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Nanticoke

Jean Johnson, 90

Jean Johnson, 90, was granted her heavenly wings on Sept. 23, 2021, at the home of her son Everette Johnson and family. Although she was a longtime resident of Millsboro, Del., her later years were spent with family in Gaithersburg, Md. She was born to loving Christian parents Otis and Effie Batchelor on Jan. 23, 1931. She was the oldest daughter and sibling to Karl, Cortez, Maxine, Jane, Nadine and Milton Batchelor.

Although Johnson was born in Camden, N.J., she grew up in West Philadelphia until her parents bought their family home in Pennsauken, N.J. In 1956, she met the love of her life, Everett Johnson, in Philadelphia, where they resided until they moved to his hometown of Millsboro

She was a loving wife and mother who was a homemaker for many years, raising her two sons, Everett and Elmer. She resumed employment upon the passing of her beloved husband in 2002. She worked for Corning Revere in Rehoboth Beach, Del., for 20 years. She also volunteered for Goodwill Industries.

Johnson was always known to her family as a fashionable lady. She liked to travel, and she always enjoyed taking many road trips with her husband, Everett, visiting family and friends. She particularly enjoyed getting together with her sisters Wilma and Maxine in the summers to enjoy their annual sister outing in Atlantic City and the Jersey shores.

She was an active member of the Nanticoke Indian Association, and she loved participating in the Nanticoke sacred annual powwows. She was an active and devoted member of Harmony United Methodist Church, where she served faithfully in many organizations in the church.

Her life touched all those who knew her. Her smile and sharing and caring for others will be remembered by family and friends. Although she was tiny in stature, her presence was always known,…

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Girls Soccer: Results, links and featured coverage for Monday, Oct. 4

Monday, Oct. 4

Essex County Tournament, First Round

Montclair Kimberley 2, Caldwell 0 – Box Score

Essex County Tournament, Preliminary Round

Cedar Grove 8, Orange 0 – Box Score

Somerset County Tournament, First Round

Gill St. Bernard’s 6, Bound Brook 0 – Box Score

Somerville 6, Montgomery 1 – Box Score

Regular Season

BCSL

Pennsauken 1, STEMCivics 0 – Box Score

Doane Academy 1, Willingboro 0 – Box Score

Delran 4, Cinnaminson 3 – Box Score

Cherry Hill East 1, Northern Burlington 0 – Box Score

Maple Shade 3, New Egypt 0 – Box Score

Rancocas Valley 3, Cherokee 0 – Box Score

Pennsauken 5, Lindenwold 1 – Box Score

Bordentown 4, Palmyra 0 – Box Score

Burlington City 2, Riverside 0 – Box Score

Moorestown 2, Burlington Township 1 – Box Score

BIG-NORTH

Fair Lawn 4, Holy Angels 0 – Box Score

CAPE-ATLANTIC

Middle Township 2, Cedar Creek 1 – Box Score

Lower Cape May 4, Buena 0 – Box Score

Hammonton 1, Egg Harbor 1 – Box Score

Absegami 4, Our Lady of Mercy 2 – Box Score

Mainland 3, Wildwood Catholic 0 – Box Score

Ocean City 10, Pleasantville 0 – Box Score

COLONIAL

Cherry Hill West 1, Collingswood 0 – Box Score

Pennsauken 5, Lindenwold 1 – Box Score

Camden Tech 3, Paulsboro 1 – Box Score

Haddonfield 4, Schalick 0 – Box Score

CVC

Princeton Day 7, Hamilton West 0 – Box Score

GMC

Highland Park 5, Somerset Tech 2 – Box Score

South Plainfield 2, Iselin Kennedy 0 – Box Score

Metuchen 3, Carteret 0 – Box Score

Edison 1, Woodbridge 0 – Box…

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Mohican

How the lost Mohican language is being revived in Wisconsin with help from a New York foundation

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The last fluent speaker of the Mohican language died nearly a century ago, but Brock Schreiber of Bowler is trying to find ways to revive the Indigenous language.

A citizen of the Stockbridge-Munsee Mohican Nation, he said some people still know words and phrases of the language on the reservation in and around Bowler where about 500 of the tribe’s 1,500 citizens live.

“The more I learn (the language), the more I understand how important it is,” Schreiber said. “In conversations with Menominee people and with different elders I’m learning that language is the key to everything from how we (Indigenous people) viewed things and our respect for each other and for everything around us.”

For the last several years, he has been working to restore the language through classes and potluck dinners and is currently working to establish more Mohican, or Mã’eekuneeweexthowãakun, language teachers.

“A lot of people in the community want to learn the language,” Schreiber said.

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Mohegan

Pentatonix return to Mohegan Sun Arena for Christmas show

UNCASVILLE — Three-time Grammy Award-winning and multiplatinum-selling group Pentatonix will bring its holiday spirit to Mohegan Sun Arena in December with “Pentatonix: The Evergreen Christmas Tour 2021.”

The concert celebrates the quintet’s sixth holiday-themed album, “Evergreen,” which will be released on Oct. 29.

Pentatonix has sold more than 10 million albums worldwide and performed for hundreds of thousands of fans at their sold-out shows across the globe. Their YouTube channel boasts over 19 million subscribers, yielding more than 5 billion video views.

Last summer, Pentatonix released “At Home,” an EP featuring new arrangements of “Blinding Lights” (The Weeknd), “When the Party’s Over” (Billie Eilish), “Break My Heart” (Dua Lipa) and “Dreams” (The Cranberries) before releasing two original songs, “Happy Now” and “Be My Eyes” (from their album “The Lucky Ones,” as well as an arrangement and video for Tears for Fears’ “Mad World.”

The quintet also celebrated the end of 2020 with a new holiday collection, “We Need A Little Christmas,” and performances at Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade and NBC’s New Year’s Eve broadcast. Most recently, Pentatonix released their new original album, “The Lucky Ones,” in February of 2021 and “The Lucky Ones Deluxe” in September of 2021.

Tickets are $75 and $55 and go on sale Friday, Oct. 1, at 10 a.m. via Ticketmaster.com. Tickets will also be available at the Mohegan Sun box office beginning Saturday, Oct. 2, subject to availability.

The tour requires all attendees to have received a negative COVID-19 test within 72 hours, or be fully vaccinated against COVID-19 (at least two weeks after final dose) and provide proof of vaccination prior to entering the venue. Unvaccinated fans under 12 years of age will be required to take a COVID-19 diagnostic test within 72 hours before the event and must provide proof of…

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Delaware Tribe

9+ Ways to Celebrate Indigenous Peoples’ Day in Philly

Next week, for the first time, Philadelphia will officially celebrate Indigenous Peoples’ Day, thanks to an executive order by Mayor Kenney last February that replaced Columbus Day with a celebration of Native Americans on the second Monday in October.

In some ways, it marked the end of a long fight, with Philly following the lead of cities across the country that have stopped celebrating the man who “discovered” America and started honoring the Indigenous Peoples who are still thriving right here in our city and across the country.

But to Indigenous Peoples’ Day Philly co-founder and executive director Mabel Negrete, it’s only the beginning of the work needed to properly acknowledge the first people to occupy this region—starting with recognizing the Lenape tribes in the diaspora as sovereign nations with rights to land in our state. Pennsylvania is one of about a dozen states that doesn’t recognize a single tribe.

“It’s bittersweet, that 339 years later, the local governments are actually now talking to us,” says Ben Miller, member of the Delaware Tribe of Indians.

Those conversations are starting, though. Last month, chiefs from the five federally recognized Delaware tribes (none of which live on their original homelands, or even in the state) met virtually with Governor Wolf and his cabinet for the first time.

“It’s bittersweet, that 339 years later the local governments are actually now talking to us,” says artist Ben Miller, who helped organize the virtual meeting (and is also organizing Indigenous Peoples’ Day Philly’s event this year). He’s a member of the Delaware Tribe of Indians, which has about 12,000 members and is based in Oklahoma—where many Lenape resettled after being displaced—on Cherokee lands. “We are discussing an opportunity to come back home,” Miller says. “We want to get to…

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Munsee

The Stories of 3 Milwaukees Outside of Wisconsin

ZILWAUKEE, MICHIGAN, isn’t the only city with a name similar to ours, which has its own origins in Anishinaabe or Algonquian. Here are three other places whose names are a little on-the-nose:

1. Milwaukie, Oregon

FOUNDED IN 1903

Founder Lot Whitcomb didn’t hide his admiration for Milwaukee, Wisconsin, when he incorporated this growing community of settlers in 1903 on Clackamas Indian territory. It’s unclear why the ie spelling stuck here, while other knockoff towns changed their names to have the ee ending. This city of 21,000 also sits on the water, only on the Willamette River instead of Lake Michigan.

 

 

2. Milwaukee, North Carolina

RENAMED IN 1915

This unincorporated community in Northampton County between Raleigh and Norfolk was named for Milwaukee as well, according to a text published in honor of the county’s bicentennial. The town formerly known as Bethany was renamed in 1915 after what was then the 12th-largest city in the U.S.

3. Milwaukee, Pennsylvania

FOUNDED IN 1844

It’s possible that this small, unincorporated community west of Scranton in Lackawanna County was named for the Wisconsin city, too. The area was first called Flickerville after a native bird species, the Northern Flicker, but the founders of an 1844 gristmill in the area renamed it Milwaukee after a nearby road. The spelling was inconsistent – sometimes using the ie and other times using the ee ending – but today the region uses the same spelling we do.

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Nanticoke

Charles R. Prizniak

Charles R. Prizniak, 79, of Jones Street, Hanover section of Nanticoke, passed away unexpectedly Friday, Oct. 1, 2021, and now joins his beloved wife and son in heaven.

He and the former Mary Ann Lushefski were married 54 years until she passed on Dec. 21, 1017.

Born April 1, 1942, in Nanticoke, he was a son of the late Charles J. and Evelyn L. Kreitzer Prizniak. He attended Hanover Area schools and was a graduate with the Class of 1960.

At an early age, Charlie worked picking coal and working for Herold’s vegetable farms. For a time, he peddled samples for Proctor & Gamble in Harrisburg and worked many years at MacGregor Sportswear as well as a mechanic at Jack’s Sunoco on the Sans Souci Parkway, Hanover Twp., for 30 years. He was last employed at the K.M. Smith School of the Greater Nanticoke Area School District, where he was affectionately known as “Mr. Charlie.” He retired in 2018.

Charlie loved all sports, sports trivia and followed the Phillies, Eagles and Penn State teams. He especially loved following his children’s sports throughout the years, never missing a game. He was an avid golfer and bowled on leagues for many years. He also had been an active member of the Quoit Club, Nanticoke.

In addition to his parents and wife, Mary Ann, Charlie was preceded in death by his son, Charles J. “Chuck” Prizniak, on Sept. 22, 2009; and a son-in-law, James Zaykoski.

Surviving is his daughter, Gail Zaykoski, Mount Airy, Md.; his son, Timothy Prizniak and wife, Marie, caring for him at home; grandchildren, Kyle and Amanda Zaykoski; brothers, Ronald Prizniak and wife, Georgine, Alden; and David Prizniak and wife, Diane, Hanover Twp.; as well as nieces and nephews.

A blessing service will be held at noon Friday from Davis-Dinelli Funeral Home, 170 E. Broad St., Nanticoke,…

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Field Hockey: Results, links and scoreboards for Mon., Oct. 4

Monday, Oct. 4

Hunterdon/Warren/Sussex Tournament, 2021, Quarterfinal Round

Warren Hills 2, Phillipsburg 1 – Box Score

North Hunterdon 6, Newton 0 – Box Score

Lenape Valley 2, Hunterdon Central 1 – Box Score

Regular Season

BCSL

Cinnaminson 6, Oakcrest 0 – Box Score

West Deptford 4, Burlington Township 0 – Box Score

Nottingham 2, Pemberton 1 – Box Score

Northern Burlington 6, Gloucester Catholic 1 – Box Score

Haddon Heights 5, Maple Shade 0 – Box Score

Kingsway 6, Moorestown 0 – Box Score

CAPE-ATLANTIC

Cinnaminson 6, Oakcrest 0 – Box Score

Our Lady of Mercy 7, Buena 0 – Box Score

Egg Harbor 2, Absegami 0 – Box Score

Lower Cape May 5, Cedar Creek 1 – Box Score

Mainland 2, Millville 0 – Box Score

Hammonton 10, Bridgeton 0 – Box Score

Timber Creek 2, Vineland 0 – Box Score

Ocean City 8, Atlantic City 2 – Box Score

COLONIAL

Collingswood 8, Gloucester 0 – Box Score

West Deptford 4, Burlington Township 0 – Box Score

Audubon 2, Sterling 2 – Box Score

Lenape 3, Haddon Township 0 – Box Score

Haddon Heights 5, Maple Shade 0 – Box Score

CVC

Nottingham 2, Pemberton 1 – Box Score

Princeton 5, Notre Dame 0 – Box Score

Hightstown 4, West Windsor-Plainsboro North 0 – Box Score

Lawrence 8, Robbinsville 0 – Box Score

Hopewell Valley 1, Steinert 0 – Box Score

GMC

South Brunswick 3, Piscataway 0 – Box Score

East Brunswick 3, Metuchen 0 – Box Score

NJAC

Mountain Lakes 3, Morris Knolls 1 – Box Score

Whippany Park 5, St. Elizabeth 0 – Box Score

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Munsee

Wappingers Central School District to reopen ‘Indians’ nickname debate at meeting

More than 14 months after the Wappingers Central School District board expressed a willingness to end its use of the moniker “Indians” for some of its sports teams, the board announced the next step in potentially doing so.

Board President John Lumia said the district plans to schedule presentations at a future board meeting at which the topic will be discussed, and said residents will have the opportunity to ask questions.

However, a date for the meeting has not been set, nor a timeline for a decision. The issue has not been on an agenda to allow for public comment since summer 2020, when the board first announced it was tabling the issue in the interest of focusing on COVID-19 safety measures.

Roy C. Ketcham High School and Wappingers Junior High both use the word and accompanying logos for their sports teams.

Lumia made the announcement at the board’s regular meeting Monday, and declined to clarify details of a timeline when reached Tuesday.

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He said the district has plans to invite local Wappinger descendants and the Stockbridge Munsee Community-Band of Mohicans to presents their thoughts on the issue. 

He said the board will have the opportunity to ask questions. Members of the community will then have two weeks to submit questions to the district clerk, which will then be answered by the two groups, posted to Wappingers’ website and submitted to the board.

A push to do away with the school’s Native American nickname and logos began in July of last year, with some groups including native groups, calling them offensive.

Later that month, some…

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Joint Statement on Iraq’s Early Elections

The Ministers of Foreign Affairs of Australia, Canada, Denmark, Finland, Germany, Italy, the Netherlands, New Zealand, Norway, Sweden, the Foreign Secretary of the United Kingdom, and the U.S. Secretary of State welcome the Iraqi Independent High Electoral Commission’s (IHEC) preparations for the October 10 election.  This early election is an opportunity for Iraqi voters to democratically determine their future. 

We recognize the importance of this moment in Iraqi history.  In response to requests from the Iraqi people, substantial resources have been mobilized in support of free and fair elections.

In May 2020, the UN Security Council enhanced the UN Assistance Mission for Iraq’s (UNAMI) electoral assistance mandate. The resulting UNAMI electoral assistance mission, tasked with supporting IHEC, is the largest of its kind in the world, with five times more UN officials than were present during the 2018 election.

In late 2020, Iraqis coalesced around the idea that international monitoring was a prerequisite for electoral legitimacy.  Accordingly, the Government of Iraq submitted a request to the UN Security Council.  On May 27, 2021, the Security Council unanimously adopted Resolution 2576, authorizing a UNAMI election monitoring team.  On June 21, 2021, the EU announced a separate election observation mission, which now comprises a significant number of experts from EU member states.  Both missions have already deployed monitors and observers, respectively.  These missions represent a good-faith international effort to fulfill Iraqis’ request and bolster the integrity of the election.

The Iraqi people now have an opportunity to exercise their fundamental right to vote.  We support the Iraqi government’s efforts to ensure a safe, free, fair, and inclusive electoral environment for all Iraqis, including women and youth, who have long faced violence and intimidation in the pursuit of reform.  Likewise, we support the Iraqi government’s efforts to ensure that internally displaced persons can safely participate in…

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