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10 THURSDAY, NOV. 29, 2012 cherokee one feather/na tsalagi soquo ugidahliNonie Marie HensleyRolandWAYNESVILLE - Nonie Marieensley Roland, age 87, passedway on Sunday, Nov. 18, 2012 ater residence.A native of Swain County, sheas the daughter of the late Williamnd Grace Smith Hensley. In addiionto her parents, she was precededn death by her husband, Kellyoland, who died in 1970 and a son,illiam “Bill” Roland. Marie was aescendent of the late Cherokee InianChief, Nimrod Jarrett Smith,ho was her great-grandfather. Sheill be remembered for leading aedicated Christian life and lovinghe Lord above all else. Marie was aonderful loving mother who caredeeply for her family. She was talntedwith crafts and well-known foraking beautiful Indian dolls andecklaces. She also enjoyed workingn her garden and canning.She is survived by four daughers,Linda Norene Sutton, Sandraail Roland, Charlene Lee Mull ander husband, Carl, and Pamela Kayingleton and her husband, Tommy;hree sons, James Michael Rolandnd his wife, Clara, and Kerry Nealoland and his wife, Linda, andhristopher Mintz; 23 grandchilren;41 great-grandchildren; and0 great-great-grandchildren.Funeral services were held at1a.m. on Wednesday, Nov. at Fullospel Christian Fellowship Churchith Reverend Frank Wyatt and RevrendLinda Campbell officiating.urial followed at Birdtown Cemeeryin Cherokee.Wells Funeral Homes & CremaionServices of Waynesville was inharge of arrangements. An on-lineemorial register is available atObituaries” at “www.wellsfuneralome.com”Wilma Beck LambertWilma Beck Lambert, 89, ofherokee passed away Tuesday, Nov.0, 2012 in Tsali Care Center. A naiveof Swain County, she was thedaughter of the late Sam and SarahSneed Beck. She and her husbandFred were house parents for CherokeeBoys Club Children’s Home. Shealso worked for the wardrobe departmentfor “Unto These Hills.” Wilmawas a gifted and talented seamstressand musician. She was a member ofthe Cherokee united MethodistChurch.She was preceded in death by adaughter, Saretta Lambert; brothers,Paul Beck, John Quinton Beck,Samuel F. Beck; and one grandson,Scott Williamson.She is survived by her husbandof 59 years, Fred Lambert; two children,William (Bill) Beck of Cherokee,Teresa Williamson and husbandRay of Whittier; five grandchildren,Sam Clements, Summer Crowe, LoraBranning, Jamie Williamson, DwightWilliamson; five great grandchildren;and one brother, James TimothyBeck of Cherokee.Funeral services were held at2p.m. Saturday in the chapel ofCrisp Funeral Home. Rev. John Ferree,and Ray Kinsland officiated withburial in the Lambert Family Cemetery.Mildred Sequoyah(Moose) MesserJenkinsBRYSON CITY - Mildred Sequoyah(Moose) Messer Jenkins, 53,of Bryson City went home to be withthe Lord, Friday, Nov. 23, 2012 ather home. A native of Swain County,she was the daughter of the lateBeauford and Effie Haynes Messer.She was a member of Mt. CarmelBaptist Church. She was preceded indeath by a brother Jimmy.She is survived by two daughters;Jacqueline (Jackie) JenkinsKeever and husband David of Fieldale,VA, and Stacy Jenkins Edwardsand husband Russell of Bryson City;four granddaughters, Chloee, Ali,Hayley, and Audree; six sisters, LindaFowler of Bryson City, Sue Warrenof Bryson City, Caron Swayney, RuthMarie McCoy, Annie Cucumber, andLady Bird Powell all of Cherokee;two brothers Bruce Messer of BrysonCity, and Henry Queen Littlejohn, Jr.of Cherokee, and several nieces andnephews.Memorial Services were held3pm Monday in The Chapel of CrispFuneral Home. Revs. Ray Fox andJames (Bo) Parris officiated.In lieu of flowers memorial maybe made to the DaVita CherokeeDialysis Center 53 Echota ChurchRd. Cherokee, NC 28719-9702.An online register is available atwww.crispfuneralhome.orgMartin Perez, Jr.BREVARD - Martin Perez, Jr.,22, passed away unexpectedly onFriday, Nov. 23, 2012 at his home of1263 See Off Mtn. Road in Brevard,NC where he lived with his family.He was the son of Martin Perez,Sr. and mother Veronica Ronni Lossiahof Brevard. Martin was a standoutfootball player at Brevard HighSchool where he graduated in 2009.He had many friends and family whorelated that he was an all aroundgood guy who made them laugh andsmile.He was preceded in death by hismaternal grandfather Noah Lossiah.Along with his parents he is also survivedby his maternal grandmotherGaynell Crowe; paternal grandparents,Guadalupe Perez and Maria deJesus Barcenas of Mexico; three sisters,Claudia Perez, Carina Perez andCenia Perez of Brevard; unclesNoland Crowe of Virginia, JaimePerez, Ruben Perez and Chino Perezof Brevard; one nephew, CashMoney "lil boy", one niece Charlotte"bear" Perez and several aunts, unclesand cousins in Mexico.A public visitation was held onNov. 24 at the chapel of Long HouseFuneral Home in Cherokee and a funeralfollowed the next day in theLong House Chapel with Mr. RayKinsland officiating. The Pall Bearerswere among the family andfriends. Services concluded at thegraveside near his maternal Grandmother'sresidence on LambertBranch in Cherokee.Long House Funeral Home assistedin the arrangements.
cherokee one feather/na tsalagi soquo ugidahliTHURSDAY, NOV. 29, 201211BASKETBALLCherokee boys, girlsrout Nantahalain season openerCherokee basketball is off to areat start as both the boys and girlsarsity teams routed Nantahala inhe season opener on Tuesday, Nov.0.Led by Dustin Johnson with 17oints, the Braves (1-0) won 97-8.he score was 42-3 after the firstuarter and 64-4 at halftime. Otherraves scorers included: Jesse Toieeta14, Seth Littlejohn 12, Derrickedford 12, Brandt Sutton 9, Dariushompson 9, Stephen Swan 8, Chrisueen 6, Hunter Lambert 4, Eli Litlejohn4, and Raven Frankiewicz 2.The girls game was also alowout with the Lady Braves (1-0)inning 73-29. Avery Mintz led theay with 20 points as Cherokee putt away early. The Lady Braves led3-2 after the first quarter and 44-9t halftime. Other Lady Braves scorrsincluded: Kendall Toineeta 10,e Le Lossiah 9, Deija Burgess 9, JorynThompson 8, Angel Saine 7, BrinnaJumper 7, Kaycee Lossiah 2,nd Miranda Smith 1.- ONE FEATHER STAFF REPORTBASKETBALLLady Braves defeatMitchell, AveryThe Lady Braves (3-0) remainedndefeated by beating Mitchell andvery over the weekend in the HarestHoot Invitational.Cherokee beat Mitchell 63-49 onriday, Nov. 23. The Lady Bravesjumped out to an early lead and led38-26 at halftime. Mitchell cameback in the third quarter, but a 16-point fourth quarter would seal thedeal for Cherokee.Kendall Toineeta led the LadyBraves with 21 points followed byAvery Mintz with 16 and DeijaBurgess with 10. Other Cherokeescorers included: Bree Stamper 4,Jordyn Thompson 6, Le Le Lossiah 2,aycee Lossiah 2, and BriannaJumper 2.Caitlin Blevins led the way forMitchell with 15 points followed bySarah Robinson with 13.The Lady Braves continued theirwinning ways the next night with a53-35 win over Avery. This onestarted out close with Cherokee holdingan 11-10 lead after the firstquarter and a 28-23 lead at halftime.But, the Lady Braves outscoredAvery 25-12 in the second half totake the win.Mintz led Cherokee with 21points followed by Burgess with 11.Other Cherokee scorers included:Jumper 2, K. Lossiah 2, MirandaSmith 2, Thompson 8, Toineeta 5,and Angel Saine 2.- ONE FEATHER STAFF REPORTBASKETBALLBraves defeatMitchell, lose to AveryThe Cherokee Braves (2-1) splitgames in the Harvest Hoot Invitationaltournament this past weekendin Mitchell.They beat Mitchell 67-66 in the firstround on Friday, Nov. 23. Cherokeejumped out to a 33-25 lead by halftime.Both teams were even at 19-19 in the third, and the Braves heldoff a Mitchell charge in the fourth totake the one-point win.Seth Littlejohn led the way forCherokee with 20 points followed byDustin Johnson with 18. Other scorersfor the Braves included: Jesse Toineeta6, Raven Frankiewicz 4,Darius Thompson 14 and Eli Littlejohn5.Austin Mask led Mitchell with28 points followed by Cody Williswith 11.The next day, the Braves fell toAvery 51-43. Stats for that gamewere unavailable by press time.- ONE FEATHER STAFF REPORTFOOTBALLSwain, Murphyadvance to statefinalsThe Swain Maroon Devils andthe Murphy Bulldogs both advancedto the state finals in their respectivedivisions with wins on Friday, Nov.23. Both are set to defend their statetitles on Saturday, Dec. 1 at N.C.State’s Carter-Finley Stadium inRaleigh.Swain (14-0) staged a hugecomeback on Friday to defeat Monroe(11-3) 28-21, and Murphy (13-2) edged previously undefeatedAlbemarle (13-1) 27-24.Swain QB Raymius Smith, anEBCI tribal member, threw for 75ydsand two touchdowns in the game includinga 49yd score to fellow tribalmember Greg Tisho. The MaroonDevils are set to defend their state 1-AA title against SW Onslow (13-1)at 3pm.Murphy, which has several EBCItribal members on the squad as well,is set to defend their state 1A titleagainst Plymouth (14-0) at 11am.- ONE FEATHER STAFF REPORTRaven Fork Fire burnsnearly 100 acresFire management personnel atGreat Smoky Mountains NationalPark reported that the Raven ForkFire was 100 percent contained onTuesday, Nov. 20. Firefighters fromthe Park and the Bureau of IndianAffairs worked jointly to manage thewildfire which was first reported onSunday, Nov. 18 in an area northwestof Big Cove Road and RavenFork Overlook near Cherokee. Approximately30 firefighters constructedcontrol lines around thewildfire and conducted burnout operationscontaining the fire to a totalarea of approximately 90 – 100acres.The cause of the fire is still underinvestigation.- NPSWolfe wins NewKituwah raffleThe New Kituwah Parent Associationsold raffle tickets on a 16GBIPod Touch that was donated by theCherokee Indian Police Dept. Allproceeds from the ticket sales will gotoward Christmas gifts for the students.The drawing was held on Friday,Nov. 16. The Association askedGarfield Long, Jr. to draw the winningticket and the winner wasTeresa Wolfe.“Congratulations Teresa,” saidNKPA officials. “Thanks to everyonewho bought tickets. Your support isgreatly appreciated!”The NKPA is currently runninganother raffle for a $250 gift card toWalmart and a $250 gift card toTarget. Two winners will be selected.Tickets are $2/each or 8 for $10 andthe drawing will occur on Friday,Dec. 7.- New Kituwah Parent AssociationGibson makesPresident’s List at GCUBritnee Gibson has been named tothe President’s List for Grand Canyon Universityin Phoenix, Ariz. by earning a GPAbetween 3.8 – 4.0. “Your contributionsin the classroom and quality of submittedwork set you apart as student committedto high achievement,” Jennifer Lech, vicepresident for academic affairs at GrandCanyon Univ., wrote in a letter to Gibson.Gibson lives with her son, Wyatt, in Whittier.- GCUBig Cove CommunityReportCommunity WatchThere have been several wildfires inour community along with Wolftownand Yellow Hill Communities. We wanteveryone to be on high alert because thesefires appear to be started by arson. CommunityWatch is currently putting up a$500.00 reward for any information thatleads to a conviction of the person or personsstarting these fires. As of yet, no lossof life or serious property damage has occurredbecause of these fires, but it is onlya matter of time. If you have any information,please contact the Police Departmentor contact Bo Taylor 736-2947.- Big Cove Rep. Bo TaylorOne FeatherdeadlineMonday at 12noon
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