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Mohican-Memorial Shrine salutes fallen heroes

EDITOR’S NOTE: This story is courtesy of the Ohio Department of Natural Resources.

LOUDONVILLE — Tucked away in a peaceful corner of Mohican-Memorial State Forest in Ashland County is a place where families, friends and ordinary citizens can pause to reflect on Ohioans killed in World War II, the Korean War, the Vietnam War, the Persian Gulf War, and the Afghanistan and Iraq operations.

The Mohican-Memorial Shrine is the state’s official monument to her nearly 20,000 sons and daughters who died in those conflicts.

A joint initiative of ODNR and the Ohio Federation of Women’s Clubs, the Mohican-Memorial Shrine was completed in 1947. It is maintained by the ODNR Division of Forestry, which also oversees the surrounding 270-acre Memorial Park and 4,525-acre state forest.

Mohican-Memorial Shrine 1947

More than 60,000 Women’s Club members from all over the state worked two years to raise the construction funds. Legislation required that all materials and companies involved in the construction be native to Ohio. Roof timbers were hewn from state forest trees.

The native Ohio sandstone blocks came from a nearby quarry. Roof tiles were manufactured in New Lexington and floor tiles in Zanesville.

A Columbus art glass studio created the shrine’s six stained-glass windows, which depict peace doves with olive branches, as well as red cardinals (the state bird) and buckeye trees (the state tree).

Two epic wood-bound books containing the hand-lettered names of 20,000 Ohio war dead are preserved in a glass case within the shrine’s grotto.

The “great books” are the centerpieces of the shrine, drawing an average of 3,000 to 5,000 people to the grounds each year. More people came in the years following World War II, before construction of Interstate 71 and the accelerated pace of modern life took a toll on the number of annual visitors.

A set of…

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Michael Arace: Once a state prison, Arena District is now a world-class sports experience

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Lower.com CEO Dan Snyder talks about the stadium naming rights

Video: Lower.com CEO Dan Snyder says the Crew stadium naming rights came about from a sales call.

Doral Chenoweth, The Columbus Dispatch

Saturday evening brings the grand opening of the Crew’s new stadium. A sellout crowd and a national television audience will get its first look as the third and final jewel of the Arena District, which rates as one of the most beautiful sports complexes of its kind in the United States. 

Is that an overstatement? No, it is not.  

About a quarter mile, or 440 yards, separates the east plaza of the soccer stadium. Lower.com Field, from the west plaza of Nationwide Arena. In between is Huntington Park, home of the Triple-A Clippers. 

Nothing quite like it

There are cities with notable clusters of at least three sports facilities. Detroit has done a wonderful job reinventing itself this way; Pittsburgh’s venues are lovely, especially the football and baseball stadiums that stand beside the confluence of the Allegheny and Ohio rivers; Cleveland deserves mention in this conversation, as do Denver and Minneapolis, among others. 

Unlike these cities, Columbus does not have three major-league teams.  

More: Columbus Crew’s new stadium cements Arena District’s evolution into sports destination

What Columbus does have, as of today, is a parcel of three pro-sports facilities of architectural beauty, tightly compacted in a downtown…

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Lenni Lenape

Man, 23, drowns in river at Weymouth Furnace in Atlantic County

Atlantic County authorities located the body of a 23-year-old man who drowned Sunday while swimming at Weymouth Furnace park, a popular gathering place and starting point for canoeing and kayaking on the Great Egg Harbor River.

The incident happened around 2:30 p.m. at a watering hole with posted signs warning that swimming and standing in the water are prohibited. The park is located on Route 559 in Mays Landing, just north of the Black Horse Pike, in Hamilton Township

The victim, who was not identified, was pronounced dead after he was pulled from the water around 4:30. 

Weymouth Furnace remains closed to visitors on Monday amid an ongoing investigation.

Swimming is not permitted in Atlantic County parks, with the exception of The Cove in Lake Lenape Park, which is patrolled by a lifeguard. 

“County officials remind the public of the importance of only swimming in guarded, designated areas whether in the ocean, a swimming pool, lake or river,” Atlantic County said in a statement on Sunday’s incident. 

A witness told the Press of Atlantic City that three young men were tubing on the river and were not acting in a reckless way at the time of the incident. The water appears to be shallow, but drops off steeply and suddenly. When one of the men went under, his friend reportedly ran to get help. 

Several people in the area attempted to locate and rescue the man before first responders arrived. 

Weymouth Furnace, located about 22 miles northwest of Atlantic City, is a former industrial site that was first an iron production facility in the 1800s and later the location of paper mills. The remnants of industrial buildings still stand on the property. Atlantic County acquired a portion of the area in 1966, maintaining it as a historic site within the county park system….

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Nanticoke

LSLL Senior League wins District 3 softball championship

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The Lower Sussex Little League District 3 Senior All-Stars won their games over Nanticoke and Laurel, 12-1 and 15-3, on Monday, June 2.

Coastal Point photos • Jason Feather

Every year around this time, the Little League All-Star circuit begins, and it’s generally a safe bet that the District 3 softball titles will come through Lower Sussex Little League.

Such was the case on Monday, June 28, when the LSLL Senior League girls swept their way to yet another district championship with wins over Nanticoke/Laurel by scores of 12-1 and 15-3.

Megan Daisey picked up the win in the circle for the first game, and Kinsley Hall was victorious in Game 2. Neither struggled to stay ahead of the N/L hitters from start to finish.

Offensively, LSLL banged out 14 hits in Game 1, with Laniya Lewis and Jaya Shaub the big blows as each slammed home runs over the outfield fence. Shaub’s solo blast was the lone run scored for the locals in the third inning. Lewis drove her shot high and deep into the trees in center field for a three-run bomb in the fourth.

Hall went 3-for-3 in the game, with three singles and three runs scored. Shaub finished up the game 3-for-4, with a pair of singles in addition to her home run and scored three runs. Logan Marvel was 3-for-4, with two singles and a double.

In the nightcap, Hall did it from the circle and at the dish, helping her own cause going 4-for-5 with an inside-the-park home run, in addition to her three singles and four runs scored. Izzy Wade also scored four runs for the winners and finished 3-for-4, with a double and two singles. Shaub once again swung a big bat, going 4-for-5…

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GNACC: Thames River Heritage Park Features Native American Boat Tour With Mohegan Tribe

June 25, 2021

Take a themed boat tour on Connecticut’s most unique attraction

NEW LONDON, Ct. – The Thames River Heritage Park, in collaboration with the Mohegan Tribe, this weekend presents a new historic boat tour “Water, Wampum, and Medicine Wheels. Mohegan Life on the Thames.” Led by Tribal members, this fascinating tour will include stories demonstrating how crucial the Thames River was for food, wildlife, transportation, and trade as well as their relationship with the colonists. The Mohegans were the first in habitants along the Thames settling here toward the end of the 16th century. The Tribal interpreter will also explain the wampum system and will have some on hand.

The tour will run this Saturday at 4:30 pm and 6:15 pm. Additional dates for this tour and others offered by the Park can be found at https://www.thamesriverheritagepark.org/boat-tours.The tour is 75 minutes long and will originate at City Pier behind Union Station in the heart of New London’s Historic Waterfront District Tickets: Adult: $25, Children ages 4-12: $18 and Children ages 0-3: Free.

Tickets are $25 for adults, $18 for children under 12 who are accompanied by an adult. Tickets are available at www.thamesriverheritagepark.org

Our 2021 sponsors include Groton Utilities, 98.7 WNLC, The Day, Crockers Boatyard, the Garde Arts Center, Engineering and Consulting Center for Excellence, and Foxwoods Resort

About: The Thames River Heritage Park is a new kind of state park, one without boundaries. The park is a collection of more than a dozen national and historic sites along the shores of the Thames River – linked by a water taxi – that tell the stories that shaped our nation. Visit www.thamesriverheritagepark.organd be sure to follow us on Facebook.

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At The Mission House, ‘Mohican Miles’ gives voice to Stockbridge’s first community

The Mission House exhibit shares the history and culture of the Stockbridge–Munsee Mohican Nation. Photo: Brian Cruey

STOCKBRIDGE — From the banks of the Konkapot River to the cascading waters of Umpachene Falls, the history of the Stockbridge–Munsee Mohican Nation runs deep in Berkshire County. Conversations surrounding the origins of the federally recognized Tribal Nation in Wisconsin — which began in the Hudson and Housatonic River Valleys of the Northeast — have not always been as audible as the rushing bodies of water named for the leaders of two Housatonic Mohican villages in 1734.

Today, 165 years after The Nation was forcibly relocated to what are now the towns of Red Springs and Bartelme in Shawano County, Wisconsin (a result of the Treaty of 1856), a new exhibit at The Mission House Museum gives voice not only to Mohican history and culture, but to land as a source of traditions and identity, and tackles the repercussions of an entire group being forcibly uprooted from their ancestral home.

“We are excited that we have a place to call ours to tell our history, our way. The history that Mohican Nation has in Stockbridge is significant and we are grateful to be able to tell it,” said Heather Bruegl, cultural affairs director for the Stockbridge–Munsee Community, about “Mohican Miles,” the exhibit opening July 2 at The Mission House. Created through collaboration with The Trustees of Reservations, the exhibit covers a wide range of topics, including an overview of Mohican history, the Tribe’s historic relationship with The Trustees, information about the community today, the work…

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Ashland area prepares for July 4 festivities

ASHLAND — Fireworks. Live music. Classic cars. 

The Ashland area will host a variety of festivities for the upcoming July 4 holiday weekend.

City of Ashland

The Rotary Club of Ashland will put on a fireworks show at Ashland Community Stadium on July 4. 

The rotary raised $17,500 for the fireworks show this year, which will start at approximately 9:15 p.m. As was the case last year, no one will be permitted to sit in the grandstands during the fireworks show, but the fireworks can be viewed from streets and backyards throughout the city. 

From 12 p.m. to 4 p.m. on July 2, the rotary club will be gifting children fun packs (glow sticks, bendable neon toys, hacky sack balls, bubbles, candy and popcorn). The fun packs will be offered to the first 200 children who show up at the Rotary tent, located in the parking lot of Armstrong Cable.  

Loudonville 

In the Village of Loudonville, fireworks will be presented by Zambelli Fireworks on July 4 in Riverside Park at dusk, around 9:30 p.m. 

For its 21st year, Loudonville will host a car show. The show, from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. on July 3, will feature approximately 500 classic cars from various decades. The streets of downtown Loudonville will be closed for traffic during the show. Pre-registration and registration fees are required for vehicle owners participating in the car show. 

Loudonville car show

Loudonville Car Show. File Photo. 

Mohican State Park will also host activities in Loudonville July 2-4. Dinner will be offered in the Bromfield’s Dining Room, located in the Mohican Lodge and Conference Center, each of the three nights beginning at 5 p.m. Dinner will run until 9 p.m. on July 2 and 3, and 8 p.m. on July 4. 

On July 2, a scavenger hunt will be held…

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Unami

KRG responds to EU and UNAMI statements on Erbil appellate court’s decision

ERBIL (Kurdistan 24) – The Kurdistan Regional Government’s Office of the Coordinator for International Advocacy on Thursday responded to the latest statements by the United Nations and European Union Mission in the Kurdistan Region with regards to a recent appellate court decision on five detainees.

Follow-up Statement on EU Mission and UNAMI on the Decision of the Criminal Court of Erbil

On February 16, 2021, the Criminal Court of Erbil sentenced five detainees to six years each in jail. After the legal papers were subjected to appeal, the Appellate Court of Erbil upheld the decision of the Criminal Court on May 6, leaving a space for a final court appeal. On June 27, the highest judiciary filter upheld the decision.

KRG has flourished with bedrock values that are essential for consolidating coherent democratic institutions, a thriving civil society, and efficient legislation and policy-making strategies that strictly adhere to rule of law and the preservation of essential freedoms.

The court is independent of the government and apolitical.

The Kurdistan Regional Government does not and will not interfere with legal processes. We call on the foreign and domestic entities to respect the court’s decisions and heed the impartiality of the judicial process.

The Criminal Court transferred the case papers of these five persons to the Appellate Court, which retained the discretion to reverse or alter the convictions inferred by other courts. The Appellate Court has now upheld the decision of the Criminal Court in two judicial stages. The rulings of the Appellate Court are binding.

KRG believes that free media is important for its own sake and is an essential element in a well-functioning democracy. KRG has a vibrant media, and Kurdistan has long been recognized as a regional exemplar of freedom of expression and freedom of the media.

KRG has requested…

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Lenni Lenape

Fashion Designer Prabal Gurung Accused of Photoshopping NY Chinatown Mural Paying Respect to Lenape People

Prabal Gurung, a New York-based Nepalese fashion designer, ignited backlash for photoshopping an AAPI-Indigenous solidarity mural in Chinatown for his new Resort 2022 collection.

The controversy: Gurung showcased the new dresses in his collection last week, Vogue reported.

  • Two of the pictures from the collections drew flak online, prompting ethnographer Diane Wong to call out the brand for removing the mural on a red brick wall in Chinatown’s Mosco street, according to Refinery29.

  • The mural is a way to pay respect to the Lenape people, which the Smithsonian Magazine described as the true native New Yorkers.

  • Non-binary Asian artist Jess X. Snow created the mural, “In the Future Our Asian Community is Safe,” as a depiction of a future “where we transcend white supremacy and anti-Asian violence,” W.O.W Project told Refinery29.

  • The group described the removal of the Indigenous land acknowledgment as “harmful,” adding, “Indigenous land cannot be erased and Chinatown is not a backdrop for capital gain. It is unfortunate that this act of erasure has distracted us from the intention of this mural. We simply want to recenter the conversation back to this intention: creating a healing space for our community.”

Addressing the issue: Gurung apologized for his actions last Friday and asked Refinery29 to publish the statement in full.

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Nanticoke Indian Powwow will move to Hudson Fields in Lewes

The Nanticoke Indian Powwow is moving to Hudson Fields in Lewes for its 43rd year.

Held off Route 24 in Millsboro until now, the event celebrates the unique cultural traditions of the Nanticoke Indian Tribe. It attracts thousands of people annually, including many other East Coast tribes.

“It’s a time the Nanticoke tribe or any tribal community celebrates heritage, comes together as a renewing and refreshing of our spirits, remembers our ancestors,” said Chief Natosha Harmon Carmine. “We’re also teaching our children our culture and our traditions and sharing them with the public at large.”

Carmine is the first female chief of the Nanticoke Indian Tribe, beginning her tenure in 2016. She said they planned to move the powwow to Hudson Fields last year for “exposure and accessibility” purposes, but the event was canceled due to COVID-19.

HISTORY: Nanticoke Indians once owned the land around Cypress Swamps

The Nanticoke Indian Tribe is one of two state-recognized Native American tribal communities, along with the Kent County-based Lenni Lenape.

There were about 200 Nanticoke warriors living with their families along the Nanticoke River in when it was sailed by Capt. John Smith in 1608, according to the tribe’s website. The Nanticokes eventually dispersed after European colonization, but a number of them moved east and settled near on the Indian River near Millsboro.

Today, about 500 Nanticokes reside in Sussex County, the website says. 

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This year’s powwow will take place from 4-8 p.m. to Friday, Sept. 10; 10 a.m.-7 p.m. Saturday, Sept. 11; and 10 a.m.-7 p.m. Sunday, Sept. 12.

Events include a pig roast, vendors, drumming and dance sessions. Keith Colston will emcee, Urie Ridgeway will serve as arena director, and Keith Anderson and Adrienne Harmon will be the head dancers….

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