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Where Was The Last Of The Mohicans Actually Filmed?

For point of reference, the Blue Ridge Mountains largely run through Western North Carolina, though they stretch into parts of several other states. And yes, they’re a long way from the Adirondacks. 

But per MovieLocations.com, most of “The Last of the Mohicans” production indeed went down in The Old North State. Specifically, the film was largely shot just outside of Asheville, NC and the nearby DuPont State Recreational Forest. In terms of jaw-dropping mountain views, “The Last of the Mohicans” could not have been better served by the region’s lush forests, lakes, and riverside settings. Some of the key shooting locations, as Greensboro News and Record boasted in 1992, were at Lake James in Morganton, the Linville Gorge Wilderness Area, and Asheville’s Biltmore Estate.

Mann made particularly good use of the area’s abundant water falls, with the Hickory Nut Falls proving a truly stunning backdrop for the film’s final showdown between Means’ Chingachgook, and Wes Studi’s Huron warrior Magua. Ditto for the aptly-named Bridal Veil Falls, behind which Day-Lewis’ Hawkeye utters the famous line, “Stay alive no matter what occurs. I will find you.” — though the scene itself was apparently shot on a soundstage. And as for the picaresque Triple Falls Hawkeye and the gang traverse en route to safety, they’re every bit as lovely in “The Last of the Mohicans” as they were in 2012’s “The Hunger Games.”

As it is, if you’re ever in the Asheville area, you can actually visit most of the film’s more prominent locations. And if you’re a fan of the film, that trip would be well worth your time.

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Mohegan Sun Arena at Casey Plaza to Host an ‘Excess Inventory’ Sale

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Our farm won’t just feed us, tribe says. It’ll reclaim the lifestyle pollution stole.

Editor’s note: This piece is part of Communities of New Jersey, a new series meant to highlight, showcase and cover communities underserved by large media organizations like NJ.com.

For the owners of the 14-acre Munsee Three Sisters Medicinal Farm in Newton, farming is more than just a means of generating profit — it’s a means of survival.

“This is what we have to do to save our people’s lives,” said Vincent Mann, Turtle Clan Chief of the Ramapough Lenape Nation and co-founder of the farm.

Mann and Michaeline Picaro, an elder member of the Turtle Clan, co-created the for-profit farm in 2019 to address food insecurity in their community, they said. But, they have much bigger plans in the works.

Through the cultivation of cash crops, the pair hopes Munsee Three Sisters Medicinal Farm will serve as a sustainable source of revenue for their nonprofit, the Ramapough Culture and Land Foundation. Working in partnership, these two ventures hope to provide the Turtle Clan community with opportunities for nourishment, healing and justice.

Turtle Clan Chief Vincent Mann holds a hemp plant at the Munsee Three Sisters Medicinal Farm. Michael Mancuso | NJ Advance Media for NJ.com

Chickens of different varieties are raised at the farm. Michael Mancuso | NJ Advance Media for NJ.com

The Ramapough Lenape Nation is one of New Jersey’s state-recognized Native American tribes whose members live in northern New Jersey counties, as well as in surrounding areas in New York. It suffers from high rates of poverty, not unlike other indigenous communities across the country. But the Turtle Clan also has a unique threat all its own, having lived for the past 57 years on a Superfund site, a federal designation for areas that have suffered severe…

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Nanticoke

DSBF Stakes Headline Harrington Week

Published: September 24, 2021 3:34 pm ET

A total of 12 divisions, each with a purse of $20,000, headline the upcoming week of racing at Harrington Raceway as the second leg of Delaware Standardbred Breeders Fund (DSBF) stakes will be contested.

Four divisions of male pacers highlight the Monday (September 27) program with Kdk Standardbreds’ Heinikin Bythebay (7/5, Jason Thompson) and Nanticoke Racing and Donna Messick’s Ds Heartland (7/5, Art Stafford Jr.) perhaps emerging as the most impressive winners from the 1st leg of elimination events. Heinikin Bythebay, a son of Southwind Lynx, has won three straight races for trainer Kevin Switzer and is the favourite in the second division, the fourth race on the 15-race program. Les Givens-trained Ds Heartland, a son of Badlands Hanover, was the fastest elimination winner last week (1:55.3) and heads the fourth division, eighth race.

Three divisions of pacing fillies will battle Tuesday (September 28) with two clear standouts thus far. Let It Ride Stables’ Shabby Chic (7/5, Tim Tetrick) is unbeaten in three career starts for trainer Mike Hall.

The Badlands Hanover filly is in the 2nd division and fourth race on the card. Meanwhile, Gty Stable’s Gaitway Gal (7/5, Pat Berry) is 3-for-4 lifetime and was a three-length winner last week for trainer Jeff Smith. The Delmarvalous-sired filly heads the third division, the sixth race on the card.

Meanwhile, trotters will take centre stage Wednesday with three divisions for males and two for females. Owned by Stuart Chambers, Divine Horse Racing, Bcjm Inc., and Cinebrew Enterprises, Wolfpack Russ (Corey Callahan) and Nanticoke Racing’s LG’s Reed O Wen (Jim Morand) have emerged as early favourites from the colt and gelding side. Wolfpack Russ, a son of Glidemaster, was a 2:02.1 winner last week for Nick Callahan and leads…

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Girls Tennis: Moorestown Friends wins competitive BC Open

It couldn’t get any closer.

Moorestown Friends won the Burlington County Open on Saturday at Moorestown High. Day one on Friday took place at Veterans Park in Hamilton.

The Foxes tallied 14 points while Shawnee at 13 and Moorestown and Lenape each finished with 12.

Moorestown Friends won at all three singles positions. In the first singles final, Bella Pescatore defeated Shawnee’s Samantha Tepes, 6-1, 6-0. At second singles, Skye Mada won a three-set thriller over Natasha Sharnoff from Shawnee, 6-0, 4-6, 7-5. Kathryn Sebastian also won 6-0, 6-0 against Maya Butani from Moorestown.

In the first doubles final, Moorestown’s Laura Sullivan and Charlotte Morrison teamed up to top Lenape’s duo of Olivia Helmlinger and Kaitlyn King, 6-0, 6-1. Shawnee’s second doubles pair of Kalena Gatesman and Divya Prajapati won 6-2, 6-0 over Isabelle Moccia and Priya Panganamamula of Moorestown.

So far this season the Foxes are 7-4 and next face Moorestown on Monday. Moorestown defeated Friends earlier this season, 3-2, at the Haddonfield Invitational.

Scroll through and check out the complete results from the two-day tournament below.

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She Bought Her Dream Home. Then a ‘Sovereign Citizen’ Changed the Locks.

The official-looking letters started arriving soon after Shanetta Little bought the cute Tudor house on Ivy Street in Newark. Bearing a golden seal, in aureate legalistic language, the documents claimed that an obscure 18th-century treaty gave the sender rights to claim her new house as his own.

She dismissed the letters as a hoax.

And so it was with surprise that Ms. Little found herself in her yard on Ivy Street on a June afternoon as a police SWAT team negotiated with a man who had broken in, changed her locks and hung a red and green flag in its window. He claimed he was a sovereign citizen of a country that does not exist and for whom United States laws do not apply.

Ms. Little was a victim of a ploy known as paper terrorism, a favorite tactic of an extremist group that is one of the fastest growing, according to government experts and watchdog organizations. Known as the Moorish sovereign citizen movement, and loosely based around a theory that Black people are foreign citizens bound only by arcane legal systems, it encourages followers to violate existent laws in the name of empowerment. Experts say it lures marginalized people to its ranks with the false promise that they are above the law.

The man who entered her house, Hubert A. John of Los Angeles, was arrested on June 17 and charged with criminal mischief, burglary, criminal trespass and making terroristic threats. Prosecutors in New Jersey are preparing to take the case before a grand jury, according to Katherine Carter, a spokeswoman for the Essex County Prosecutor’s office. He was released on his own recognizance.

But the strange letters declaring that Ms. Little’s home is not her own still come. They arrive on faux-consular letterhead using the name Lenapehoking of the Al Moroccan Empire at…

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Oleksandr Usyk’s best hairstyles before Anthony Joshua bout from top-knot to mohican

Oleksandr Usyk will take on Anthony Joshua with a shaved head in north London this weekend – which is a long way from the standout styles he has opted for in the past.

The undefeated Ukrainian is looking to claim heavyweight glory in only his third fight in the division by beating his British foe, and goes into the bout full of confidence.

The 34-year-old has 18 victories to his name from 18 professional bouts, and has regularly got the better of his opponents with unpredictable antics before the fight has even begun.

As part of his character and culture, Usyk has had a mix of unusual hairstyles in the past, and Central Recorder Sport has taken a look at three of the most memorable before he steps into the ring vs Joshua.

Anthony Joshua greets Oleksandr Usyk during the Anthony Joshua v Oleksandr Usyk Press Conference at Tottenham Hotspur Stadium on September 23, 2021 in London, England Oleksandr Usyk is looking to claim heavyweight glory in only his third fight in the division
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Oleksandr Usyk had a Ukrainian top knot style back in 2013 Oleksandr Usyk had a Ukrainian top knot style back in 2013
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One of his most unusual offerings has been the Ukrainian top knot style he had back in 2013.

With his hairline shaved to the back of the skull, a long piece of hair is kept which can be tied into a topknot, as was seen in many of his cruiserweight bouts.

The traditional style is part of Ukrainian culture, and…

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Mohegan Sun Arena in Wilkes-Barre selling excess equipment and inventory on Sept. 25

 Added on 09/21/2021  NEPA Scene Staff  Mohegan Sun Arena , Wilkes-Barre Mohegan Sun Arena in Wilkes-Barre selling excess equipment and inventory on Sept. 25

From a press release:

On behalf of the Luzerne County Convention Center Authority, the ASM Global staff at the Mohegan Sun Arena at Casey Plaza in Wilkes-Barre Township will host an “excess inventory sale” on Saturday, Sept. 25 from 7 a.m.-11 a.m. inside the venue’s West Gate entrance.

The arena will have gently used furniture, appliances, A/V equipment, a pickup truck, and kitchen equipment for sale. Transactions may be made with cash, credit card, cashier’s check, or money order. All sales are final. Guests may not bring items to sell.

Available items (subject to change)

  • 2004 Dodge Ram 2500HD Pickup Truck, includes Boss snowplow and Salt Dogg salt spreader (mileage 26,061)
  • Bakers Pride Pizza Oven – Model Y-600
  • Waring Panini Press – Model WPG300
  • Audio/Video Rack Cabinet (black)
  • Crest Audio Analog Sound Board – Model X Eight – 24 Channel, includes power supply and audio snake
  • Ashly Dial Channel Comp/Limiter – Model CL52E
  • Crest Audio Analog Sound Board – 24 Channel, includes road case, power supply, and audio snake
  • Shure Wireless Receiver (2) – Model ULXP4 – 662-698 MHZ-M1 with 2 Shure Microphones – Model ULX2
  • Bose Subs (13 subs and 1 shell) – Panaray 502 BE
  • Brown living room chairs (26)
  • Dark brown armless living room chairs (9)
  • Light brown rocking recliner
  • Brown coffee tables (12)
  • Dark brown end tables (4)

All items must be paid for on site (255 Highland Park Blvd., Wilkes-Barre) and picked up on or before Friday, Oct. 1 at 5 p.m. For further information, call 570-970-7600, email questions@mohegansunarenapa.com, or visit mohegansunarenapa.com…

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Local roundup: Wyoming Seminary edges Nanticoke Area in boys soccer

Owen Rowlands scored twice for Wyoming Seminary, picking up the game-winner early in the second half on Friday as the Blue Knights edged Nanticoke Area 3-2 in a WVC boys soccer match.

Thomas Iskra had a goal and an assist for Sem while Matt Swartz picked up a pair of helpers.

Gio Huertero and Khalil Khan had the goals for the Trojans, who got 21 saves from Owen Brown to keep his team alive.

GIRLS SOCCER

Dallas 3, Hazleton Area 1

Megan MacNeely’s second goal of the day proved to be the game-winner, breaking a tie midway through the second half.

MacNeely opened the scoring for a 1-0 halftime lead for the Mounts before the Cougars answered after the break with a goal from Sara Balay. Iris Hobson-Tomascik scored late to give Dallas a cushion.

Morgan Solano finished with three saves in the win.

GIRLS VOLLEYBALL

Dallas 3, North Pocono 0

Maddie Musselman finished with 14 kills, 10 blocks, three aces and two digs as the Mountaineers earned a 25-22, 25-16, 25-23 sweep.

Kya Yourdon (2 aces, 1 service point, 10 kills, 4 digs) and Abby Salitis (2 aces, 1 service point, 4 kills, 9 digs) also contributed in the win.

GIRLS TENNIS

Wyoming Seminary 5, Hanover Area 0

The Blue Knights earned a sweep of the Hawkeyes, dropping just one game in any set over four contested matches.

Ilana Rosenthal, Victoria Martinez and the team of Margaret Mihalick and Maria Nolte all won 6-0, 6-0 as Seminary remained unbeaten atop the league standings.

Tunkhannock 4, Hazleton Area 1

Leah Klose and Hannah Aitken won in singles play for the Tigers, who also won both doubles matches.

Emily…

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Hackettstown Field Hockey Team ‘Aims To Do Well In Conference, Division,’ With 3-3 Start

HACKETTSTOWN, NJ — The Hackettstown field hockey team is off to a solid start and hopes to do as well in the postseason as it has the last several years.

“We have been playing pretty well so far this year,” said Rachael Gorski, who is in her third year as head coach after being an assistant coach for three years. “We are 3-3 right now with losses to strong teams: Warren Hills, Lenape Valley, and Vernon.”

Hackettstown earned the fourth seed in the Hunterdon/Warren/Sussex Tournament and earned a first-round bye. The team will take on No. 13 Vernon in the second round on Oct. 2. The Tigers last won the championship in 2018.

The team’s captains, senior Amy Wood and junior Ali Cetani; goalie Emily Newton; and sophomore forwards Kiara Koeller and Skyler Sciaretta are leading the team.

“Our captains are competent leaders, and our goalie has also been emerging as a leader in the back,” Gorski said. “Kiara Koeller and Skyler Sciaretta lead by example during practice and on the field.”

The Tigers’ first victory came over Newton, 2-1, on Sept. 11.

“Against Newton, Skyler Sciaretta returned from an injury late in regulation―which left her with a black eye―to score the game-winning goal in overtime,” Gorski said.

Koeller scored the team’s other goal, while Newton made 10 saves.

The Tigers defeated High Point, 2-1, on Sept. 18 and Wallkill Valley, 1-0, on Sept. 20.

Sciaretta and Koeller also scored the team’s goals against High Point. Newton made six saves. Emma Patton scored the team’s only goal against Wallkill Valley. Newton again made six saves in the victory.

Gorski said the Tigers are a young team.

“We are a young team with only three seniors,” she said. “This is also the first year in our program that we have been…

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