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WILKES-BARRE, LUZERNE CO. (WOLF) — Hoping to earn the centerpiece of their Thanksgiving feast, competitors gathered as the Nanticoke Conservation Club hosted its annual Thanksgiving Fundraiser at the Cabin Armory and Training Center.
Participants showcased their marksmanship using open sights to hit targets from 25 yards away, and the top shooters in each of the two divisions win a Thanksgiving turkey.
With a careful aim and a “gobble” of motivation, participants set their sights on winning a Thanksgiving turkey.
Hosting the fundraiser for ten years, the conservation club is dedicated to protecting and managing local wildlife and natural resources through community events, cleanups, and wildlife stocking.
Event organizer and club president Gary Gronkowski said the fundraiser also helps support their upcoming Christmas Giving Fundraiser.
“Turnout has been steady here every year. It’s a good way for us to promote the Cabin Armory. I can’t thank them enough for having us here every year. And the money that we raise from this, we buy clothing and toys for Christmas for families in need,” said Gronkowski.
Participants at the Turkey Shoot had three options to test their aim: $10 for one target, $15 for two, or $20 for three. The competition was divided into two age groups:10 to 17 years old and 18 and older.
Gronkowski said it’s a showcase for all participants.
“It is a turkey shoot, and you’re shooting at a paper target 25 yards with a 22 with open sights. So you don’t have the advantage of a scope. We have a house rifle here that they could use. They could bring their own rifle. Just as long as there’s no scope on it. When they go in there, they could shoot at a target at 25 yards, 5 shots. Top scorers win a turkey,” said Gronkowski.
All proceeds from today’s…
Although the Connecticut Sun had a grim 2025 season, there were plenty of players who still managed to shine on the court. Of course, three of those players included the talented rookie trio — Leïla Lacan, Aneesah Morrow and Saniya Rivers. Between their chemistry, natural gift for basketball and their willingness to learn, they made quite an impression during their first year in the WNBA.
Now that the offseason is in full swing, each franchise is looking to improve for next year, and much of that has to do with how they navigate this offseason. Quite a few players are competing elsewhere while they continue to develop, including Saniya Rivers, who will be playing for one of the new expansion teams — the Hive Basketball Club —in Unrivaled.
She will be away from her Sun teammates during the Unrivaled season, allowing her to build more connections and confidence on and off the court. Rivers undoubtedly had an impressive season, but by the time Unrivaled rolls around in January, will she still have that same level of momentum, or will we start to see a dip in performance?

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Rivers, a 22-year-old guard from North Carolina State, hit the ground running after being drafted as the overall pick No. 8 in the first round of the 2025 WNBA draft. She was named the only rookie in the WNBA this year to his the 100-stock mark, and she became the only Sun rookie in franchise history to wrap up their first season with…
Historian discusses his book ‘Vengeance is Mine: The Untold Story of Bemino, Known as Killbuck’ Nov. 17, exploring Native American history in the Ohio Valley
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Author and historian Alan Fitzpatrick will speak about his 2024 nonfiction history book “Vengeance is Mine: The Untold Story of Bemino, Known as Killbuck” at 6:30 p.m. Monday, Nov. 17, at the Dover Public Library, 525 N. Walnut St.
The book tells the story of Bemino, a Lenape war captain and medicine man who fought during the conflict between Native Americans and colonists in the late 1700s. Set in the South Potomac Valley, now part of West Virginia, the story highlights Bemino’s command of English, which gave him an advantage over his colonial adversaries during the French and Indian War. His ability to communicate and strategize allowed him to plan ruses and ambushes that influenced the war’s outcome. After the war, Bemino returned to his father, Netawattwees, in what is now Newcomerstown. A book signing will follow the program.
Born and raised in Canada, Fitzpatrick has lived in West Virginia since 1973. A Kent State University graduate, he worked at the West Virginia Penitentiary in Moundsville before moving to the Wheeling area, where he ran a retail carpet business for 33 years. Fascinated by early frontier history of the Upper Ohio Valley, Fitzpatrick helped found “Fort Henry Days” in 1997, a living-history reenactment of the 1782 final battle of the American Revolution held each Labor Day weekend at Oglebay Park in Wheeling.
His other nonfiction works include “Wilderness War on the Ohio,” “In Their Own Words,” “The Place of the Skull,” “The White Indians,” “Captives and Kin in the Ohio Country,” “The Untold Story of Isaac Zane,” “Patriot Soldier, Loyalist Spy” and “Captured by the Mingo – Two Faces.”
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Food Network stars like Scott Conant, Robert Irvine, Marc Murphy, Chris Santos and Maneet Chauhan will descend upon Mohegan Sun in January for the Mohegan Sun Wine & Food Fest. The four day-long festival, which runs from Jan. 22-25, will feature tastings and other food-based experiences with notable international, national and local chefs and food personalities.
One of these personalities is chef Shawn Osbey, a Danbury native who operates his own Atlanta-based catering company. Known as the “traveling chef,” Osbey harnesses the recipes and experiences of other cultures and has found ways to incorporate those inspirations into his own cuisine.
“It keeps my ideas and my artistry fresh. It’s not just about me creating events, it’s also about me experiencing different cultures and different foods as well,” Osbey. “That kind of resonates and translates back into my food.”
“It’s always great to see different cultures; the way they kind of create experiences and then I can take bits and stuff and create unique experiences for my clients,” Osbey added.
Growing up in Danbury in the 1980s and ’90s, Osbey found a passion for cooking through his time spent at home on snowdays.
Chef Shawn Osbey with Food Network star and event host, Alex Guarnaschelli on Aug. 17, 2024, for the Dan’s Taste White Party at Gurney’s Montauk. (Courtesy of John Tucker)
“We had those big, big snowstorms back in those days,” Osbey said. “We were stuck in the house so my family and I would turn to cooking. We would cook all day. I would turn my kitchen into a little restaurant.”
“I would take my notepad and go room to…
New Name Honors First Stewards of Land that Became Yonkers
(Left to Right: Yonkers Parks, Recreation & Conservation Commissioner Steve Sansone; President Shannon Holsey, Stockbridge-Munsee Band of Mohican Indians; Mayor Mike Spano; Sculptor Al Wadzinski; Yonkers City Councilwoman Deana Norman; Yonkers City Councilwoman Tasha Diaz with the newly installed “Many Trails” sculpture at Daylighting II at 2 Mill Street. Photo Credit: Maurice Mercado/City of Yonkers
Mayor Mike Spano today announced the official renaming of Daylighting II at 2 Mill Street to Many Trails Park, in recognition of the Indigenous people who first inhabited the land that is now the City of Yonkers.
The new name honors the region’s Native American heritage, including the Lenape, Munsee, and Mohican people, whose history and traditions remain deeply connected to the Hudson River Valley. A new metal sculpture, designed by Native American artist Al Wadzinski, that recognizes how the history of Yonkers and Native American are intertwined was installed at the rededicated park.
“This name reminds us that the story of Yonkers began long before our City was founded,” said Mayor Spano. “By renaming this site Many Trails Park, we honor the first stewards of this land, the Lenape, Munsee, and Mohican people. We also recognize the deep history that continues to shape Yonkers today.”
“Parks are where community, culture, and nature come together,” said Yonkers Parks, Recreation, and Conservation Commissioner Steve Sansone. “Many Trails Park will serve as a lasting tribute to the Indigenous people whose connection to this land is woven into the fabric of Yonkers’ history.”
Located along the daylighted Saw Mill River, Many Trails Park stands as a symbol of respect, remembrance, and unity. The park’s name was chosen to reflect the many paths,…
ARKVILLE — Justin Wexler, noted scholar of Lenape history and culture, will give an illustrated talk as the last of Catskills Folk Connection’s activities associated with its exhibit “Indigenous Delaware County: Lenape and Mohawk Fiber Traditions.” On Saturday, November 22 at 10:00am (note time change), he will speak at the auditorium of the Catskill Watershed Corporation, 669 Co. Hwy 38, Arkville NY 12406, about the broader culture and history of pre-colonial Native Americans in the Northeast, including Lenape and Haudenosaunee fiber traditions. Not a Native American himself, Mr. Wexler has immersed himself in the study of the ecology of the forest that surrounds his Cairo home and the lifeways of its original inhabitants. He has gained a BA in History and Anthropology from Marlboro College, and both a Master of Arts Degree in Teaching and a Professional Certificate in Environmental Policy from Bard College. He is well-known as a speaker in the Catskills and Hudson Valley, on land and on the water. He and his wife, Anna Plattner, offer programs in Native American history, ethnoecology, forest farming and eco-camping through their educational organization Wild Hudson Valley, with a mission to “inspire learning and build connection through shared experiences in nature.”
“Justin has been invaluable in creating Catskills Folk Connection’s exhibit of Mohawk and Lenape fiber arts, with his deep knowledge not only of history but also botany and ecology that represents the context of these Native American nations’ fiber traditions,” says Catskills Folk Connection’s Executive Director, Ginny Scheer. The exhibit can be seen in the Erpf gallery of the Catskill Center, 43355 State Highway 28, Arkville NY 12406, Wednesdays through Sundays, 10 am to 4 pm. The exhibit features Lenape artist Theresa Johnson’s baskets, Mohawk artist Marilyn Isaac’s fingerwoven traditional sashes and Mohawk artist Wilma Cook…
Press Statement United Nations Assistance Mission for Iraq (UNAMI) Office of the Special Representative of the Secretary-General Thank you for attending this press conference on this memorable day in Iraq’s democratic process. This morning, we had the honor of visiting a number of polling centers in Baghdad, and in the evening, I will also visit a number of polling centers in Basra. UNAMI officials will be deployed to all Iraqi governorates to view and follow up on the progress of the voting process in polling centers. I am pleased to see this turnout of voters, and the good organization demonstrated by the Independent High Electoral Commission (IHEC). What I have seen today is evidence of the great efforts made by the Commission to ensure the technical and administrative readiness to hold orderly parliamentary elections. Today, is a democratic milestone in which the Iraqi people celebrate the exercise of their constitutionally guaranteed right to choose their representatives freely, responsibly and honestly, in a scene that embodies their free will and their adherence to the democratic choice towards building a more secure, stable and prosperous future, in order to build an Iraq for all, an Iraq of pride and dignity. It is a day in which Iraqis reaffirm that the voice of the citizen is the source of legitimacy, and that conscious and responsible participation is the basis for consolidating democracy and strengthening trust in institutions, where there is no space for corruption, and no place for nepotism. It is the time for an Iraq free of negative phenomena. For more than two decades, UNAMI has successfully contributed to the organization of several national elections (thirteen electoral processes), in accordance with international standards. What we are witnessing today is the fruit of this long process of cooperation, and a testament to…
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