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Brooke’s Toy Closet Expands to TidalHealth Nanticoke in Seaford

SEAFORD, Del.– Brooke Mulford was a remarkable little girl. Diagnosed with neuroblastoma, an aggressive form of cancer, in 2009 when she was only 4-years-old, she endured numerous rounds of chemotherapy and radiation, several surgeries, two stem cell transplants, multiple bone marrow biopsies, and blood transfusions. 

Brooke was treated at several hospitals that specialize in children’s cancer, and she received care for the many side effects between treatments at TidalHealth Peninsula Regional in Salisbury, Md.  

Brooke fought a fierce battle and through it all, her smile never waned and she never gave in to the pain. Unfortunately, Brooke passed away in June of 2017. 

Always thinking of others, Brooke had an idea to provide toys to other hospitalized children. In 2014, Brooke’s Toy Closet was established at TidalHealth Peninsula Regional, and it was Brooke who cut the ribbon. Children who visit the Salisbury hospital through pediatrics or the emergency department receive a toy from Brooke’s closet that becomes theirs to take home. Thousands have beneitted from Brooke’s thoughtfulness. 

On March 29, TidalHealth and the TidalHealth Foundation took Brooke’s vision and expanded it with the ribbon cutting of Brooke’s Toy Closet at TidalHealth Nanticoke. Now, at the Seaford, Del., hospital, the same opportunities to bring happiness to a child’s stay shine as brightly as Brooke’s eternal spirit. 

The TidalHealth Foundation is always accepting donations to Brooke’s Toy Closet for both the Salisbury and Seaford hospitals. They may be reached at 410-543-7140. Toys should be sized appropriately to fit on a cabinet shelf, and if batteries are required, please include them. Great choices include dolls, toy trucks, stuffed animals, card games, puzzles, building blocks, toy cars and sponge balls.

 Additionally, on Amazon there is also a Brooke’s “Wish List” of toys that can be purchased and shipped directly to TidalHealth Nanticoke. The link may be accessed at https://www.amazon.com/hz/wishlist/ls/19MLZ880RLRWY?ref_=wl_share.

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Mohegan

Tribe supports Connecticut city’s Red Raiders’ nickname

The tribe says it supports the use of those images “as a public means of sustaining Native American culture and history of Connecticut’s first citizens,” according to the March 15 resolution from the tribal council.

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Derby Board of Education Chair Jim Gildea said city officials sat down with tribal leaders, including Schaghticoke Chief Richard Velky, to discuss the issue. He said the city explained the images are meant to honor the area’s Native American heritage. He also said the term “Red Raiders” has nothing to do with skin color.

“It’s similar to the Duke Blue Devils, the Tulane Green Wave,” he said. “Through the years, people may have lost sight of that, but Derby High School’s colors are red and white.”

The state last year enacted a law that requires municipalities whose athletic teams use Native American names or mascots to receive written support from a state or federally recognized tribe in Connecticut or risk losing state grants derived from revenue at the state’s two tribal casinos, The Mohegan Sun and Foxwoods Resort Casino.

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Most of Connecticut’s 169 cities and towns receive a grant from the Mashantucket Pequot/Mohegan Fund, with extra money earmarked for communities located near the gaming centers. The amounts are based on a formula that involves a number of factors, including the value of untaxable property within the community. Payments are made three times a year and can total as much as $5 million or more for the larger cities.

The Schaghticokes do not contribute to the fund, but Gildea said that should not matter.

“We should not cherry pick which Native American, state-recognized tribe we decide to give the ability to grant waivers to,” he said. “They are all honorable, decent tribes who are state recognized and that should be the only litmus test.”

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Lenni Lenape

Historic Staircase Gets Much Needed Upgrade at Sam’s Point

A popular hiking destination in Ulster County is getting a much-needed update.

The New York State Department of Environmental Conservation announced on March 26th, 2022, that State Parks and the Palisades Interstate Park Commission have opened The Lenape Steps in the Sam’s Point area of Minnewaska State Park Preserve.

These steps aren’t a new addition to Sam’s Point, however, they were refurbished after sitting in a “state of disrepair for many decades” according to the DEC. The DEC explains that the Lenape Steps are a historic piece of Shawangunk history, they write:

The Lenape Steps, located at the base of the Shawangunk Ridge in the Ulster County hamlet of Cragsmoor, date to the 1860s when an early hotel owner built them in a narrow chasm for guests to reach the top of the ridge. The stairs remained a popular tourist attraction after the hotel was destroyed by fire in 1874 but had been in a state of disrepair for many decades.

For the last 3 years, over 50 volunteers from the Jolly RoversTrail Crew have been hard at work refurbishing the historic steps. The Jolly Rovers Trail Crew is made up of a group of Hudson Valley locals who specialize in the building of natural stone pathways in difficult-to-reach areas.

Emily Hague, who is Jolly Rovers Board Chairwoman, said in a press release “This was the most technically challenging project we’ve ever done, due to the custom and precise stone shaping involved. This project employed collective skills our crew had been honing over the last decade, and it advanced our collective ability.”

Sam’s Point at Minnewaska Preserve is one of the most popular hiking destinations in the Hudson Valley. Because of its increasing popularity, starting in May of 2022, if you’re thinking of hiking Sam’s Point you must make a parking reservation for a $10.95.  More details…

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Delaware Tribe

Parents React After Bartlesville Daycare Announces Sudden Closure

Parents all over Washington county are trying to find a place for their kids to go after three daycare facilities announced they’re closing this week. The Washington County Child Care Foundation operates two centers in Bartlesville and another one in Sperry. Nearly 160 kids across the three facilities will have to find new childcare centers after all the facilities close this week.

“When they called me and told me they got in, I cried happy tears,” said Rachel Swindell. Swindell waited a year and a half to get three-year-old Lucas into her dream daycare: Ivy Academy West in Bartlesville. She and her husband both work full time jobs.

“The people there are wonderful, she said. “I have nothing bad to say.”

However, Monday she got an email from the director saying the centers would be closing on Thursday. The Washington County Child Care Foundation operates the centers. A source from the foundation said they’ve worked hand in hand with the Delaware tribe 25 years and that’s how the foundation is funded.

But they say the tribe decided to cut those ties. Now, the foundation said the tribe owes them more than $4 million. However, the Delaware chief said they don’t believe the tribe owes any money and said the daycares were primarily serving non-native children, which was against the tribe’s federal contract. He also said their audits of the foundation showed it was spending money unwisely.

“I’m learning that I’m losing childcare for my son,” said Swindell. Swindell said regardless of why it happened, she wishes she had more notice. “I was frustrated at the situation, but my heart broke for Lucas,” she said “His friends and teachers and his daily routine.”

60 employees will also be losing their jobs. Swindell said she’s relying on her family members until she can find a new daycare.

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Limp Bizkit announce U.S. ‘Still Sucks Tour’

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In support of their latest full-length release titled ‘Still Sucks,’ Florida rap rockers Limp Bizkit have announced their U.S. ‘Still Sucks Tour,’ which will see support form Scowl, Wargasm UK, $not, Dying Wish, and Yung Gravy in select markets. See all confirmed shows below, with European gigs to be announced at a later date.

The trek announcement reads, “Preeminent American rock band LIMP BIZKIT will return to the road this April for their month-long “Still Sucks Tour.” The AEG Presents trek will kick off in the band’s Florida home state and will include a stop in New York City at Madison Square Garden (May 13) with cross-country shows including stops in Baltimore (May 15) and Las Vegas (May 28) before concluding with a Los Angeles-area date (Ontario on May 31).”

Limp Bizkit tour dates:
*Thursday, April 28 Tampa, FL Hard Rock Live ++ [TIX]
*Saturday, April 30 Hollywood, FL Hard Rock Live ++ [TIX]
*Tuesday, May 3 Norfolk, VA Chartway Arena
*Wednesday, May 4 Roanoke, VA Berglund Center
*Friday, May 6 Atlantic City, NJ Hard Rock Casino ++ [TIX]
*Saturday, May 7 Wilkes-Barre, PA Mohegan Sun Arena at Casey Plaza
*Tuesday, May 10 Lowell, MA Tsongas Center
*Thursday, May 12 Uncasville, CT Mohegan Sun Arena ++ [TIX]
*Friday, May 13 New York, NY Madison Square Garden [TIX]

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This Meandering Trail Leads To A Fire Tower You Can Climb For Stunning Views Of Ohio

Posted in Ohio Nature March 29, 2022 by Beth

Ohio doesn’t have much in the way of mountain overlooks, but what we may lack in peaks, we more than make up for with gorgeous scenic overlooks. One of the most unique in the state is the one you’ll find at the top of the fire tower at Mohican State Park. This beautiful loop trail is an all-day adventure — it measures approximately 8 miles in total. Along the way, you’ll enjoy some of the loveliest terrain Ohio has to offer paired with the chance to climb and fire tower and enjoy the view. Curious to learn more? Here’s how you can hike to a fire tower in Ohio when you visit Mohican State Park. Adventure awaits!

During these uncertain times, please keep safety in mind and consider adding destinations to your bucket list to visit at a later date.

If you have about four hours to spend on a beautiful afternoon, we’d recommend giving the Fire Tower Trail at Mohican State Park a try. This hike isn’t for beginners; in addition to being over 7 miles long, it’s also been rated as moderately difficult. So first thing’s first: be prepared! You’ll want plenty of water and some comfy layers for this meandering trail.

Despite being a long route, this loop is anything but boring. You’ll encounter some waterfall features, unique bridge crossings, stairs, and much more that will make you stop and admire the view. Of course,…

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Munsee

As trout season approaches, the wild still calls 

April 1, 2020: I never find all my gear in time for opening day of trout season. Usually, I don’t find trout either. My annual list of rationalizations is familiar: cold water, heavy runoff, spring debris, few insects, angler error. This year, my stream thermometer has gone missing since I packed it away last fall, so I can’t take a reading. The water is clear and looks cold. Mist hangs in the air, clings to the stony trail. 

The Beaver Kill laughs as it rushes to join the Esopus Creek in the broad valley nine miles below. Occasional shafts of afternoon sunlight break from behind low hanging clouds. Birch branches wait for their buds to emerge. Unseen forest birds call to their mates. Streamside boulders, the handiwork of a glacial finger that stretched south down the narrow gorge, sit quietly counting the centuries. Another spring day unfolds in the storied Catskill Mountain trout stream of Mink Hollow. 

The Munsee band of the Esopus tribe, part of the Algonquin-speaking nation, once traversed Mink Hollow through a notch between the two mountains presently known as Plateau and Sugarloaf. Their footpath led south to fertile cornfields in the Esopus Valley and north to a verdant plain the Mohawk people called Schoharie. I start up the old Munsee trail just before noon. All winter, this day has occupied my mind. Last year, I did not see a single fish in Mink Hollow. I’m seriously concerned about the health of the trout — not to mention the planet.

I tie on a Red Quill, the harbinger of spring, given to me by my neighbor Nick who has plied these waters for six decades. Just after noon at the First Pool, I spy a black fly crawling up a rock in search of sunlight…

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Bandits Juggernaut Keeps Rolling, Panther City Stays Hot in NLL Week 17

Bandits Juggernaut Keeps Rolling, Panther City Stays Hot in NLL Week 17

Mon Mar 28 2022 | Jack Goods | Pro

Tehoka Nanticoke on the Bandits: “Our entire team is a threat.”

The Buffalo Bandits are a juggernaut. They proved that again in Week 17.

In a weekend series featuring the top two teams in the East Division, Buffalo bested Halifax twice, both times by a score of 16-11. The pair of results pushed the Bandits to 12-1, four games up on Halifax and Toronto for the top spot in the East, and helped them become the first to clinch a playoff spot this season.

Dhane Smith accumulated 16 points over the weekend, pushing him into sole possession of first in the points race, while Josh Byrne had a combined 12 points. On the other side of the floor, Matt Vinc made 54 saves on Saturday and 60 on Sunday while allowing the Thunderbirds to convert on just one of its 12 power play opportunities.

Anything can happen in the playoffs, but the Bandits have clearly established themselves as the class of the National Lacrosse League.

“Our entire team is a threat,” forward Tehoka Nanticoke said. “We love the game of lacrosse, and we love Banditland.”

Buffalo looks nearly unstoppable, but they did require a comeback in the opener. Halifax went up 9-6 just 16 seconds into the third quarter with a Dawson Theede goal, but Buffalo outscored its rivals 10-2 the rest of the way. That stretch included a 7-1 run over 17 minutes of game action.

The Bandits never trailed in the second game, leading by as much as six midway…

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Mohegan

Kolbe Cathedral’s Pfohl attempting to win state titles in four decades

When he steps on the floor at the Mohegan Sun Arena Saturday afternoon, John Pfohl will have coached in a state championship in his fourth different decade.

With a win against No. 3 seed Hand on Saturday in the Division III state final, top seed Kolbe Cathedral will have won a state title in those four different decades under Pfohl, who won titles in 1999, 2004 and 2018. The first two were at Central Connecticut State University’s Kaiser Hall, the last one at Mohegan.

“The first time I went, it was a completely new experience. I reached out to some coaching friends of mind who had been there before to know what to expect at Central,” Pfohl said. “It has now become an event, the entire experience, From walking into the Mohegan Sun to the locker rooms, to underneath the tunnel coming out into the arena is something you need to experience. It’s awesome.”

This is Pfohl’s seventh state championship game in two tours of duty with the Cougars. The first one was from 1993-2008. He returned for the 2017-18 season and won the Division IV title over Rocky Hill that season. Pfohl won his 400th game in the quarterfinals on Monday.

“Our goal, quite frankly, is to be practicing on the last day of the season. Whenever that is, we want to be practicing,” Pfohl said. “We understand the tradition and try to continue it.”

Pfohl said he never played in a state championship game himself. But his counterpart on Saturday has.

Jimmy Economopoulos is coaching in his first state championship game at Hand. In 2008, he was a junior…

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