Vian Nursing and Rehab Welcome once again to the Vian Nursing and Rehab News, it’s been a busy week. We have enjoyed some nice days to sit on the porch and we’ve been out shopping on several occasions...

Chief Chat Holding families sacred is a core value of the Cherokee people. One way that we uphold that value at the Cherokee Nation is by making it a high priority to protect our most vulnerable famil...

Herb graciously spread his right arm around the table, indicating to Loretta that all his friends needed their coffee cups topped off. She would’ve done it anyway, of course, but this made him look … ...

I made my first trip to Chicago, Ill. last week to help unpack my daughter and son-in-law, who just moved from Ohio. Instead of renting a vehicle and driving nearly 11 hours to their new residence, I ...

Blackgum Christian Union Church LIFE IS LIKE A VAPOR!!! FOR ALL MY READERS YOU MAY OR MAY NOT KNOW THAT I HAD A MASSIVE HEART ATTACK KNOWN AS: THE WIDOW MAKER!!! THAT WAS HARD PROOF TO KNOW YOUR/ MY/O...

Sallisaw TOPS Today we had ten members weigh in. Jerry had the best weight loss for the week with 1.9 pounds. Way to go Jerry! Keep up the good work. We had five members sign our Loser Lotto chart lea...

No one fools like we fool ourselves. There’s hardly a subject about which we are more ignorant than ourselves. Our thoughts run wild, fed by five senses which takes their information from outside sour...

Sallisaw TOPS We had our chapter fun day Monday. We had eight members weigh in. We had a net gain of 1.5 pounds, but we had several with good weight losses. I had the best weight loss for the week wit...

Cherokee Nation is trusted with dollars to provide services for our citizens, and we take that responsibility extremely seriously. Essential services like housing, health care, elder support and econo...

Back before the earth cooled completely, I was a reporter for the newspaper in Victorville, California. Victorville is a high desert town between L.A. and Las Vegas and is celebrated in folklore as “w...

Blackgum Christian Union Church A LOT OF PEOPLE OF TODAY ARE SO BIBLICALLY BLIND THEY CAN’T SEE WHAT’S RIGHT IN FRONT OF THEM!!! SO GOES FOR MANY CHRISTIANS ALSO!!! Matthew 16:1-28 1The Pharisees also...

Sooner or later everything comes to the front so that truth is known and life balances its credits. THis is why getting something for nothing reflects Emerson's words that there is always compensation...

Just Thinkin* This past week, still in the blurry eyed aftermath of Super Bowl Sunday I caught a glimpse of a tease on a local television station for a sports segment about the Kinta Lady Eagles. Say ...

Chief Chat Conflicts between Cherokee Nation and state officials tend to make the most news, especially during election years. However, the larger reality is that our tribe has a constructive relation...

Blackgum Christian Union Church GOD IS LOVE!!! GOD LOVES YOU SO MUCH, YOU MAY NOT BE ABLE TO UNDERSTAND UNTIL YOU’RE SAVED BY HIS GRACE!!! SEEK HIM IN ALL THINGS!!! I John 4:1-21 1Beloved, believe not...

Mrs. Forrest has always been a compulsive feeder. Before she retired, she was cooking for the Mule Barn truck stop’s customers, and is singularly responsible for about three flabby tons of avoirdupois...

Sallisaw TOPS Today six members and one new member weighed in. Doris had our best weight loss for the week with 1.8 pounds. Great job, Doris! Three members sign our Loser Lotto chart. The Two Bit Bowl...

Just Thinkin’ As I waited for kickoff, my thoughts wandered to that other great Super Bowl competition. Television commercials. At this point, I have to acknowledge football and commercials are my two...

Sallisaw TOPS Monday morning seven members weighed in. Annette had our best weight loss of 2.2 pounds. Great job, Annette! We had three members sign our Loser Lotto chart. The Two Bit Bowl name drawn ...

Wellsir … ol’ Dud did ‘er again, he shore ‘nuf did. This here’s Alphonse Wilson, known around these parts as Windy Wilson, esquire, LTD and DDT at your service as always. Free to you and worth every b...