Births

Birthdays

Sweeney, Factor wed in historic capitol
Keisha Jo Sweeney and Terry Edward Factor were united in marriage at a private ceremony, November 23, 2005, at the historic Chickasaw Nation capitol building in Tishomingo, Oklahoma.

Student selected for Eisenhower leadership forum
Sara Linsley, a student at Roff (OK) School, has been accepted to the People to People World Leadership Forum.

Blackwell kids doing well in Owasso
Dylan Blackwell, a second grade student at Ator Heights elementary school, Owasso, Okla., was chosen student of the week.

Chickasaw student learning Chickasaw
Mason Spence recently constructed a traditional Chickasaw Summer House out of popsicle sticks for a class project in recognition of November being Native American month.

Ardmore Head Start December ‘Star Students of the Month’
Chickasaw Nation Head Start, Ardmore, Classroom #3, would like to present its Star Students of the Month for December: Carlye Shannon and Willie Wilson.

Scott elected Foundation for Women Legislators’ state director
WASHINGTON, D.C.-Chickasaw Tribal Legislator Wanda Scott was elected Oklahoma State Director of the National Foundation for Women Legislators (NFWL) at the 2005 NFWL Annual Conference in Phoenix, Arizona.

Chickasaw returns from Iraq duty
Pfc. Jennifer Cobrin a medic in the 1/25 Stryker Brigade Support Battalion receently returned from a one-year deployment at forward Operating Base Marez in Mosul, Iraq.

Chickasaw second-grader selected ‘student of the month’
Matthew Pickens is a second grader at Oliver Wendell Holmes Elementary School in Long Beach, Cali.

Von Tungeln family gathers for reunion in Texas
Friends and family of the late Chickasaw Charline Penner Von Tungeln, born in Mill Creek, Okla., in 1914, gathered in Amarillo, Texas for a Texas-sized family reunion on November 25 -26, 2005.

Chickasaw student honored for art work
Morgan LaFountain, Chickasaw third-grade student at Sulphur Elementary School, was recently honored by Oklahoma District 22 State Representative Wes Hilliard for her accomplishments in winning the first annual Sulphur March of Dimes Poster Contest.

Ironman calls physical therapist
Some things get better with age, while other things get better with hard work and perseverance. In Norman Bradsher’s case, both are true.

Chickasaw veteran received her early training at Chilocco
If you are Beaulah Shavney – ¼ Chickasaw, ¼ Choctaw, Indian school graduate, veteran, widow, mother and grandmother – you have a lifetime of stories to tell.

Chickasaw Lighthorse Police awarded substance abuse grant
Chickasaw Lighthorse Police Department Chief Jason O’Neal recently announced a grant award of $499, 913 to the department to implement the Indian Alcohol and Substance Abuse program.

Chickasaw grid star excelling in the classroom
Soft-spoken, thoughtful, analytical and intelligent might not be the first words that come to mind when college coaches begin looking for a great offensive lineman to help their football team.

Apply now for Chickasaw language classes
Students interested in learning Chickasaw are encouraged to apply now for language classes which will be conducted in several communities across the Chickasaw Nation this winter.

Census winners drawn
Winners of cash prizes for returning census forms by the Oct. 18 deadline were drawn Dec. 21 at the Chickasaw Foundation conference room in Ada.

Tribal B&G Clubs in diabetes program
The Chickasaw Nation Boys & Girls Clubs are pleased to announce they have received funding for a new Diabetes Prevention Program.

Auditions Feb. 25 in Midwest City for Te Ata
CHICKASHA, Okla. - Open auditions for “Te Ata” will begin 9 a.m. Feb. 25, 2006 at the H.B Atkinson Theatre on the campus of Rose State College, Midwest City, Okla.

Paperback biography of Te Ata debuts
With a beautiful new cover and much lower price, the paperback edition of Te Ata, Chickasaw Storyteller, American Treasure makes its debut this month.

Te Ata Book Excerpt
Introduction: Living in New York City in the early 1920s, Te Ata survived pretty much hand-to-mouth through shortterm jobs in the theater or associated with it (selling tickets or ushering). Because she had developed a small repertoire of Indian stories and legends, she could entertain people with them for pay.