PINE RIDGE - Following an executive session and two tabling motions that failed, the OST Council voted 7-6 with one not voting to pay Peska Construction $500,000 after receiving a specifications book, the final design and materials with the balance of $600, More...
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By Archie B. Beauvais Special to the Times
MISSION - On Friday, Oct. 16, The Sicangu Owayawa Oti or Rosebud dormitory celebrated the dedication of a new gymnasium that was built through the generosity of several benefactors and hard working dormitory staff. Director, Nancy Keller- Hernandez began the dedication ceremonies with the guidance of eyapaha Bill Felix. More...
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Shannon County hits an all time enrollment high
By Tom Crash Times Correspondent
BATESLAND - With continued growth in their core schools, a new school in Red Shirt, the addition of preschools at Wolf Creek and Rockyford and the roll-out of the Virtual High School, Shannon County schools has an all time high enrollment of 1,374 this fall. More...
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By Steve Young Sioux Falls Argus Leader
Editor's note***Last month, the Sioux Falls Argus Leader published a three-part series on youth suicide on South Dakota's reservations. According to the statistics, the suicide rate among American Indians is four to five times higher than the national average. More...
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MARTIN - For the month of October, Butch's of Martin was selected as business of the month. Butch's has been in business since 1984 owned and operated by Butch Ceplecha. The first seven years of business Butch's was an auto body and repair shop. Then Butch's was an ag repair shop for seven more years. More...
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MISSION - At the state tennis tournament from Oct. 9 to 10, the Todd County High School tennis team won the Sportsmanship Award which is an award that is voted upon by all the coaches and tournament officials. The award is presented to the team who exhibits truthfullness, good attitudes, integrity and fairness throughout the state tournament and throughout the season! Hanna Gasdia and Amanda Jackson also made it into the third round of consolation doubles "Miss Congenialities" of the state tournament are: L-R Kassandra Chauncey, Amanda Jackson, Hanna Gasdia and Allie Swalley. More...
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Dear Anna, How are you doing? I'm okay, but I had some questions to ask. I am trying to get my two kids back and I was wondering will I get them? Because we went to court, me and the children's father went six months ago and they said I could visit them at the LOWO program here in Pine Ridge. More...
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(Answers in next week's edition) Ot..ú..wahe t..á..ka = City More...
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LETTERS TO THE EDITOR~
Dear Editor: The Lakota Nation Invitational Girls Volleyball Tournament just celebrated its 14th birthday with another outstanding tournament on Oct. 3 and 4, 2008 at the Rapid City Civic Center. More...
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Northern Perspectives
There are some rather interesting examples of how Lakota words are arranged when placed in a sentence and such things as word order and correct grammar are considered. For example, I wrote earlier about the temptation to always translate Lakota into English and for some Lakota scholars that is a useless exercise with little value. More...
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Notes from Indian Country
It took a lot of pushing, name calling and personal attacks to finally force me from Barack Obama's bandwagon. That's right. I will not be casting my vote for Obama and if you believe today's polls, my vote doesn't matter. But it matters to me, win or lose. More...
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Finding My Voice
Bitch, whine, complain, and moan. I hear it everyday. Every corner I turn in the grocery store, in line at the grocery store, or where ever people congregate to talk. I hear the same phrase over and over. When they complain of nepotism, or incentives, or conferences in Vegas. More...
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Standing Rock Sioux, Vine Deloria Jr. once wrote that a "people cannot be subdued unless they lose belief in themselves. More...
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It is said prior to every election that this is one of the most important elections of our time. And then the voters go out and re-elect the same old politicians. Change? On Nov. 4, 2008 the people of the Pine Ridge Reservation in South Dakota are looking at new choices. More...
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Public Health Nursing Flu shots schedule Thursday Oct. 23 Wanblee PHN office 8 a.m.-4:30 p.m., Manderson Clinic 11 a.m.-3 p.m. Early Vote Thursday, Oct. 23 from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. at the Pine Ridge village CAP Office and Friday, Oct. 24 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. at OLC's Pejuta Haka College Center in Kyle. More...
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MANDERSON - Vanessa Sharie Clifford, 27, of Manderson died in an automobile accident near Allen on Oct. 19, 2008. Survivors include a son Tyson Buckley of Colgate, Okla.; daughters Alize and Rhoda Buckley both of Colgate, Okla.; brothers Cody Clifford of Reno, Nev.; sisters Michele Clifford of St. Paul, Minn., Georgianna Clifford of Rochester, Minn. More...
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Todd County, Cheyenne Eagle Butte to battle for boy's team championships
CHAMBERLAIN/BELLE FOURCHE - Lottie Grimshaw, an eighth grader at Todd County, defended her Region 5A cross country individual title Friday in Belle Fourche by blowing away the field, defeating Alayna Ackerman of St. Thomas More/RC Christian by 33 seconds with a time of 16:14 over the 4000 meter course. Todd County girls took second to St. Thomas More 37-39. More...
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BIDS Little Wound School Board P.O. Box 500 Kyle, SD 57752-0500 Phone: 605-455-6150 Fax: 605-455-2340 INVITATION FOR AUDIT PROPOSAL Little Wound School Board is seeking a Financial Audit proposal for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2008. More...
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Butch's selected October business of the month