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ODNR offers discount for U.S. active-duty military members & veterans in November

EDITOR’S NOTE: This story was originally published at the Ohio Department of Natural Resources website.

COLUMBUS – During the month of November, the Ohio Department of Natural Resources (ODNR) is offering members of the U.S. military a 30-percent discount off camping reservations, getaway rentals, state-operated cabins, or resort lodge stays.

The discount from ODNR, in cooperation with U.S. Hotels, applies to both active duty and veterans.

“It is an honor to support the men and women who are and have proudly served our country,” said ODNR Director Mary Mertz. “This is a great way for these heroes to make amazing memories with their families and friends at our award-winning state parks.”

ODNR is offering discounts to members of the U.S. military on camping reservations, getaway rentals, state-operated cabins and resort lodge stays. Credit: Ohio Department of Natural Resources

To check availability or to make a reservation for state-operated camping, cabins, and other facilities, visit reserveohio.com. Use the promo code “VETERAN25” to receive the 30% discount.

This offer is subject to availability and applies to new reservations at open campgrounds, as well as new cabin reservations at Buck Creek, Cowan Lake, Dillon, Lake Hope, Malabar Farm, Mohican, Pike Lake, and Pymatuning state parks.

Great Ohio Lodges, a division of U.S. Hotels, will also offer a 30% discount to all veterans and active-duty military personnel throughout November on lodge rooms and select cabins at their nine properties (Burr Oak Lodge, Deer Creek Lodge, Hocking Hills Lodge, Hueston Woods Lodge, Maumee Bay Lodge, Mohican Lodge, Punderson Manor Lodge, Salt Fork Lodge, and Shawnee Lodge).

To check availability or make a reservation, visit greatohiolodges.com, select the park you are interested in, and use promo code “VETERAN25” when making a reservation online or call the Great Ohio…

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Lenni Lenape

Who Cleans Up After Ford?

The tri-state area was originally home to the Lenape Nation, which stretched across New York City, Long Island, Westchester, New Jersey, and extended into regions of Connecticut and Pennsylvania.

The Ramapough Lenape people have been pushed into lands that are unlivable. The three clans, Turtle, Deer, and Wolf clans, now live within a seven-mile radius around the Ramapough Pass within Rockland County, New York, and Bergen County, New Jersey. Their water and soil are contaminated with heavy metals. Ramapough natives have brought this to the local governments, and they are failing to listen. The New York University Grossman School of Medicine has continued to collaborate with the Lenape community over the past twelve years to support their flourishing.

“When they listen, when they hear us, they need to put aside their feelings,” said Patricia Osterhoudt (Deer Clan)  about the local lawmakers.

The Ramapough Nation has been denied federal recognition twice, despite being recognized by the state of New Jersey. This has made it increasingly difficult for them to negotiate with the local and federal governments. Their soil is contaminated with lead and mercury. Lead was not regulated in the United States until the 1960s and 1970s. The use of lead paint in car production wasn’t regulated until the end of the 1970s. Chief Mann (Turtle Clan) had a legal dispute with Ford Motor Co. in 2009 due to decades of toxic metals and waste being dumped near their homes. This resulted in a $10 million settlement for approximately 600 people from Upper Ringwood, many of whom were members of the Ramapough Lenape Nation. Despite the settlements, they continue to live in unsafe conditions.

Upper Ringwood, New Jersey, is facing the same chronic health issues due to its proximity to the Superfund site. Even when people leave Ramapough country, they are…

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Mohegan

Things to do in Connecticut this November: Jonas Brothers perform and ‘Hamilton’ on stage

This month Playboi Carti, Jonas Brothers, Diana Ross and others are making tour stops in Connecticut. Also, Jimmy Cash and Greg Stone will be bringing the laughs to the Nutmeg State. And for those looking for some family entertainment, there is a production of “Hamilton”, “Sesame Street Live,” and Ninja Kidz Live. Connecticut residents can also get in the holiday spirit with the New England Christmas Festival at Mohegan Sun.

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Diana Ross performs during the last show of the Stern Grove Festival season at Stern Grove on August 17, 2025, in San Francisco, California. (Steve Jennings/Courtesy of Getty Images)

Diana Ross performs during the last show of the Stern Grove Festival season at Stern Grove on August 17, 2025, in San Francisco, California. (Steve Jennings/Courtesy of Getty Images)

Nov. 1

DIANA ROSS

“Ain’t No Mountain High Enough” singer and icon Diana Ross will perform Nov. 1 at 7 p.m. in the Foxwoods Premier Theater. Tickets start at $69.35.

Foxwoods Resort Casino, 350 Trolley Line Blvd., Mashantucket. Ticketmaster.com

Nov. 8 

Playboi Carti performs during The Weeknd: After Hours Til Dawn Tour at Mercedes-Benz Stadium on August 21, 2025 in Atlanta, Georgia. (Prince Williams/WireImage/Courtesy of Getty Images)

Playboi Carti performs during The Weeknd: After Hours Til Dawn Tour at Mercedes-Benz Stadium on August 21, 2025 in Atlanta, Georgia. (Prince Williams/WireImage/Courtesy of Getty Images)

PLAYBOI CARTI  
 
“Magnolia” rapper Playboi Carti will perform Nov. 8 at 7 p.m. at the PeoplesBank Arena in Hartford. Tickets start at $104.95.

PeoplesBank Arena, One Civic Center Plaza, Hartford. Ticketmaster.com

Nov. 8

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Nanticoke

Hall set to speak at Native American Day celebration

Bonnie Hall - Nanticoke Indian

Bonnie Hall.

Coastal Point | Submitted

When Nanticoke Tribal Historian Bonnie Hall addresses guests at Native American Day on Saturday, Nov. 1, she will offer an overview of the history of the Nanticoke tribe, as well as giving an update about renovations to the Nanticoke Indian Center and Nanticoke Indian Museum, where Native American Day will be held from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. that day.

Admission to both the event and the museum will be free on Native American Day.

There will be storytelling by Ragghi Rain, as well as Native traditional dancing, drumming, singing and flute performances. Vendors will sell Indian fry bread, Indian tacos, succotash, T-shirts, hats, books, memorabilia and a book about the Nanticoke language, “Once It Has Been Spoken … It Cannot be Unspoken.”

Hall will be presenting “The Nanticokes Lasting Legacy: Yesterday, Today and Tomorrow” and said she will remind those attending “of the importance of celebrating the diversity of a folks.”

“Since the Nanticokes are considered the First People of the First State, it’s important to understand about the Nanticoke tribe and how we have persisted over time, how we have had to be very resilient and have had to go along with changes that have taken place, how we have worked hard to keep our elders and our youth engaged and to keep our life ways and our culture alive and well.

“We work very hard to preserve that. We have so many people who are moving here to Delaware. No matter where you go, there’s a new development going up. Some of the people who are new here don’t even realize we are even here, so these presentations are so important to educate folks and teach them who we are,” Hall told the Coastal Point.

She…

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This Week in DPPA: 24

UNAMI hosts Skills Fair to support staff career transitions

Ahead of the end of UNAMI mandate in December, the Mission’s Training Unit organized on 27 October the UN in Iraq Skills Fair 2025 to support staff transition and career development. SRSG Mohamed Al Hassan underscored that the initiative was “about empowerment and transitioning with dignity,” highlighting collaboration with government, private sector, and UN partners to help staff transfer their expertise into Iraq’s long-term growth. 

UNAMI promotes freedom of expression in Kurdistan Region

On 26 October, UNAMI’s Human Rights Office organized a dialogue on “Promoting Freedom of Expression and the Protection of Journalists in the Kurdistan Region of Iraq.” The event gathered journalists, media organizations, and the Kurdistan Journalists Syndicate to discuss challenges to press freedom and collective strategies to safeguard journalists and strengthen respect for freedom of expression and peaceful assembly.

Iraqi officials strengthen capacity for human rights training

From 26 to 30 October, the UN Human Rights Training and Documentation Centre, in partnership with UNAMI, OHCHR, the Iraqi High Commission for Human Rights and the Ministry of Oil, organized a Training of Trainers workshop in Doha, Qatar, on “Designing, Managing and Delivering Human Rights Training.” Eighteen officials from the Ministry’s human rights units participated, learning to apply OHCHR’s From Planning to Impact methodology. The training introduced techniques for facilitation, participatory presentation, training needs assessment, adult learning and evaluation. It aimed to strengthen participants’ ability to design and deliver effective, inclusive human rights training within their institutions, contributing to a stronger culture of human…

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Munsee

DNR, tribal nations expand manoomin restoration

LANSING — Building on longstanding partnerships with Indigenous nations, the Michigan Department of Natural Resources is increasing efforts to restore native wild rice, or manoomin, across the Upper Peninsula and beyond — part of a broader, statewide movement among Michigan’s tribal nations to revive the sacred “food that grows on the water.”

The DNR’s Wildlife Division has worked with the Keweenaw Bay Indian Community for more than a decade to seed thousands of pounds of manoomin in western U.P. waters and recently expanded projects to the east. This year, the DNR finalized a seeding agreement with the Bay Mills Indian Community and is working toward a similar agreement with the Sault Ste. Marie Tribe of Chippewa Indians, according to the department.

Fifty-eight participants from multiple state departments attended a two-day August manoomin camp at the Ralph A. MacMullan Conference Center in Roscommon, the DNR reported. Tribal instructors from Bay Mills, the Keweenaw Bay Indian Community, the Saginaw Chippewa Indian Tribe, the Little River Band of Ottawa Indians, the Cree Nation and the Gun Lake Tribe led sessions on ceremony, harvesting tools, seed care and processing.

“The goal of the camp was to raise awareness of the ecological importance of manoomin on the landscape, as well as the cultural and spiritual significance of wild rice,” said organizer Bill Scullon, a U.P.-based field operations manager for the DNR’s Wildlife Division. “We want to work with our tribal partners whenever we can.”

Manoomin — Ojibwe for “the good berry” — is a native aquatic grass that thrives in shallow, slow-moving waters, provides energy-rich food for migrating waterfowl and remains central to Anishinaabe culture and food sovereignty.

“With the continued decline of wild rice across many of our lakes and rivers, I often reflect on the teaching, ‘If we don’t use it, we lose it,’” said Kathleen Smith of…

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All-Sussex band and chorus plan 50th concert

The All- Sussex County Band and Chorus will present its 50th concert on Wednesday, Nov. 12 at 7 pm at High Point Regional High School. 299 Pidgeon Hill Rd., Sussex.

This is a cooperative effort of the music teachers from Sparta, High Point, Kittatinny, Vernon, Walkill Valley, Lenape Valley, Pope John, Newton and West Milford.

In honor of its 50th Anniversary, the Sussex County Music Educators Association (SCMEA) has commissioned a choral piece and a band piece to be premiered at the concert.

Stephanie Leotsakos, a Sparta High School graduate, who is currently finishing her doctorate in composition at Rutgers University, composed “Children Are the Spirit of the World.” a poignant reminder that we are all children of the Earth, sharing a responsibility to honor, nurture, and care for all life. It opens with the chorus imitating nature sounds in a unique way.

Leotsakos writes, “My dream of hearing the text of this poem brought to life by a generation of young voices has now come true thanks to Sussex County’s 2025 All-County Choir.”

Rossano Gallante, a well-known composer for films and Wind Ensemble, has composed a piece called “The Crystalized Skylands.” He and Leotsakos will be spending time with this years’ honors ensembles, sharing their vision for the music during the rehearsal process, and attending the concert.

The ensembles will be conducted by 2 esteemed colleagues of the SCMEA, Lucille Kincaid and Dr. Deborah Gianuzzi.

This will be the 3rd time that Lucille Kincaid has been invited to conduct the All-Sussex County Chorus. This former Sparta music teacher and All-State choral conductor is enjoying reconnecting with old friends.

“Music always ties people together, no matter how far away they are from each other,” she said.

Gianuzzi, who recently retired from Sparta High School Music, and who currently teaches at…

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Mohegan

Sophomore colts in Simpson Stakes, Beckwith wins five – U.S. Trotting News

Wilkes-Barre, PA — The John Simpson Sr. Memorial Stakes series continued Saturday (Oct. 25) at Pocono Downs at Mohegan Pennsylvania, with three-year-old colts racing in three divisions on each gait while chasing a total of $193,210.

The trotting race, known as the Ayres, saw its fastest mile, 1:52.1, turned in by the Face Time Bourbon colt Gap Kronos S, who was driven by George Napolitano Jr. for Bruni Racing Team Inc. Gap Kronos S, the favorite, had to race first-over from before the half, but coming home in a speedy :55.2 got him under the wire first, two lengths ahead of 74-1 shot Onemore Volo.

Gap Kronos S was an easy winner in  the fastest Simpson Stakes trot Saturday at Pocono. Curtis Salonick Photo.

Gap Kronos S is trained by Åke Svanstedt, and the master Swedish horseman sent out another Ayers winner in the Walner gelding Don’t Ask For More. The second choice sat on the back of favored pacesetter Karinchak (Matt Kakaley), then came up the inside and caught the leader by a neck in 1:54.1 for driver Johnathan Ahle and the partnership of Åke Svanstedt Inc., Nils Munkhaugen, Barry Carter, and Michael Carter.

The Greenshoe gelding Sensational (Kakaley), who overcame a break to win upon coming to Pocono in his last start, made it two straight over the mountain oval, never looking back to win in a lifetime best 1:53.2 for driver Matt Kakaley and trainer George Ducharme, the latter’s George Ducharme Stable LLC co-owner with W J Donovan. Had Sensational looked back late, he would have seen the chalk Onejetplane (Niko Karna) to his right and Warrior (Ahle) to his left, but he won by a neck over the former, who photoed the latter…

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Griffith to speak at Nanticoke museum

Dan Griffith of the Archaeological Society of Delaware will present “17th Century Indian Towns in Sussex County” at 2 p.m. at the Nanticoke Indian Museum near Millsboro on Friday, Nov. 14.

The admission cost is $5 per person.

Griffith, during a telephone conversation with the Coastal Point, said he will focus on American Indian towns from 1600 and 1700.

His research indicated Capt. John Smith came into Delaware downstream from Seaford near the confluence of Broadcreek and the Nanticoke River, Griffith said.

“In June 1608, Capt. John Smith, from Jamestown, Va., sailed up what is now known as the Nanticoke River and encountered an Indian nation he called the Kuskarawaoks. He mapped three Indian towns on that river, Nause, Nantiquak and Kuskarawaoks. The latter was the home of the leadership of the Kuskarawaoks, which John Smith called the Kings’ House. The Kuskarawaoks later became known as the Nanticoke — as well as the river — when, in the mid-17th century, the leadership of the Kuskarawaoks relocated to the town of Nantiquak.

“On the eastern side of Sussex County, near present day Lewes, there was reported a town occupied by Indian people named by the Dutch the Siconece. The Indian town near Lewes was later known in English as Chesonesseck, translated as Place of the Siconece.

“By the late 17th century, the Maryland colony began to establish reservations for the Nanticoke and Assateague peoples. By the mid-18th century, the reservation system was abandoned. Some Indian people migrated to the north, joining Indian communities in what is now Pennsylvania and New York, while some Indian families stayed behind in their home territory of southern Delaware and adjacent Maryland counties,” Griffith explained.

He said Indian towns were not what Europeans expected, but “they found out real quick” that the towns were linear arrangements of houses and dwellings…

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Kuwait commends UN mission’s efforts on Kuwaiti prisoners, missing persons, and property files

Kuwait on Wednesday praised the United Nations for the vital role played by the United Nations Assistance Mission for Iraq (UNAMI) in supporting Iraq’s stability and development efforts since its establishment.

Speaking before the UN General Assembly in New York, Abdulaziz Al-Saeedi, Third Secretary of Kuwait’s Permanent Mission to the United Nations, expressed Kuwait’s appreciation for the mission’s contributions as its mandate approaches conclusion on December 31, 2025.

He highlighted UNAMI’s “positive support” on key humanitarian issues, including the cases of Kuwaiti prisoners and missing persons, third-country nationals, and the recovery of Kuwaiti property — particularly the national archives, reports Al-Rai daily.

Al-Saeedi underscored the importance of Iraq’s continued full cooperation with the UN High-Level Representative responsible for following up on these files, in accordance with Security Council Resolution 2792 (2025). He stressed that such cooperation must proceed “in a constructive and responsible spirit, away from any political exploitation.”

He added that Kuwait supports an organized and well-coordinated plan to end UNAMI’s mandate, ensuring a smooth transition that builds on lessons learned and safeguards progress made, especially concerning unresolved Kuwaiti humanitarian and national matters.

Kuwait, he said, attaches great importance to preserving the gains achieved during the mission’s work, emphasizing that the transition process should be carried out in close coordination with the UN Secretariat and relevant mechanisms to guarantee continued monitoring and follow-up.

Al-Saeedi reaffirmed Kuwait’s belief that Iraq’s stability is vital to regional security, stressing the country’s commitment to working closely with both the UN and Iraq to resolve pending humanitarian issues.

He noted that Kuwait remains dedicated to addressing these matters within a consistent UN framework that upholds international law, fosters good neighborly relations, and ensures Iraq meets its international obligations responsibly.

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