Year: 2018

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Stickball on the Rez
Ever wondered about Native American stickball? Stickball on the Rez is open to the public Friday, March 16, 5:30 p.m., at the Pow Wow Grounds on Jack Springs Road. Hamburgers and hot dogs will be available. If inclement weather, game may be rescheduled or canceled. For more information, contact Joey Selzer, Cultural Educator at wselzer@pci-nsn.gov 251-368-9136 ext. 2541, or Chris “Ding Ding” Blackburn, Planning & Events Coordinator, at 251-368-9136 ext.…
by Submitted Article access_time8 years ago
If they open it, will we come?
Thursday afternoon, March 8, I drove out to Little River State Park and met Gary Cole for an interview about the park’s reopening. If you grew up here, you probably have fond memories of the park. As I drove along the narrow road leading into the main area of the park, I felt a little of the excitement I felt as a kid. Carload of kinfolks, probably a picnic lunch…
by Sherry Digmon access_time8 years ago
Making Congress work again
By Congressman Bradley Byrne Anyone who has followed Congress over the last twenty years knows that things have been pretty dysfunctional. While I believe our Founding Fathers intended for the Legislative Branch to be deliberative, I think they would be troubled by how broken things have become. One of the top drivers of the dysfunction is the budget and government funding process. Did you know that the last time Congress…
by Submitted Article access_time8 years ago
Visitor likes bridges, some scare me
By Nina Keenam The drive was long from Louisiana, over six hours, with only a couple of short breaks. No wonder the eight-year-old sitting on my couch after the journey while two adults carried on a lively conversation began to look bored. He was tired of the television program he was watching. He loves running, jumping and turning flips outside, but he was in an unfamiliar place so his grandmother…
by Submitted Article access_time8 years ago