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🌱 How Cherokee students honored a beloved teacher’s victorious cancer fight

Good morning to you Cherokee! Catch up on our news and events right here. Keep reading to stay in the know. ☕️️

In today's newsletter:

  • How Cherokee students honored a beloved teacher’s victorious cancer fight
  • How a Cherokee student turned a local fashion show into a career

📸 Have a great pic of holiday decorations from around Cherokee? Post it to Cherokee photos of the day! ☃️ 🟢-🟠-🟣-🔴-🟡-🔵 ☃️

Today's riddle: The doctor told me to drink carrot juice after a hot bath. - Did it help? 🤔 (Answer below!)

Weather forecast:

  • Wednesday: Clouds and sunshine, with a high of 51 and low of 28 degrees.
  • Thursday: A bit of afternoon rain, temps: high: 53, low: 34.
  • Friday: Plenty of sunshine, with a high of 47 and low of 19 degrees. ⛄️ Brr!

📰 News we're reading

• Tsalagi Anitsvyasdi play in Coaches vs Cancer event for Natalie Grant (theonefeather.com) — Cherokee Central Schools students honored beloved Cherokee language teacher Natalie Grant, an Eastern Band of Cherokee Indians member, by playing in a Coaches vs. Cancer game after her successful kidney cancer surgery and recovery. Her story highlights the “Every Day Every Brave” spirit and her ongoing work keeping the Cherokee language alive for local youth.
   

• Lindley Wyatt brings her culture to the runway (theonefeather.com) — A young Eastern Band of Cherokee Indians member from Cherokee is turning local runway experience into a growing Indigenous fashion career across the country. Lindley Wyatt, now a WCU marketing and management student, began modeling at the Kananesgi Fashion Show in Cherokee and continues using fashion and marketing skills to share Native culture well beyond the Qualla Boundary.
   

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💬 Chatter

What your neighbors are talking about on social media

  • Harrah's Cherokee Casino Resort posted a job opening for Confectioner-Sweet Stop (Full Time; Varied Shift) $17/hour in Cherokee. Apply here.
  • Healthcare Services Group, Inc. posted a job opening for Nutrition Services Manager in Sylva. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Cherokee here.

🗞 Nearby News

Sylva

  • Guinness World Record holders from the Asheville area (6amcity.com)

Maggie Valley

Cullowhee

Ok Cherokee! So now you're in the loop about what's happening today. Thanks for reading, and see you in your inbox next time! Oh -- and if you like what you're reading, invite a friend to Patch AM!

-- The Patch AM Team

P.S. The answer to today's riddle: I don’t know. I can never finish drinking the hot bath!
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Stay in the loop with what's happening in Cherokee

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Stay in the loop with what's happening in Cherokee

Never miss out on local news and events that matter to you.