REZ HAPPENINGS

To post your event call, fax or email Troylynn Twiss Phone:605-685-1868 FAX:605-685-1870 Email: troylynn@lakotacountrytimes.com AA Meetings Every Sunday at 6:30 p.m. in Kateri Hall at the St. Agnes Church in Manderson. Everyone welcome, call 867-2267 for information. Every Tuesday from 5:30 - 6:30 p.m. at the Pahin Sinte College Center in Porcupine, for info call Janice at 867-5404.

Grief Support Group Meeting the second and fourth Tuesday of each month from 5:30 - 7:30 p.m. at Our Lady of Sorrows Church in Kyle, for information call 455-2888

12 Step meetings Tuesday evenings, 7:30 p.m. at the East Wakpamni College Center in Batesland

Aerobics Monday and Wednesday evenings from 6:30-7:30 p.m. at the Porcupine Clinic sponsored by the Pahin Sinte College Center, for information call 867-5404

Lakota Language Immersion Class Every Tuesday from 10 am until 12:00 noon at the Pahin Sinte College Center in Porcupine with Bryan Charging Cloud open to students, community members and programs for male students only, for information call 867-5404

Co-dependency Support Group Meets on Tuesdays at 7:00 p.m. at the AA trailer in Pine Ridge

Virtual High School Registration Continues at Red Shirt Community School, Wolf Creek School, Batesland School and Rockyford School for interested students who aren't going to school but would like to enroll for and work for a high school diploma at the new Shannon County Virtual High School, for information call Vicki Grant at 288-1921.

Adult swimming Daily at the SuAnne Big Crow Boys and Girls Club from 8:00 a.m.- 12:00 noon and 5:00 - 6:00 p.m., for information call Chick at 867-1011

Grief Support Group meetings Every Sunday at 6:30 p.m. at Gospel Fellowship Church in Pine Ridge, for information call Lisa 867-1704 or Robin 454-0771 Pahin Sinte Owayawa registration New school in Porcupine registering new students May 1 - Sept. 11, for information 867-5588

Fishing Derby-Rez Bass Anglers 2009 Club bass tournaments for two man teams throughout summer, for information Jake 867-1750, Willie 867-1077 or Fred 867-5635

Benefit/Fundraiser Dance for Joseph "Joe Biscuit" Bissonette Dance to Spiderzback, a benefit dance for Joseph to attend the 2009 Austrailia Down Under Program in July 2009. Will be held at the Billy Mills Hall, Pine Ridge, S.D. on Friday June 12th @ 9:00 p.m. For more info contact Rocky & DaJuanna Bissonette @ 685-8481, Bovette Herman @ 441-8503, or Carole O'Rourke @ 454- 4655.

Mud Racers - Hermosa Mud Track June 13th - Non-profit Charity Race. August 2nd - September 20th-Hermosa Mud Track. End of season BHMR Meeting & party @ Trails West Bar in Hermosa October 17, 2009. For more info contact Melissa @ 605-454-3758

2009 Oglala Lakota Veterans Honoring & Wacipi June 11. 12, 13, & 14 in Pine Ridge S.D. With Mac carnival advance tickets on sale now. All honorings & Specials welcomed. Color Guard, pt, cadance competition, contact Ed Garneaux @ 441-2513, Henny Whalen @ 441-6430, Connie Ten Fingers @ 454-3100, Daeda Lays Bad @ 787-3470

Mud Bog Racing 2009 Saturday June 13, July 11, August 15 and September 12 at the Ohitika track in Kyle, gates open at 10:00 a.m., driver's meeting 12:00 noon and race time 1:00 p.m., for more information Jenny 867- 6218 or Jamie 441-3241.

Horseback Ride Across Homeland June 16-21 starting at Norris and finishing at West Boundary (120 miles) dedicated to the youth for a better tomorrow. For information contact: CJ 867-1920, 441-8372, Percy 867-5834, 454-2495, Wayne 867-5315, 454-5319. Memorial Dinner for Darwin "Dooch" Clifford on Father's Day Sunday June 21, 2009. Unveling of the headstone will be @ 10 am @ JFK Ranch in Manderson. Dinner will follow at Wounded Knee District School. Hope you can come join the family in Dooch's memory. call Pinky @ 867-5594 for inf.

Social Security Representative Will be at the BIA bldg. in Pine Ridge, June 16 from 10:00 a.m - 2:00 p.m. and will remain open through noon hour.

Little League Veterans Memorial Baseball Tourney June 11, 12, & 13, 2009. 3 divisions 7-9 Yrs old (Darby 685-8253) 10-13 (Raydean 867-1448) 14-18 yrs old (Gummer 454- 0771) In Pine Ridge at the high school baseball field. No Entry Fee in honor of all veterans and remembering Vergil Pourier. Trophies, Hoodies, etc.

Memorial Dinner for Michael John Waters For Michael John Waters D.O.B. - June 13, 1966/D.O.D. - March 10, 2008 Dinner will be held June 13th, 2009 @ 2:30 p.m. Outside Calico Advent Church (will be at Wakpamni Cap Office if weather is bad). Unveiling of headstone will be held @ grave site w/prayers and blessing. For more info contact the Waters family @ 867-5664, Bernadette @ 867-2385 or Susan @ 454-5510.

Mud Racers - Coyote Valley Mud Race July 2nd - 19th, August 22nd, October 3rd - Finals @ Smithwick, SD. For more info contact Melissa 605-454- 3758

Fathers Day Horseshoe Classic In Memory of Fred Brings Him Back, Sr. Sunday June 21, 2009 @ 1:00 p.m. at Velma Brings Him Back Residence in Oglala SD, across from Loneman School. For more info contact Gilson @ 867- 22508 or 605-454-2007.

Rosebud Oyate Art Market Every Thursday at Sinte Gleska University Student Lounge beginning at 6:00 p.m. Local artists will be given an opportunity to market their work through ROAM. For more information call the Tree of Life Ministry @ 856-2396 or 856-4266. Tenth Annual Intertribal Gathering Native American Powwow with Arts & Crafts. June 12-14, 2009 at Fort Robinson State Park, Crawford NE. Registration begins at 3:00 p.m. Friday. For more information contact Ron Moore, Panhandle RC&D @ (308) 632-1311.

A Diabetes Prevention Camp June 15 - 19, 2009 at the SuAnne Big Crow Boys & Girls Club. The camp will be using the T.R.A.I.L. Curriculum (Together Raising Awareness for Indian Life). This camp is the result of a partnership between ICAI and First Pic. For more info. call 867-1011.

Rosebud Sioux Tribe Diabetes Prevention Program Summer Slim Down! 90 days, 5 friends, 1 challenge. 5 member teams will have program support to lose weight both as individuals and as a team. Participants will be provided support from specialists and be allowed access to Diabetes Prevention fitness equipment. Register by June 12, 2009. Program will run from June 12 to August 28. For more info call 747-4600.

Cancer Support Group Meeting The Harvey White Woman Cancer Support Group will meet on Tuesday, June 16, 2009 at the East Wakpamni College Center in Batesland, S.D. from 5:00 p.m. to 7 p.m. For more information call Iva Jo Ruff at 685-6902 or 441-5284 anytime.

OST Food Distribution Program Commodity Issue Schedule - June June 1st - Monday @ Pine Ridge and Wanblee /Warehouses will be open. June 4th- Thursday @ Kyle By the Cap Building. June 8th - Monday @ Manderson By the Post Office/Wounded Knee Upper Housing. June 10th - Wednesday @ Martin/Sunrise Housing. June 12th - Friday @ Porcupine By Cap Building & Evergreen Housing. June 16th - Tuesday @ Allen/Batesland/Wakpamni. June 17th - Wednesday @ Oglala/Old Oglala Store Site. June 23 - 30 @ Pine Ridge and Wanblee Warehouses. Closed for Inventory

Rez Happenings are free just e-mail troylynn@lakotacountrytimes.com