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She started an animal food bank. Now this Chippewa teen is pitching to win $25K

Sixteen-year-old Zhawanoogbiik Danielle Riley opened an animal food bank in Chippewas of the Thames near St. Thomas, Ont., after noticing a growing need for pet food and animal care. She's a semifinalist in the Pow Wow Pitch competition from more than 2,400 applicants across North America. (Michelle Both/CBC - image credit)

Sixteen-year-old Zhawanoogbiik Danielle Riley opened an animal food bank in Chippewas of the Thames near St. Thomas, Ont., after noticing a growing need for pet food and animal care. She’s a semifinalist in the Pow Wow Pitch competition from more than 2,400 applicants across North America. (Michelle Both/CBC – image credit)

Since childhood, Zhawanoogbiik Danielle Riley has dreamed of having her own place to care for animals.

It has led the 16-year-old from Chippewas of the Thames, an Anishinaabe First Nations band government just west of St. Thomas, Ont., to become a youth semifinalist in an Indigenous startup competition, with a chance to win $25,000 to grow her business.

Now, she provides free pet food and supplies to those in Chippewas of the Thames, Munsee-Delaware Nation and Oneida Nation of the Thames communities who need it — all while taking care of her ducks, chickens, rabbits, horses, cats and geese at the family’s Riley Ranch On Three Fires, on the property where they also have their home.

Her pitch was selected from more than 2,400 Pow Wow Pitch applicants from across North America after submitting a one-minute video about her project. Winners will be announced during a digitally broadcast awards presentation on Nov. 3.

Need is growing

Riley noticed it was getting harder for people to access pet food and care for their animals during the pandemic, so she decided to do something about it.

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Mohegan

MOHEGAN ANNOUNCES THIRD QUARTER FISCAL 2022 OPERATING RESULTS

UNCASVILLE, Conn., Aug. 11, 2022 /PRNewswire/ — Mohegan Tribal Gaming Authority (“MTGA,” “Mohegan,” “we,” or “our” ) today announced operating results for its third fiscal quarter ended June 30, 2022.

Mohegan Operating Results

Three Months Ended

Variance

($ in thousands, unaudited)

June 30, 2022

June 30, 2021

$

%

Net revenues

$                    417,078

$                    328,189

$               88,889

27.1 %

Income from operations

90,126

64,041

26,085

40.7 %

 Net income attributable to MTGA

59,364

25,367

33,997

134.0 %

Adjusted EBITDA1

120,018

101,683

18,335

18.0 %

“Our Consolidated Adjusted EBITDA of $120.0 million was the highest quarterly total in our 25-year history,” said Raymond Pineault, Chief Executive Officer of Mohegan. “This was the first full fiscal quarter of operations without COVID-19 restrictions at MGE Niagara Resorts since the pandemic first closed the property in March of 2020, and Mohegan Digital continues to execute a strategy that is focused on profitability. These results reflect the success of Mohegan’s diversification strategies.”

Carol Anderson, Chief Financial Officer of Mohegan, also noted, “The Consolidated Adjusted EBITDA margin of 28.8% was 529 basis points higher than the pre-COVID comparable fiscal 2019 quarter. Compared to the fiscal 2021 quarter, the…

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Nanticoke

Nanticoke Indian Tribe to host annual powwow Sept. 10-11

Representatives of the Nanticoke Indian Tribe this week announced additional details for the upcoming 44th annual Powwow, set for Sept. 10-11 at Hudson Fields.

“In the powwow circle, we celebrate life and honorable deeds for both the living and those who have crossed over. We are taught that by honoring individuals, and we encourage the next generation to embrace the unlimited possibilities of the world,” they said.

This year’s powwow will feature authentic native crafts, clothing, jewelry, books and commemorative items of the Nanticoke Tribe that will be available for purchase throughout the weekend, as well as Native American food.

One of the traditional dances at the powwow is the Jingle Dance.

“Known also as the healing dance, the Jingle Dance originated with the Ojibwe in the Great Lakes region. The dress itself is said to have originated as a means of healing a medicine man’s granddaughter. In a dream, the elder was told to construct a jingle dress and have his granddaughter dance in it — and she was healed,” they related.

“The colorful dress is covered with rolled up snuff can lids attached with bright colored ribbons. The jingles are close enough together to hit one another, creating a near musical, happy sound much like rain. Dancers perform simple zigzag steps — no high stepping or fancy footwork — and make the jingles sway. The jingles are attached to soft cloth, such as taffeta or cotton. The dancer is judged by her footwork and grace.”

The 50 Native American crafts and food vendors are open 10 a.m. to 7 p.m. on Saturday and Sunday. The Powwow is being held at Hudson Fields, 30045 Eagle Crest Road, Milton. Parking is free. For more information, call the Nanticoke Indian Center at (302) 945-3400, the Nanticoke Indian Museum at (302) 945-7022, e-mail info@nanticokeindians.org, check the…

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Lenni Lenape

Lenape Nation travelers journey hundreds of miles to renew a years-old treaty with Delaware River communities

On Wednesday, a collection of colorful canoes appeared on the horizon of the Lenape Sipu (Delaware River) at Scott Park in Easton, growing larger and clearer by the moment. As the canoers paddled swiftly to shore, their singing and splashing filled the air. The paddlers are members of the Lenape Nation of Pennsylvania, and have rowed over 100 miles since the start of their journey.

The paddlers are participants in the sixth Rising Nation River Journey, a quadrennial odyssey in which Lenape rowers carry a Treaty of Renewed Friendship down the Lenape Sipu and hold treaty signings at locations along the way. This year’s journey marks the event’s 20th anniversary.

The paddlers began July 30 in Hancock, New York, and will conclude Aug. 20 in Cape May, New Jersey. There are 13 treaty signing destinations on their path, including the Sigal Museum in Easton.

The Lenape are the original inhabitants of Eastern Pennsylvania. By signing the Treaty of Renewed Friendship, organizations and individuals acknowledge the Lenape’s origins in the region and commit to supporting them in their stewardship of the land. The River Journey tradition aims to raise awareness for the presence and heritage of the Lenape people, encourage respect for their homeland, celebrate and pass on their culture. They are also fundraising for their cultural center in Easton.

“We do this every four years in order to get people to support us in taking care of the river and trying to keep it clean,” said Ken Macaulay, former cultural chief of the Lenape Cultural Center.

The Lenape also journey to interact with their land. The section of the Lenape Sipu below the Delaware Water Gap through the Easton area is one of the “most sacred, powerful” parts of the river, head coordinator Adam Waterbear DePaul said.

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Unami

UN rep joins key meeting to address Kurdish electoral crisis

The Kurdish political parties are expected to discuss and decide whether to postpone the upcoming parliamentary elections in the Iraqi Kurdistan Region .

A man shows his inked finger after casting his vote for the parliamentary elections at a polling station in Arbil, Iraq on September 30, 2018. (Getty Images)

The United Nations Assistance Mission for Iraq (UNAMI) Special Representative Jeanine Hennis-Plasschaert, President of the Kurdistan Region Nechirvan Barzani, and the main political parties in the Iraqi Kurdistan Region (IKR) are convening for the third time on Wednesday to discuss the region’s upcoming parliamentary elections scheduled for October 1st, Kurdish officials said. 

The meeting will also be attended by Plasschaert, Fawzi Hariri, the Kurdistan Region Presidency chief of staff, told Rudaw, a Kurdish news network close to Barzani.

Today’s meeting is the third round of talks about the region’s elections that are expected to be postponed until next year.  Plasschaert previously headed a meeting with top officials from the Kurdish political parties in Erbil on 26 May in a bid to reach an agreement on the upcoming elections. She also participated in another meeting with political parties on June 9. 

The meeting comes after demonstrations across the Kurdistan region were held on Saturday. Demonstrators protested against attempts to postpone the region’s parliamentary elections. Kurdish security forces have responded by using tear gas and arrested hundreds of demonstrators, journalists and several lawmakers as well as senior officials from the New Generation Movement- an opposition party that had called the demonstrations. 

“The agenda of the meeting is the elections of the Kurdistan parliament and ways to reach a suitable solution for this issue,” Yassin Hama Ali, head of the elections commission at the Kurdish Movement of Change (Gorran) told The New Arab by phone. He also clarified that he is not…

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Mohegan

Bret Michaels Nothin’ But a Good Vibe 2022 Tour Hits Mohegan Sun Pocono this September

Bret Michaels Nothin’ But a Good Vibe 2022 Tour Hits Mohegan Sun Pocono this September

Music icon Bret Michaels rocks the Mohegan Sun Pocono Outdoor Concert Venue September 30th

Mazzanti-BretMichaels-Guitar-300dpi Preferred .jpgWILKES-BARRE, PA (August 08, 2022) – Mohegan Sun Pocono is excited to announce that the legendary rocker and reality TV star, Bret Michaels, will perform live at Mohegan Sun Pocono’s Outdoor Concert Venue on Friday, September 30th for a 7:30pm show. This Friday at 10:00am, general admission tickets for this 21+ show will go on sale for $50 via Ticketmaster.com. Purchase your tickets at the Mohegan Sun Pocono Box Office, located at the Hotel Front Desk, and receive a voucher for $10 Free Slot Play!

Bret Michaels is a rock music megastar who’s career spans more than three decades. As both the front man for Poison and as a solo artist, Michaels has sold over 50 million records worldwide. Michaels has numerous chart-topping singles to his name, such as Every Rose Has It’s Thorn, Go That Far and Nothing But A Good Time to name a few.

The Poison front man has built his brand piece by piece and retaining ownership and control of his own personal brand has solidified him as a successful entrepreneur. In the words of former Viacom CEO Judy McGrath, this has made Bret a ‘cultural touchdown’. Michaels has produced and starred in record-breaking hit TV shows that include Rock of Love with Bret Michaels, Life as I know it with Bret Michaels and Travel Channel’s Bret Michaels Rock My RV. Michaels is also a Celebrity Apprentice winner and was voted “Fan Favorite” by fans of the hit NBC show.

Michaels, the son of a veteran and a lifelong diabetic, has always made giving back a priority throughout his career. His Life Rocks Foundation continues to provide support to many charities and causes around the…

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Sports FYI and area schedule: Aug. 10

Staff report  |  The Daily Record

Area Schedule

Wednesday, August 10

BOYS GOLF

Waynedale at Yank Heisler Memorial Invitational (Windmill Lakes G.C.), 8 a.m.

Wooster at Galion Invitational (Valley View G.C.), 9 a.m.

Orrville/Triway at Northwest Invitational (Lyons Den G.C.), 10 a.m.

Norwayne at West Holmes (Fire Ridge G.C.), 4 p.m.

GIRLS GOLF

Wooster at Shady Lady Match Play (Shady Hollow C.C.), 8:30 a.m.

GIRLS TENNIS

Chippewa at Massillon Perry, 11 a.m.

Orrville at Claymont, 4 p.m.

Thursday, August 11

BOYS GOLF

Triway/Waynedale at Colt Classic (Deer Ridge G.C.), 8 a.m.

West Holmes/Wooster at OCC Tournament #1 (Mohican Hills G.C.), 9 a.m.

Loudonville/Granville Christian at Fredericktown (Hiawatha G.C.), 4 p.m.

GIRLS GOLF

Wooster at OCC Preseason Invitational (Shelby Crossings G.C.), 9 a.m.

GIRLS TENNIS

West Holmes at Clear Fork, 10 a.m.

Chippewa at Orrville, 4 p.m.

Massillon at Central Christian, 4:15 p.m.

Wooster at North Royalton, 4:30 p.m.

Triway at Manchester, TBA

Friday, August 12

BOYS GOLF

Dalton at Tannenhauf Invitational (Tannenhauf G.C.), 7:35 a.m.

Chippewa/Northwestern/Norwayne/Smithville/Waynedale at Hillsdale Invitational (Mohican Hills G.C.), 9 a.m.

Orrville at Northwest (Lyons Den G.C.), Noon

Triway/Canton South at Manchester (Spring Hills G.C.), 3:30 p.m.

GIRLS TENNIS

Massillon Perry at Wooster, 11 a.m.

Triway at Madison, 4:30 p.m.

Saturday, August 13

GIRLS TENNIS

Triway at West Holmes Invitational, 9 a.m.

Wooster at Medina Doubles Tournament, 9 a.m.

Orrville Invitational (College of Wooster), 9:30 a.m.

GIRLS SOCCER

Midview at Loudonville, 11 a.m.

Note: If you have a local sports announcement, send it to sports@the-daily-record.com. Schedule is subject to change and may not include all rescheduled games. 

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Lower Sussex softball all-stars play for Senior Little League World Series title on home field on national TV

ROXANA – The tears will dry.

The regrets will fade.

The night in the national limelight and the attention it brought their community will become a memory to treasure for the Sussex County all-star softball players.

But they’ll also remember how close they were to the Senior Little League World Series title and the catastrophic inning that derailed them Sunday night on the Lower Sussex Little League’s Bruce Layton Field.

Southwest regional champion Waco, Texas, erupted for all of its runs in the sixth inning, courtesy of seven hits, the last Ky-Li Alonzo’s grand slam, to rally past the host team 9-5.

“It was still an awesome experience, no matter how it turned out. It was great” Lower Sussex catcher Lily Hoban said, still fighting tears and her voice cracking. “Just the time I got to spend with the team, being with them, playing with them, just being with the girls.

“We knew we could do this,” added the rising senior at nearby Indian River High. “We had a bad inning. It’s hard when it’s just one inning, and it just got out of our grip pretty quickly.”

ESPN2 aired the game nationally and several hundred fans filled just about every space around the field and in bleachers where they could see the action, including state-flag-waving Delaware and Texas rooters.

Lower Sussex led 3-0 entering the top of the sixth and starting pitcher Kinsley Hall had allowed just two hits and struck out seven.

“They got one hit, they got another and they went crazy,” said Hall, who was relieved in the inning by Megan Daisey, whose luck wasn’t any better. “We couldn’t stop the momentum. They were hitting good.

“It’s disappointing, but it happens,” added Hall, also heading into her senior year at Indian River.

Waco, which won all seven of its tournament games, had also erased a 3-0 lead…

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Nanticoke Indian Tribe to host annual powwow Sept. 10-11 | Life style

Associates of the Nanticoke Indian Tribe this 7 days introduced further specifics for the approaching 44th yearly Powwow, set for Sept. 10-11 at Hudson Fields.

“In the powwow circle, we celebrate existence and honorable deeds for equally the residing and individuals who have crossed in excess of. We are taught that by honoring individuals, and we encourage the subsequent generation to embrace the endless opportunities of the earth,” they explained.

This year’s powwow will aspect genuine native crafts, apparel, jewellery, books and commemorative goods of the Nanticoke Tribe that will be offered for order through the weekend, as well as Native American food.

One of the standard dances at the powwow is the Jingle Dance.

“Known also as the healing dance, the Jingle Dance originated with the Ojibwe in the Fantastic Lakes region. The costume alone is reported to have originated as a means of therapeutic a medication man’s granddaughter. In a desire, the elder was told to assemble a jingle costume and have his granddaughter dance in it — and she was healed,” they linked.

“The colorful dress is included with rolled up snuff can lids hooked up with shiny coloured ribbons. The jingles are close ample with each other to strike a single a different, producing a near musical, joyful sound substantially like rain. Dancers conduct very simple zigzag measures — no significant stepping or extravagant footwork — and make the jingles sway. The jingles are attached to soft cloth, this sort of as taffeta or cotton. The dancer is judged by her footwork and grace.”

The 50 Indigenous American crafts and meals sellers are open 10 a.m. to 7 p.m. on Saturday and Sunday. The Powwow is currently being held at Hudson Fields, 30045 Eagle Crest Road, Milton. Parking is totally free. For more info, get in…

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Dribbling Bi holds on in Pocono Trot feature

WILKES-BARRE, PA – Dribbling Bi (Cantab Hall) established early command in the $15,000 trotting harness racing feature on Monday afternoon at The Downs at Mohegan Sun Pocono, then kept the lead to the wire while lowering his mark to 1:56.

Dribbling Bi (#5) holds on at the wire in the feature trot at The Downs (Curtis Salonick Photo)

The sophomore gelding was three-wide early as Argento to his immediate inside made the lead on the first turn, then went up in the two-path to take over the racetrack before the :27.4 quarter.

Trainer/driver Jeff Gregory was able to give the favored three-year-old a breather to the half, reached in :58, then accelerated the throttle as second choice In A Tiny Way started up to challenge towards the 1:26.4 three-quarters.

In A Tiny Way proceeded on gamely, but it was Argento who gave Dribbling Bi the hardest time in stretch, scoring over the potential pocket rocket by half a length, with In A Tiny Way another neck back in third. Jeff Gregory Inc. and Jesmeral Stable share ownership of the winner.

DRIBBLING BI REPLAY

Marcus Miller had four winners on the day, two for trainer/father Erv Miller. Steve Smith guided three horses home first, all trotters, and two for trainer Karen Garland.

Racing resumes Tuesday afternoon at 1:30 pm; program pages are available by clicking here.

The track has plans for Saturday, August 20 in high gear, as many of North America’s top horses will be coming to town for the $2 million Sun Stakes Saturday, the main features being rich stakes events for all four divisions of three-year-olds, plus an Invitational on each gait for the fastest older horses.

For complete race results, click here.

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