Nov. 29, 2012 - The Cherokee One Feather

16 THURSDAY, NOV. 29, 2012 cherokee one feather/na tsalagi soquo ugidahliPhoto courtesy of Shan GoshornTribal member wins theatrical awardsNeosha Pendergraft (right), an EBCI tribal member, receives one of twomajor theatrical awards presented recently at the Performing Arts Center inTulsa, Okla. She was recognized with the award “Best Leading Comedic Actress”for her role of Dorothy in the “Lost Pages of Oz and the Rise of theWinged Monkeys” (a retelling of the Wizard of Oz.) She was also chosenfrom all the actors with Encore! Theatre Arts and presented with the Directors’Choice, a new award created this year by directors Josh and MindyBarker. This award was for Pendergraft’s contributions to live theatre bydoing whatever she could to assist the company, including twice stepping upand filling in for roles at the last minute. She is a sophomore at Booker T.Washington in Tulsa and is the daughter of Shan Goshorn and Tom Pendergraftand the granddaughter of Edna Saunooke Goshorn of Whittier.Dirt moving at Justice CenterLYNNE HARLAN/EBCI Public RelationsDirt is being moved and a large retaining wall has been built on the site of the future EBCI JusticeCenter on US441N as shown in this photo taken on Friday, Nov. 9.Photo by Toby Burrell/SCHSTribal member performs at Macy’s ParadeReflective moment at KituwahPhoto by Jeremy WilsonSwain cheerleaders Ashton Turbyfill and Amorie Gunter, an EBCI tribalmember, performed at the Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade in New YorkCity along with cheerleaders from across the country.Peggy Hill, an EBCI tribal member from the Yellowhill Community, prays at Kituwah.