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ROSEBUD - The Rosebud Sioux Tribe will receive at least $4,726,000 under the stimulus package recently signed by President Obama. Several programs will share in this Omnibus Appropriations bill for fiscal year 2009. In addition, the Advanced Electronic Rosebud Integration was funded at $3.2 million under the September 2008 continuing resolution. More ... Manderson-Bette's Kitchen, owned and operated for the past ten years by Charles and Betty Janis O'Rourke, offers much more than reasonably priced home cooked cuisine in a relaxed country setting. More ... (above) Back Row: Coach Bob Martin, Christian Ladeaux, Eric Kills Enemy, Akicita His Horse Is Thunder, Coach Garfield Little Dog Front Row: Daniel Villarreal, David Gibbons, Jr., Gordon Looks Twice, Jr. Anfernee Rondeau, Clayton Gibbons, Winston Mesteth More ... The Tooth Fairy has long pink hair, purple wings, and sports rhinestone glasses. Who knew? Bedecked in a frothy pink ball gown and accompanied by her sidekick Plaque Attack, a superhero of sorts in red tights and silver cape, the top fairy took time out of her busy schedule to drop in on Loneman Day School in Oglala for the first annual Jawbone Jamboree on Wednesday, More ... On Thursday, March 12, 2009 American Horse School held their 3rd quarter conferences. Parents and Students drove in or rode the buses that were sent out to pick them up. When the students arrived they grabbed sack lunches and were off on buses for a "Mystery Trip". The "Mystery Trip" ended up in Martin at the Inland Theatre for pop, popcorn, and the movie Pink Panther. More ... The Read-a-thon was composed of three parts. The first part involved students K-8 reading or being read to at home from January 5th through March 5th. The top three readers in each classroom were brought to the Scholastic Book Fair. First place readers were allowed to pick out a book, a poster, and a fancy pen. More ... American Horse Middle School Gear-Up girls attended The Women in Science program at the SD School of Mines and Technology Campus in Rapid City on March 13, 2009. The program was open to girls from 6th-12th grade each school was broken up into groups of 15 and was given a guide for the day. The day was split up into ten half hour sessions, including a pizza lunch! More ... KYLE — On Saturday Feb. 21, 2009, the one day class had nine participants. Credit When Credit is Due, teaches the importance of managing and building good credit, building a savings account, budgeting, preparing individuals to make better financial decisions. More ... FT. YATES, N.D. — The Office of the Special Trustee for American Indians in cooperation with the Standing Rock Sioux Tribe and the First Nations Development Institute will offer financial and entrepreneurial training between March 31 and April 2, 2009. More ... SIOUX FALLS — We Shall Remain a five-part television special from the PBS series, American Experience, telling the story of pivotal moments in U.S. history from the Native American perspective will have a corresponding radio component. More ... ROSEBUD - Occupants of a car that razed this utility box received only minor injuries last week. Witnesses say that those riding in the car were lucky that the vehicle did not roll after it skidded sideways down the hill located on the southwest end of town. It was reported that the vehicle bounced approximately 10 feet off the ground and left marks to attest to this on the pole. Photo by Vi Waln More ... SCENIC (AP) - Crews doused a brush fire near Badlands National Park Sunday after it charred an estimated 500 acres about five miles east of Scenic. It started in the north ditch along Highway 44 and spread quickly to the northeast across private rangeland that's adjacent to Buffalo Gap National Grassland. More ... BROOKINGS — A South Dakota State University study adds to what is known about the potential use of some milk products to lower the risk of colon tumors. More ... We completed our regular work at the Capitol for the 2009 legislative Session on Friday, March 13. A great deal of work went into this year's state's budget and I would like to commend all of the legislators who serve on the Appropriations Committee for all of their hard work. More ... PIERRE - For South Dakota vehicle owners, renewing their vehicle registration just became as easy as logging on to their computer. The state Department of Revenue and Regulation, Division of Motor Vehicles, today released the on-line renewal system for public use. More ... SCENIC — Heathershaw Designs is a sole proprietorship, owned and operated by Marquittee Heathershaw, an enrolled member of the Oglala Sioux Tribe. Heathershaw Designs was established in November of 2000 and selected as the Pine Ridge Chamber of Commerce February Business of the Month. More ... HURON (AP) - A U.S. Agriculture Department agency said it has money available to help South Dakota communities address water quality problems or upgrade water, sewer and storm water systems. More ... HARNEY PEAK — On March 21, Lakota/Dakota and Nakota people will again gather at the sacred mountain Hehan Kaga Paka in the Black Hills for ceremony of welcoming back the thunders. The traditional ceremony is to prepare for the next year. More ... SIOUX FALLS — Federal prosecutors do not have to provide an outline of their case against one of two men charged with the 1975 slaying of a fellow American Indian Movement activist, a federal magistrate judge ruled Friday. More ... PINE RIDGE — The Atomic Licensing Board Judges Panel have scheduled a hearing for March 24, 2009 at 10 a.m. at the Federal Courthouse in Rapid City. The Foreign Owenership issue is raised by petitioners challenging the Cameco, Inc. license renewal and expansion for the Crow Butte Uranium Mine and its North Trend expansion plan near Crawford, Neb. More ... SPOKANE, Wash. (AP) — Four men accused of killing and selling bald and golden eagles and other protected birds were arrested Thursday by federal agents. Arrested were Ricky Sam Wahchumwah, of Granger, Wash.; Alfred L. Hawk Jr., of White Swan, Wash.; William Wahsise, of White Swan, Wash.; and Reginald Dale Akeen, also known as J.J. Lonelodge, of Anadarko, Okla. More ... |
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