -- Michelle Cross 2013-14 Band Booster Secretary(2/16/2014) |
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| Local Law Enforcement Benefits from Cherokee Car Tags | ||
| CHEROKEE CHAT Week of January 26, 2014 By Cara Cowan Watts Since Fiscal Year (FY) 2009, former Councilman Buel Anglen, myself and Councilman Lee Keener have allocated $186,978 of Cherokee Nation car tag money to Tulsa and Rogers County law enforcement agencies. Tulsa County agencies include Skiatook, Collinsville, Sperry and Owasso Police Departments. Rogers County agencies include Claremore, Talala, Catoosa, Oologah, Verdigris, Chelsea and Inola Police Departments as well as the Rogers County Sheriff. In FY2009, Tulsa and Rogers County law enforcement had $42,469 available to spend. In FY2010, $32,539 was generated by Tribal car tags. In FY2011, $25,263 in Tribal car tax revenue was raised by Cherokees for local police. In FY2012, Rogers County saw their funds doubled when I won the apportionment lawsuit proving more Cherokees lived in Rogers County than previously thought and $52,256 was available. In FY2013, we lost money when the current Administration forced Cherokees with a bad address to be removed from the population count for Rogers and Tulsa County. Only $34,449 was available for law enforcement. Lost money for local law enforcement was just one negative impact of Cherokees with the wrong address on their Tribal Citizenship or Blue Card. Examples of projects funded by Cherokee car tag tax revenue includes bullet proof vests, police vehicle lights, video cameras, computers, police cars, tasers, filing systems, radar guns, printers, radios, storage barns, evidence rooms and much more. Cherokee car tag money has often filled unmet needs for your local law enforcement to make our communities safer. Note, Verdigris Police put their funds towards a tornado siren in FY2012 and Claremore Police received additional monies when possible for their voluntary coverage of Federal property which the Claremore Indian Health Service (IHS) Hospital sets on which creates a Federal enclave. If you have questions, issues or concerns about the Cherokee Nation government, please email me at cara@caracowan.com or write me at P.O. Box 2922, Claremore, OK 74018. For daily news and event notices, ask to be added to my Cherokee Nation News and Events email listserv. You can, also, find me on Facebook, Pinterest, Instagram, LinkedIn, Google+ and Twitter. Lee Keener is at lee-keener@cherokee.org. To contact the Tribe, call (918) 453-5000. The operator will connect you with the appropriate department. Tribal programs and services are administered by the Chief's staff at the Tribal Complex. Tribal hours are Monday through Friday from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. Save a trip to Tahlequah by using the Tribes Internet tools at www.cherokee.org. Almost all applications are available online to print from home. Cara Cowan Watts is an elected Tribal legislator within the Cherokee Nation for portions of Rogers and Tulsa Counties. Cara Cowan Watts Find me on Facebook,
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| Affordable Care Act Assistance for Federally-recognized Tribal Citizens |
| CHEROKEE
CHAT Week of February 16, 2014 By Cara Cowan Watts Are you confused about what to do with the Affordable Care Act (ACA) and are a citizen of a Federally-recognized Tribe or receive services from IHS or a Tribal Clinic? If you are like me and have begun gathering everything you need for 2013 taxes, you should be planning on filing for the new requirements concerning the ACA. For personal assistance, go to your local Cherokee Nation Health Care Facility such as Vinita, Salina, Bartlesville, Nowata, Jay, Stilwell, Muskogee and Sallisaw Clinics as well as Tahlequah Hastings Hospital all ran by the Cherokee Nation. Ask to speak with by phone or make an appointment with the facility's Patient Benefit Coordinator concerning the ACA. Claremore Indian Health Service (IHS) Hospital is ran by the Federal government. Benefit Coordinators keep a table in the main lobby stocked with pamphlets and brochures as well as educate clinic patients. Every quarter, Claremore IHS holds patient fares to promote Veteran Affairs, ACA, SoonerCare and Medicare Part D. Claremore IHS has 6 Certified Application Counselors to assist patients and answer questions. For more information, contact IHS Benefit Coordinators Gloria Smith at (918) 342-6607 or Sheila Dishno (918) 342-6240. For the online American Indian Exemption Form, go to https://www.healthcare.gov/exemptions/. For additional American
Indian information on the ACA, go to tribalhealthcare.org or nativeexchange.org. If your goal is actual health coverage, I recommend you sign up for the ACA and get insurance as IHS nor CNHS guarantee your health care will be funded and are almost always short on funds and services. If you have questions, issues or concerns about the Cherokee Nation government, please email me at cara@caracowan.com or write me at P.O. Box 2922, Claremore, OK 74018. For daily news and event notices, ask to be added to my Cherokee Nation News and Events email listserv. You can, also, find me on Facebook, Pinterest, Instagram, LinkedIn, Google+ and Twitter. Lee Keener is at lee-keener@cherokee.org. To contact the Tribe, call (918) 453-5000. The operator will connect you with the appropriate department. Tribal programs and services are administered by the Chief's staff at the Tribal Complex. Tribal hours are Monday through Friday from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. Save a trip to Tahlequah by using the Tribes Internet tools at www.cherokee.org. Almost all applications are available online to print from home. Cara Cowan Watts is an elected Tribal legislator within the Cherokee Nation for portions of Rogers and Tulsa Counties. Cara Cowan Watts Find me on Facebook,
LinkedIn, Twitter, Google+ and Pinterest! |
| CHS Academic Team | |
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| Note: The CHS team came in 4th at Area and only the top two go to state. They qualified for Nationals as a Junior Varsity team (no seniors and only 2 juniors). OSSAA does not divide high school academic competition into Varsity and JV, but Nationals does. They came in 4th at Area against Varsity level teams full of upperclassmen. |
| Attention Teachers (Community Garden) |
| Hi all! For any teachers who would like to take advantage of the learning opportunities at the community garden please contact me. Everything is supplied for classes and I would be happy to bring seeds and supplies to individual classes as well as talk to student about the garden, and help them grow food throughout the spring. Each class can have they're own raised bed and support from myself and the Extension office to ensure success and a great learning opportunity. I currently have 20 raised beds built. It's time to start thinking about spring! Just email me at Maureen.wright1969@gmail.com and I will be happy to meet with you and talk about all the possibilities! Maureen Wright |
| State School Superindent Candidate Visit |
| Dr. John Cox will be at the West Main Event Center (Ostrander's) in Collinsville on Thursday, February 27th at 4:00. Dr. Cox is running for State Superintendent. Please get involved in PUBLIC education in Oklahoma and plant to attend. -- (2/19/2014) |
