Month: September 2021

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Munsee

Don Rogers: Olympian ski resort, whatever the name

So. Palisades Tahoe. Um, OK.

I get that squaw is an offensive word, and that is nothing new. It was derogatory before Squaw Valley was named. The valley, the creek, the ski resort.

Apparently it began with a French butchering of Algonquian words for female friend, woman of the woods, little woman baby. And “squaw sachem”: female chief. This contrarian view is from Vincent Schilling, an Akewsasne Mohawk and associate editor at Indian Country Today, making a case in 2017 that the word was not originally disrespectful. Other indigenous writers over the decades have written similar essays.

The dictionary definitions today, however, uniformly paint the word as a slur. And it sounds like a slur in old movies, old books, historic texts. Or if not a slur exactly in its old usage, certainly not a sign of great respect, either. Probably why Minnesota in 1995 passed legislation to rename all geographic features in the state bearing the word.

Anyway, the Washoe people native to the valley don’t like it. They praised the ski resort for at last changing the name this week.

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The new name came from more than a year of research, surveys, focus groups and the best marketing minds in the industry.

For the resort, Palisades echoes the granite outcroppings forming the mountain’s legendary chutes and cliffs, the extreme stuff we mortals only gawk at — the terrain of McKinney, McConkey, Mosely. There’s a thrill.

Locals no doubt get it straight away. The Palisades. Well, of course. But…

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Unami

United Nations in Iraq

The facilities, completed under UNDP’s Funding Facility for Stabilization (FFS), were inaugurated as part of a UNDP Iraq visit to Heet, Haditha, Anah, Rawa, Qaim and Rummanah led by Resident Representative Ms. Zena Ali Ahmad. They included: Al-Mohamadi Municipality Building, Heet (funded by USAID) Al-Baghdady Municipality Building, Heet (funded by USAID) Al Khasfa Water Treatment plant, Haditha (funded by the Government of Sweden) Rawa Municiapilty building (funded by USAID) Al Qaim Electricity Substation (funded by USAID) Al-Aseel Primary School, Rummanah (funded by USAID) The mission commenced with a meeting between UNDP and Anbar Governor H.E Ali Farhan to discuss UNDP’s support to the province as well as remaining needs. Visits to other completed projects under FFS including Haditha Public library (funded by the Government of Iraq), Anah Municipality Building (funded by the Government of Finland), and Al Qaim Vocational Training Centre (funded by the Government of Canada) and an oasis agricultural project (also funded by Canada) were also included. Additionally, a meeting with the Al Qaim Local Peace Committee supported by UNDP Iraq under its Social Cohesion programme was held, with discussions focusing on the sustainable reintegration of returned IDPs including families with a perceived affiliation to the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL). Future areas of collaboration were also explored, with a site visit to discuss potential livelihood projects in the productive sector on land owned by Haditha’s Department of Agriculture, and a stop by the Haditha Women’s Cultural Centre to better understand the specific needs of local women. The mission concluded with a visit to an ongoing livelihood project funded by Canada which employs 200 workers – including women – to plant 15,000 olive seedlings (high olive oil trees), 2,000 palm seedlings (Zahddi trees) and build five wells. “It’s great to see cities in western…

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Mohican

What’s the buzz: Oktoberfest comes to Mohican

Heather Sevigny  |  Correspondent

Autumn officially starts this week, but the temperatures are more reminiscent of summer. Take advantage of these warm days and have some fun. If you feel like venturing out, I’ll be highlighting attractions, activities, and festivals right here, every week. From local music and shows to options for those of you who don’t mind traveling a bit, there’s something for everyone. Be sure to check all activities, cancellations can occur. The events listed are for Sept. 16 – 25. 

Tuesday

Butterfly Release. The 17th annual Valley Hospice Memorial Butterfly Release will take place at two locations this year. Honor your loved ones who have passed away and release a butterfly. Butterflies can be purchased for $7. In case of rain, butterflies can be picked up at the event. The release will take place at 6 p.m. on Tuesday at the Oglebay Park Anne Kuchinka Amphitheater in Wheeling and at 6 p.m. on Wednesday at the Fort Steuben Park Berkman Amphitheater in Steubenville. For more information or to order butterflies, contact Valley Hospice at 877-HOSPICE or visit www.valleyhospice.org.

Sept. 25

Oktoberfest at Mohican. Hosted by the Friends of Wolf Creek Grist Creek Mill, Oktoberfest brings live music and more than 75 types of beer to Mohican. Those over 21 can purchase a ticket for $5 and sample beers from all over Ohio and beyond. Busses will be transporting guests to the event from various spots in the area and the Ohio State football game will be up on the big screen. Games and live music round out the day, as well as a variety of food vendors. The event is scheduled to run from noon to 11 p.m. Tickets can be purchased at www.wolfcreekmill.com, and the bussing routes can be found there also. Tickets for those ages 10 to 20 are $1, and under 10 are free. For…

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Lenni Lenape

2022 LMDA International Theatre Conference Announced

2022 LMDA International Theatre Conference Announced

The Literary Managers and Dramaturgs of the Americas has officially announced their 2022 LMDA International Conference which will be held both online and in Philadelphia, PA U.S.A. on the traditional lands of the Lenni-Lenape from July 20-24, 2022.

All theater artists, educators, and students are invited to attend. An initial information packet with a tentative schedule, travel details, and more is now available at: https://lmda.org/2022-conference

LMDA President Bryan Moore says, “For over 35 years, LMDA has grown to become a multi-country service organization for artists working as dramaturgs and in many associated fields in the performing arts and beyond. Our most recent, multi-conference theme of ‘Crossing Borders’ encouraged dramaturgs to meet and learn from colleagues from different cultures and regions to develop skills and expand the field. Over the past couple years, LMDA reached more members and expanded collaborations globally through its first digital conference (2020), its first conference in Latin America (2021), and through initiatives like Dramaturging the Phoenix and the International Dramaturgy Lab. We are excited to continue LMDA’s mission with this ground-breaking gathering in Philadelphia, as we further explore the many variations and future potential of dramaturgy and theatre performance.”

Focused on “Performance Outside the Proscenium,” LMDA’s Philadelphia Conference will ignite a global conversation about the impact, purpose, process, and evolution of work outside of the traditional “theater” space, including digital theatre, touring shows, cabaret, circus, online performance, outdoor theater, site specific work, burlesque, museum performance, installation performance, and more.

Conference Chair Jacqueline Goldfinger says, “Philadelphia is known around the world as a hub of new work, especially new work that utilizes found spaces and unique ways of connecting with our audiences. The established companies who work in unique spaces – like Pig Iron, rainpan43, The…

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Delaware Tribe

Bygone Muncie: 2021 marks a forgotten bicentennial in local history

Chris Flook  |  Special to The Star Press

The United States will celebrate the semiquincentennial anniversary of the Declaration of Independence in 2026. As with the centennial and bicentennial anniversaries, the semiquincentennial offers a moment for shared patriotic celebration; an acknowledgement of where we began as Americans.

Such anniversaries also offer occasions in which to recognize and contemplate our civic identities, especially when they are local commemorations. For instance, we celebrated Muncie’s sesquicentennial in 2015, followed by Indiana’s bicentennial in 2016. We may not have all asked deep existential questions during those years, but hopefully some of us at least pondered what it means to be a Munsonian and a Hoosier. In 2027, Delaware County will commemorate its own bicentennial; yet another chance to consider how local history has shaped our identity.

More Bygone Muncie: The myth of the virtuous pioneer

But 2021 is also a bicentennial anniversary in local history, although not one we choose to remember. Two centuries ago, our forebears forced the White River Lenape from Indiana and 1821 was their deadline to leave.

The land we now call Delaware County was inhabited by Native peoples for thousands of years before settlers arrived. As Caesar was invading Gaul, Indigenous peoples were building earthworks in the White River watershed. We don’t know what these groups called themselves, but some of their mounds remain. They left, along with their many successors, cultural materials that lie buried still beneath our feet.

When the French came down into what is now Indiana in the 1670s, the colonists found a sparsely populated land. Scholars debate the reasons for this, but it’s likely that disease and warfare had driven many Native peoples out. Spanish conquistadors led by Hernando de Soto had traveled through the American southeast in 1539-1543. The Spanish never made it up this far, but…

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Nanticoke

Greater Nanticoke Area names football field after coach Frank Chicknosky

Sep. 10—NANTICOKE — With the new scoreboard poised to be dedicated Sept. 17, the man whose name was on the old board in the days of Lincoln Field, before district mergers, was given the honor of having the football field to be christened “The Frank J. Chicknosky Field.”

With three members absent the Greater Nanticoke Area School Board voted 6-0 to make the name change official. Vice President Ken James, who ran the meeting in the absence of Board President Tony Prushinski, said after the meeting that Chicknosky was a winning coach in the 1930s and ’40s before school district consolidation, and that his name was on the scoreboard of the old Lincoln Field, later moved to the new stadium.

With The Distastio family raising the money to buy a new scoreboard, the board will be dedicated with Coach Dan Distasio’s name. But the district wanted to keep Chicknosky’s memory alive, James said, so the field is being named in his honor. He also noted the board has been working to keep the history of the various districts pre-consolidation in the public eye through various efforts.

During the voting session of the short meeting, the board:

—Accepted the resignation of football strength coach Neal McMahon, and appointed John Pietrzyk Jr. as football strength and conditioning coach.

—Accepted the resignations of five special education aides — Deborah Degosky, Mary Statkiewicz, Anita Bukowski, Chris Salus, and Tara Hughes — and approved advertising for special education aide positions.

—Approved athletic appointments of Eric Spencer as head high school baseball coach, Beth Maney as head cheerleading coach, Anthony Chiarucci as football assistant 2, Carmelo Pioquinto as junior high soccer coach, Joseph Shimko as football assistant 3A, Ron Bruza Sr. as football assistant 4A, Sterling Kepp as football assistant 3B and Ken Kasprzyk as football assistant 4B. The four last football…

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Mohegan

One Connecticut-Tribal Gaming Compact Set To Be Published

The gaming compact between the state of Connecticut and the Mohegan Tribe is scheduled to be published in the Federal Register on Wednesday, meaning it will become operational as the tribe and other stakeholders continue to move closer to a firm sports betting launch date. Notice of the publishing was made public on the Federal Register website Tuesday morning. As of 1 p.m. ET, there was no notice about when the compact between the state and the Mashantucket Pequots would be published. Both pacts were approved by the U.S. Department of the Interior last Thursday.

Both tribes and the Connecticut Lottery will offer legal sports wagering and iGaming, and have said they have plans to go live next month. The Mohegans, who own and operate the Mohegan Sun Casino, are partnered with FanDuel; the Mashantucket Pequots, who own and operate the Foxwoods Casino, are partnered with DraftKings; and the Connecticut Lottery last month selected Rush Street Interactive as its partner.

The state will have three digital sports wagering operators after the tribes agreed to allow the lottery to have a digital sports betting platform and up to 15 retail locations. The lottery cannot offer iGaming.

A few more steps on path to go-live

There are still some steps remaining before any operators can go live — the state’s Department of Consumer Protection must issue supplier and vendor licenses, and operators must send the department a request to go live. According to the law, operators must alert the DCP 10 days in advance of when they want to go live, and then will enter a seven-day soft-launch period.

“We’re continuing to work through licensing details with the state Department of Consumer Protection, and waiting for the Department of Interior to publish its approvals,” Mashantucket…

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Mohican

Floppy mohicans and pre-race cider: Gary Devine, the punk fell runner

When Gary Devine was picked to run for England, the manager took one look at him and asked: “You’re gonna represent your country looking like that?!” Devine had turned up with shocking pink hair, holes in his jeans, a worn out band T-shirt and unlaced Doc Martens. Not that such a punky image stopped him becoming British fell running champion, after a race up Ben Nevis, the UK’s tallest mountain, in 1990. “Years later the manager told us that Gary had changed his life,” smiles Debbie Devine, Gary’s wife and coach. “He said ‘I learned not to judge a book by its cover.’”

Thirty one years on, Devine’s wonderful and often very funny story is told in a new book, Faster! Louder! How a Punk Rocker from Yorkshire Became British Champion Fell Runner. Author Boff Whalley was previously vocalist/guitarist in Leeds anarcho-punk band Chumbawamba, but is a fell runner too. “I got into it after seeing Gary win a race and recognising him from punk gigs,” he says as we all convene on Zoom. “It made me think ‘I could do that’. But Gary’s story is more extreme than mine. It needed writing.”

Devine grew up in hilly Ilkley, where he thought it was “quite normal” to run up and down the moors. “There was a big running section at our school,” he explains. “About 40 or 50 of us would go out on a lunchtime.”

If it was an important race, I’d just have two or three pints in the pub the night before

He was still a schoolboy when a friend of a friend lent him Dead Kennedys’ 1980 Fresh Fruit for Rotting Vegetables album, and his passions turned upside down. “A seminal moment in my life,” he grins. “It was a completely different world. I wanted to run,…

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Lenni Lenape

Field Hockey: Can’t-miss games, Sept. 13-18

Monday, Sept. 13

Butler at Northern Highlands, 4:15

Butler secured a pair of shutout wins in the opening week against Hackensack and Dwight-Englewood. The offense put up a total of 17 goals in the wins. Northern Highlands also has two shutouts under its belt so far in 2021 and has scored nine goals.

Cherokee at Lenape, 3:45

Cherokee dropped its season opener to Eastern and will look to get back on track against a conference rival. Lenape, which has beaten Cherokee in four of the previous five meetings dating back to 2018, rolled past Cherry Hill West in the opener before a tough loss to Camden Catholic.

Rumson-Fair Haven at Ocean Township, 6:30

Both of these divisional rivals enter the week undefeated and have yet to allow a single goal. Ocean Township downed Red Bank Catholic and Donovan Catholic by a combined score of 15-0, while Rumson-Fair Haven took care of Holmdel and Freehold Township by a 9-0 count. Rumson-Fair Haven dominated the head-to-head matchup last season, winning all three and outscoring Ocean Township 20-2.

Schalick at Woodstown, 4

This Diamond Division clash will be a good one. Woodstown won its first two games with a +17 goal differential. Schalick blanked Gloucester Catholic 4-0 in its only game of the season so far. The recent head-to-head records have been split with both teams winning twice and all but one game being decided by a goal.

Tuesday, Sept. 14

Haddonfield at Collingswood, 3:45

This matchup features two of the three teams from the Colonial Conference’s Liberty Division that’s off to a 2-0 start. Haddonfield downed Haddon Township and West Deptford, while Collingswood topped West Deptford and Sterling. Haddonfield is 9-1 against Collingswood dating back to 2017.

Columbia at Verona, 4

Columbia secured two hard-fought victories against Livingston and Mount St. Dominic to open 2021 at 2-0 in the Blue Division. Verona is also 2-0…

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Nanticoke

LCCC holds 9/11 remembrance ceremony for 20th anniversary

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