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YOUTH TALKCES Second Quarter SacredPath RecipientsDriver named toUNC-A Dean’s ListSUBMITTED By CHEROKEE ELEMENTARY SCHOOLThe following Cherokee Elementary School students received Sacred Path recognition for the Second Quarter.Pre- KindergartenIsaya Bigmeat, Kalina Blanton, Maggie Colvin, Carlos Esquivel, Tanin Esquivel, Autumn Greene, Brystyn Littlejohn, Xavier Otter,Alexis Smith, Dustin Smith, Shelby Smith, James Swayney Jr., Dante Taylor, Kyra West, Kensen Davis, Chayme Cucumber, ElliseStamper, Emma McCoy, Jaylan McCoy-Bark, Keneil Saunooke, Mary Maney, Nickolas WolfeKindergartenDominyk Arch, Patricia Armachain-Biddix, Marie Biddle, Tyra Brown, Santanna Buchanan, Carys Graves, Miranda Lopez, ConnorPheasant, MacKenzie Reed, Joseph Smart, Kenneth Welch, Kyanna Brady, Madalyne Brooks, Aria Foerst, Kaelin Jones, AcaciaReed, Caedance Smith, Kevin Watty, Evan Caley, Mason Ledford, Creighton George, Skylar Jerkins, Timothy Lossie, Beatriz Majia-Standindeer, Emily Bradley, Vivian Ross, Eric Salazar, Brandon Martinez, Javien Otter, Darien Bird, Caidyn French, Nikkia Swayney,Camden Owle, Makenah Goforth, John Bradley, Chloe Lambert, Justin Walk, Woodrow Lossie, Donald Bradley, Alverta Henson, ElaLedford, Jacklin Lossiah, James Reed, Tivan Saunooke, Rachel SolomonFirst GradeNacoma Driver, Teja Littlejohn, Jae Lossiah, Jordyn Martin, Dalilah Pheasant, Thomas Pheasant, Zoey Walkingstick, Calistia Wolfe,nthony Allison, Kayleigh Bushyhead, Mikiaylah Canales, Maya Cruz, Kaslyn Driver, Abragail George, Hannah Kilby, Shashonianther, Silas Sequoyah, Trent Wolfe, Aiyana Lambert, Naomi Smith, Tayana Calhoun, Elizabeth Forsythe, Mattie Maney, Michailtter, Richard Welch, James Davis, Siah Holiday, Justus Armachain, Marcus Armachain, Aaliyah Queen, Rayna Ricks, Billy Smith,homas Wolfe, Desiree Amos, Samantha Cole, Dawson George, Dreyton Long, Destiny Mills, Deante Toineeta, Serbando Welch,DiSi Younceecond GradeBrian Bigmeat, Jeffrey Bradley, Maiya Davis, Aia Johnson, Acecia Lambert, Tyler ledford, Emilio Librado, Ella Montelongo, EmilyMurphy, Jacob Norton, Magdalene Ross, Cecil Walkingstick, Jade Ledford, Brandon Wolfe, Hope Long, Lauren Luther, CadenPheasant, Silas Driver, Samantha Salazar, Rebecca Armachain, Tierney Bradley, Destyni Johnson, Hawk Ensley, Jacob Hill, ZaneKalonaheskie, Deliah Esquivel, Mykel Lossiah, Khylan Pheasant, Keara Cline, Elbia Colindres, Bobby Crowe, Connor McCoy,Clarissa Owle, Taylin Bowman, Damian Catolster, Malia Davis, Mckenzie Locust, Garrett McCoy, Marcus Owl, Shiah Pheasant,Paulo Sadongei, Aidin Taylor, Jaden Welch, Ashton YounceFourth GradeGabby Mejorado, Demetryus Bradley, Adelia Crowe, Riley Crowe, Ayla Cruz, Christina Littlejohn, Elihah Maney, Lori Meuse,William Paul, Breece Saunooke, Kyra Sneed, Shannon Albert, Kory Walkingstick, Shanenon Wolfe, Kevin Jackson, Aura Johnson,Will Davis, Isaiah Bowman, Josilynn driver, Zabayon George, Becca Jackson, Joanna Kalonaheskie, Samantha Lee, Dorian Marten,Courtney Owle, Kiara Parker, Lidia Ramirez, Gavin Squirrell, Natasha Walk, Summer WilsonFifth GradeLupe Cedillo, Charlee Bird, Emily Welch, Megan Paugh, Andrew Griffin, Raul Robles, Sydney Bird, Omer Buchanan, Mary AnnDriver, Jennifer Crowe, Willa Jump, Alyssa Land, John Lossiah, Madison McCoy, Aaron Smart, Haley Smith, Chelby Driver Owle,Adriana Garcilita, Reilly George, Jeffrey Girty, Bliceth Gomez, Tristen Land, Taryn Ledford, Cade Carroll, Cornelia Rattler, OksanaRivera, Jacob Smith, Steven Swayney, John Tramper, Kendric Watty, Juliann Welch, Whitney West, Shyreece Williams, DawsonWilnoty, Terrance Wolfe, Dwight Allen, Fabian Crow, Araceli Garcilita, K-Lynn Jackson, Kendra Panther, Carolyn Reed, DevonaReed, Lucy Reed, Richard Smith, Edith Tolley, Kara Welch, Dylan West, Tsali Jackson, Brier YounceCherokee YouthCouncil FundraiserThe Cherokee Youth Council isurrently selling Little Caesars Pizza Kitsnd cookies. If you are interested in orderngyou may call 554-6938 or come by theBCI Cooperative Extension Office acrossrom the Dora Reed Tribal Care Center.ou may also contact any of the Cherokeeouth Council facilitators (Hwinekoalkingstick, Tony Walkingstick, Nellietephens, Jeremy Wilson, Brittneyhomas) or Cherokee Youth Councilouth members. All proceeds go to theouth Council efforts to raise money to atendthe UNITY (United National Indianribal Youth) Conference in July. Alloney needs to be turned in by February2, 2010.22 cherokee one feather THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 4, 2010Smoky Mountain Beekeepers to host CourseSmoky Mountain Beekeepers will host a one-day course in beginner beekeepingSaturday, Mar. 6, from 8:30 am until 4:00 pm, at the Swain County Extension Officejust west of Bryson City. Robert Brewer, Towns County, Georgia, Extension Coordinator,will be the guest speaker. He is a career educator with a strong background in diverseareas of agriculture, community development and administration. He is anexperienced beekeeper and also teaches beekeeping through various education programsand associations. As a Certified International Honey Judge and cofounder of the YoungHarris Beekeeping Institute, he is a nationally and internationally recognized honeyshow judge.The fee for the course is $20.00 and includes lunch, reference materials anddoor prizes. Class size is limited to 90 attendees. To pre-register, contact Tom Rodgersat (828) 293-0678 or email at trodgers44@verizon.net. Checks should be made toSmoky Mountain Beekeepers and mailed to Tom Rodgers, 438 Gray Fox Ridge, Cullowhee,NC 28723. Pre-registration deadline is February 28.To get to the Swain County Extension Office, go 5.5 miles west of Bryson Cityon U.S. 74 to the old Almond School. Smoky Mountain Beekeepers ismade up of beekeepers in Swain and Jackson counties and the Eastern Band of CherokeeIndians.Heather Rae Driver (picturedabove), an EBCI tribal member fromCherokee, has been named to the Dean’sList of UNC Asheville for the Fall 2009semester. The dean’s list is made up offull-time students who have achieved between3.5 and 3.99 grade point average.Honeybee Cost-ShareStimulus PackageTo increase the honeybee populationon Eastern Band of Cherokee landsand to encourage enrolled members to beactive beekeepers, EBCI Cooperative Extensionis offering a Honeybee StimulusCost-Share Package Program. One packageof honeybees will be offered to selectedapplicants who return an applicationby Friday, February 26th and participate inall of the educational activities.This stimulus program is fundedby the Eastern Band of Cherokee Indians,therefore it is only available to EBCI enrolledmembers – one application perhousehold. This program is for both experiencedCherokee beekeepers and those totallynew to beekeeping - but serious aboutgetting into bees this spring.Keith Sneed, Certified Beekeeper(and Extension’s Financial Educator) initiatedthis idea to help farmers by increasingthe local pollinator population. KevinWelch, Coordinator of the Center forCherokee Plants, helped develop the educationalaspects of this program to insurethat our Cherokee beekeepers receive themost practical and up-to-date information.Applications are available in theEBCI Cooperative Extnsion office at 876Acquoni Road. For more information contactSarah McClellan-Welch at (828) 554-6935 or .Source: Sarah McClellan-Welch, EBCICooperave Extension Office
NEWS ka-no-he-daBUDGET, from page 21That total includes about $11.6billion in revenue from the sale of mineralresources, including oil and natural gas.Using the President’s SAVEawards, the Department is proposing $82.0million in Department-wide and bureauspecific management efficiencies. Thereare an additional $668 million in programreductions, terminations, and discontinuationof unrequested congressional increases.Interior will exercise additionalcost containment, as most of the increasesin fixed costs for Interior bureaus and offices,an estimated $108.7 million, will beabsorbed. The budget request includes$4.6 million to fund anticipated 2011 fixedcost increases, such as employee benefits,pay raises and other cost-of-doing businessxpenses, for Interior’s salary-intensiveomponents.The 2011 budget request includes11.1 billion for DOI programs funded byhe Interior, Environment, and Relatedgencies Appropriations Act, which doesot include the Bureau of Reclamation.his is $16.7 million, or 0.2 percent, belowhe level enacted for 2010. The 2011 reuestfor the Bureau of Reclamation andhe Central Utah Project Completion Act,unded in the Energy and Water DevelopentAppropriations Act, is $1.1 billion,22.0 million or 2.0 percent below theevel enacted for 2010. Permanent fundinghat becomes available as a result of existnglegislation without further action byhe Congress will provide an additional5.8 billion to the current appropriationsequest, for appropriations totaling $18 bilionfor Interior in 2011.Initiative HighlightsNew Energy Frontier – The Secetary’sNew Energy Frontier initiativeill create clean sources of energy usinghe Nation’s vast domestic resources whileontinuing to develop conventional energyupplies. Increases include $3 million forhe Bureau of Land Management (BLM)o focus on the environmental elements ofenewable energy projects, $3.2 millionor Minerals Management Service (MMS)egion-specific planning needs, $3.0 milionfor U.S. Geological Survey (USGS)o analyze and document the effects of reewableenergy on wildlife populations,nd $4 million for the Fish and Wildlifeervice (FWS) to conduct endangeredpecies consultations and help plan and deignrenewable energy projects that areildlife friendly. The budget continuesupport for the development of convenionalenergy, including an increase of $4.4illion for the MMS 2007-2012 five yearprogram and $10 million for audit costshat can no longer be funded by the Roylty-in-Kindprogram, which is slated forermination. BIA’s budget includes an inreaseof $1.5 million for conventional energyleasing activities on the Fort BertholdReservation. BLM’s oil and gas programcapacity is maintained at last year’s level,with a $3 million reduction reflecting thecompletion of an energy study. The budgetincludes additional user fees to help offsetBLM and MMS oil and gas program costs.MMS inspection fees on Outer ContinentalShelf oil and gas facilities will be doubledto generate roughly $20 million in FY2011 and a comparable new fee for BLMonshore oil and gas inspections is expectedto generate $10 million in FY 2011.Climate Change Adaptation –This initiative will examine the causes andformulate solutions to mitigate climate impactsto lands, waters, natural and culturalresources. Interior’s Climate Science Centersand Landscape Conservation Cooperativeswill conduct and communicateresearch and monitoring to improve understandingand forecasting of which elementsof our land, water, marine, fish andwildlife and cultural heritage resources aremost vulnerable to climate change impactsand make them more resilient. The budgetincludes $8.0 million for continued investmentsin the USGS National ClimateChange and Wildlife Science Center,which will serve as the nexus for the eightInterior Climate Science Centers; $1.0million for expanded monitoring by USGSand $8.0 million for FWS monitoring thatwill be integrated, standardized, and accessibleto Interior bureaus, partners, and thepublic; $2.0 million for expansion of theUSGS carbon sequestration project; $8.8million to expand FWS science and planningcapacity in support of additionalLandscape Conservation Cooperatives;and $2.5 million for BLM and $2.0 Fishand Wildlife Service (FWS) adaptive managementactivities on private lands. In the2011 budget, the Bureau of Reclamationand BIA also include climate change funding,including $3.5 million for Reclamationbasin studies and scientific supportand $200,000 for BIA participation in aLandscape Conservation Cooperative.Empowering Tribal Nations – Ata November 2009 White House Tribal NationsConference, the President pledged tostrengthen Nation-to-Nation relationships,improve the tribal consultation process,and empower strong and stable Indiancommunities. The 2011 budget advancesNation-to-Nation relationships and Indianself-determination by providing additionalfunding of $21.5 million for contract supportcosts and the Indian Self-DeterminationFund, $3 million to assist with theunique needs of small and needy Tribes,and $2 million for social services. It protectsIndian Country by providing $19 millionto increase the number of FederalBureau of Investigation agents who are onthe-groundand dedicated to Indian Country;advances Indian education with $8.9million to address environmental and securityconcerns at BIE schools andstrengthen grant support funding for triballyoperated BIE schools; and improvestrust land management with increases of$11.8 million to promote both renewableand conventional development on triballands, defend and assert Indian waterrights, and assist Tribes with dam safety.The budget reflects a reduction of $53.6million from the 2010 level because of a$50 million reduction in one-time 2010funding to forward fund tribal colleges andanticipated efficiency savings.WaterSMART - The 2011 budgetproposes a sustainable water strategy to assistlocal communities in stretching watersupplies and improving water management.The Bureau of Reclamation will receive$62 million, an increase of $27.4million, to improve water management byencouraging voluntary water banks; assistinglocal communities by partnering withnon-Federal stakeholders to develop incentivesand best practices for implementingwater conservation and wasterecycling projects. The USGS will use$10.9 million, a $9 million increase, for amulti-year, nationwide water availabilityand use assessment.Treasured Landscapes – The 2011budget calls for $445.4 million, an increaseof $106.2 million, for Departmentof the Interior Land and Water ConservationFund (LWCF) programs to acquirenew park, refuge, and public lands, protectendangered species habitat, and promoteoutdoor recreation. Total LWCF fundingin 2011 for Interior and the U.S. ForestService is 619.2 million, a 29 percent increaseover the 2010 enacted level and a104 percent increase over the 2009 level.With these consecutive increases, appropriationsfrom the LWCF are on track toreach the full funding level of $900 millionin 2014.The budget also includes an increaseof $71.4 million targeted to keyecosystems for restoration and renewal.This includes an increase of $50.6 millionfor the Bureau of Reclamation, FWS, andUSGS to conduct studies, projects andother efforts in the California Bay-Delta,including habitat restoration, the developmentof fish screens and fish ladders, eradicationor mitigation of invasive species,as well as various water quality and quantitystudies and assessments. The Interiorbudget also provides program increases of$6 million for Everglades restoration; $5million for FWS to support the restorationof key fish and wildlife habitat along theGulf Coast of Louisiana and Mississippi;and $10 million to conserve and protectthe Chesapeake Bay’s cultural and naturalresources. The Department is also activein Great Lakes restoration efforts. The2011 EPA budget request includes a provisionalallocation of $50.2 millionsee BUDGET page 29Feather Flowers, Cloth Flowers andSilk Arrangements availableValentine Baskets w/ candy andAvon Baskets.Need to get your sweetheart aSPECIAL gift, stop by and checkout the Avon Shop on Acquoni RdOpen late at night, stop by and see NellCrowe for all your beauty needs.THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 4, 2010cherokee one feather23
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