Rez Happenings

Reservation Wide Veterans Meetings The 5th member's office will be holding meetings in the districts concerning Vet's health care issues, discharge upgrades, and update on the military veterans cemetary project as follows: Feb 2 - Porcupine, Feb 3 - Wakpamni, Feb 4 - Pine Ridge, Feb 5 - White Clay, Feb 8 - LaCreek, Feb 9 - Wounded Knee. Veterans, please make it a priority to attend these very important meetings. Call 867- 2466 for a ride. Thank You for your service and honoring the values of a Lakota Warrior

Boys & Girls Clubs of Rosebud The Boys and Girls Clubs of Rosebud will be holding their annual meeting and board elections on Friday, Febuary 5 at 6:30 PM at the SGU Multipurpose Building.

SGU Founder’s Day Wacipi Feb. 6 & 7 at the SGU Multipurpose Bldg. Contest wacipi, specials and handgames. Meals to be served at the BIA dining hall. Call 856-8100 for more information.

Lena Tokata Itancan Heca Pi kte “Our Leaders of the Future” scholarship program is being sponsored by the Turtle Creek Crossing Supermarket for Seniors (Cash), 8th grade (Gift Cards) and Head Start (Bikes). For more information please contact Carmen White Horse at 856-2711.

Free Transportation On Feb. 10 & 15 the RST Transportation will provide free rides to the elderly and general public to the Turtle Creek Crossing Supermarket. Soup, fry bread & Lakota Water will be provided to those who ride the bus. Call 747-2718 for more info.

Lakota Parenting Takoja Niwiciyapi Giving Life to the Grandchildren, Sessions are for 6 weeks every Thursday beginning Feb. 4, 5:00 to 8:00 at Loneman School Mato Tipila building. Everyone Welcome! For more information please call Shirley or Charles at 867-6875

WKDS Boxing Smoker 8th grade fund raiser Feb 6th, 2010 at Maderson gymnasium Weigh ins from 9:00am-1:00pm. Coaches meeting & physicals at 2:00pm. All bouts start @ 4:00pm. Awards: Champion-long sleeve t-shirts, Runner-up medals, Team trophy, Traveling trophy, (jr&sr girls & boys)

Jesse P. Vasquez Memorial Tournament 12 Team Men’s Memorial Basketball Tournament for Jesse P. Vasquez @ American Horse School, February 12-14, 2010. For more information contact Darro Vasquez @ 454- 9438 (C) or 455-2109 (W).

Wakanyeja Pawicayapi Inc. Co-Ed Volleyball Tournament February 13, 2010 @ North Middle School, Rapid City, SD. $150 per team. For more information contact Reuben Weston or Marty Frogg @ 605-455-1226 or email ozuye33@hotmail.com. Checks & Money orders can be made out to: Wakanyeja Pawicayapi Inc. P.O. Box 100, Porcupine, SD 57772, c/o Volleyball Tournament

Wiconi Wakan Show Listen to the Wiconi Wakan Show on Teen Suicide Awareness every Monday on KILI radio from 6:00 p.m. to 7:00 p.m.

1st Annual Kari Two Lance Memorial Women’s Basketball Tournament February 18-21, 2010 at St. Francis Gym, St. Francis, SD. Entry Fee $150.00 per team and the deadline is January 31, 2010. For more information contact Wanda Brave McCauley @ 747-5478/828-2774 or Raina Two Lance 858-2097/208-4059.

21st Annual Queen City Classic Basketball Tournament March 26-28 in Spearfish. Teams from Montana, Wyoming, North Dakota, Nebraska and South Dakota are expected to play in the tournament. Registration fee is $130 per team, will all teams guaranteed three games. The tournament is open for girls and boys in grades four through 11. Deadline for entry into the tournament is March 13. Applications are available on the Internet at http://spearfish.k12.sd.us/shs/QCC/info.ht m. If you have questions, please contact Steve Meeker at 605-722-3710 or steve.meeker@bhsu.edu.

National Indian Council on Aging, Inc. Senior Community Service Employment Employment training positions available for elders residing on the Pine Ridge and Rosebud Reservations.If you are interested or know an elder who may be interested, please contact Deleana OtherBull, NICOA SCSEP program manager for South Dakota at 505-292-2001 or Lynette Corkery, NICOA SCSEP employment specialist at 605-951- 2448. Or visit our website at www.nicoa.org or email at dotherbull@nicoa.org

Lakota Council of Tribes, Inc. Wacipi Scheduled for February 13, 2010 at the Mike Durfee State Prison, Springfield, SD. Deadline for Security Access Form/Liability Waiver Form to be submitted is February 5, 2010. For more information please call Jim Halsey, Cultural Activities Coordinator at 605-369-2201. Forms can be fax ed to 605- 369-2813.

OST Food Distribution Program Commodity Issue Schedule - December February 1st - Monday @ Pine Ridge and Wanblee /Warehouses will be open. February 3rd - Wednesday @ Kyle By the Cap Building. Febraury 5th - Friday @ Manderson By the Post Office/Wounded Knee Upper Housing. February 9th - Tuesday @ Martin/Sunrise Housing. February 11th - Thursday @ Porcupine By Cap Building & Evergreen Housing. February 16th - Tuesday @ Allen/Batesland/Wakpamni. February 17th - Wednesday @ Oglala/Old Oglala Store Site. February 22- 26 @ Pine Ridge and Wanblee Warehouses. Closed for Inventory

RST Food Distribution/Commodity Issue Schedule, January 2010 Feb. 3 - 23: Warehouse Issuance hours in Mission: 8:30am-4:00pm; Certification daily: 8:30am-3:45pm.Feb.4&11: Winner/Ideal/Gregory 10am-2pm @Winner; Feb.9: Swift Bear/Horse Creek/Butte Creek @ 10am-2pm @Swift Bear; Feb.12: Black Pipe&Corn Creek 10am-2pm @ Black Pipe; Feb.17: St. Francis,Two Strike&Spring Creek 10am-2pm @ St. Francis; Feb. 19: Parmelee,Upper Cut Meat&HeDog 10am-2pm @ Parmelee. Feb. 23 is last day of certification & issuance. Closed Feb. 24-26 for inventory.Call 856-4558 or toll free 877-631- 8022. Adult swimming Daily at the SuAnne Big Crow Boys and Girls Club from 8:00 a.m.-12:00 noon and 5:00 p.m.-6:00 p.m. For more information call Chick at 867-1011.

Elder Activities in Rosebud Games, Movies, Snacks, etc. on Thursday from 6:00 p.m. to 9:00 p.m. Lakota language classes on Monday & Tuesday from 1:00 p.m. to 2:00 p.m. For more information call Marlene Iron Shell @ 828-1251 or Mary Ellen Artichoker @ 747-2728.

Wounded Knee Memorial Motorcycle Run The Wounded Knee Memorial Motorcycle Run will be held Friday, August 6 through Saturday, August 7, 2010. The run which honors the trail of Chief Big Foot will begin in Ft. Yates, North Dakota, continue to Eagle Butte, South Dakota and end in Wounded Knee.

Fathers & Father Figures Every Tuesday - fatherhood initiative from 6:00 p.m. to 8:00 p.m. at the old IHS Lobby in Pine Ridge, with meal provided. All Fathers & Father Figures invited.

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. Also, every Sunday at 6:30 p.m. at Gospel Fellowship Church in Pine Ridge, for information call Lisa 867-1704 or Robin 454-0771