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Call for
Artists and Crafts People
in the KO First Nations

There is an urgent need for artists and crafts people  to work ten days in the following schools: Deer Lake, Keewaywin, North Spirit lake, Poplar Hill and Fort Severn.

Successful artists will have to attend training in Red Lake in Feburary and then  start immediately in the the community schools identified above. You must also speak or write to the Education Director in your community who will approve your  name as an applicant .

The positions are short contract work and will involve 10 working days in your the community identified above.

Please forward your name to Crystal  Neilson,  Artist Coordinator, LTTA, nielsendesigns@hotmail.com

This is a partnership intiative between Keewatinook Okimakanak  Education and the Royal Conservatory of Music.

For further information or questions , please contact

Conrad Bobiwash, Program Manager
Learning Through the Arts
Royal Conservatory of Music
cbobiwash@hotmail.com

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  After a decade of silence, well not really silence but you get what I'm trying to say, we are pleased to announce a 2nd Annual Timothy Moose Memorial Hockey Tournament here in Poplar Hill.  The first annual Tournament was held in the year 1993, hosted by the brother of the late Timothy Moose.  This year may I add again, after a decade later, it will be the nephew of the late Timothy Moose along with two others, that will be hosting this event.  More review to follow...until then...ciao.

Poplar Hill Presents:

2nd Annual Timothy Moose

Memorial Hockey Tournament

2003

Where:  Poplar Hill First Nation

When: January 24, 25, 26, 2003

Deadline to Enter: January 20, 2003

Travel Day: January 23, 2003

Entry Fee: $800.00

2 Local Teams, 6 outside Teams

Accomodations will be provided.

Bring your own sleeping gear.

Contacts:

Howard Moose: w-(807)772-8838 h-(807)772-9905 or 8865

Email: howardmoose@knet.ca

Kenny Quill: w-(807)772-8856 h-(807)772-9941

Jerry Owen: w-(807)772-1079 h-(807)772-1041

Poplar Hill By-Law must be Respected

(no alcohol or drugs allowed)

Conrad Bobiwash and Crystal Nielsen from the Royal Conservatory of Music's Learning Through the Arts (LTTA) program visited the K-Net office in Sioux Lookout this afternoon. They are o­n their way over to the Keewaytinook Okimakanak's Balmertown office and then making a whirlwind tour of several KO First Nations to introduce and plan the next LTTA session in the local schools.

A nomination meeting for the vacant Chief position took place in Deer Lake from 4 - 8 pm Friday o­n January 10, 2003.  After all the nomination ballots were counted, two candidates were selected to run for Chief, Saggius Rae and Mickey Meekis.

The election is scheduled for Wednesday, January 15, 2003 at the TV Station, beginning at 9 am and running until 9 pm.

On the evening of January 13, 2003 two groomers were working o­n the temporary winter road. At 7:30 pm in the evening the chief called the local radio station and announced over the air that a groomer had gone through the ice. The driver of the groomer jumped out in time but ended in the water up to his neck.

Minutes later the second groomer came upon the driver walking o­n the road covered in ice. The chief called the local radio from his vehicle behind the second groomer.

A half hour later the chief called again announcing that the second groomer broke through the ice as well. The blade of the second groomer was holding it up and the driver was able to get out of it ok.

The second groomer was working o­n a by-pass for the vehicles that were following it when it went through the ice. Both groomers are now out of service with o­ne under the water and the second sticking half way out of the ice.

Thank goodness both drivers were able to escape without serious harm.

Invitational Co-ed Volleyball Tournament
February 13, 14, 15 & 16, 2003

Entry Fee: $300 per team
(2 females, 2 males)
8 outside teams, 4 local teams
Roster deadline: February 10, 2003
Accomodations will be provided.
Bring your own sleeping gear.

Contacts:
Howard Moose w: (807)772-8856
h: (807)772-8865 email: howardmoose@knet.ca

Robin Dunsford h: (807)772-1146 - 9am - 5pm
w: (807)772-8831 - 5pm - 10pm

Poplar Hill Band By-laws must be respected.
(No alcohol or drugs allowed)

Nomination for Chief vacancy will take place at the T.V. Station in Deer Lake, o­ntario from 4:00 pm to 8:00 pm, with counting of ballots to follow.  For full results, check out http://www.deerlake.firstnation.ca  site after the last ballot has been recorded.

Summer Beaver is hosting its second year of youth hockey tournament on February 6  to 9, 2003.

Entry Fee: for Bantam is $400.00,  Peewee for $300.00 and Atom Division $100.00  

Trophies, Medallions, Indiviual Trophies, Gifts and Cash Prizes!

For more info, please call

Norman @ the Band Office (807) 593-2131

or Philip @ the School (807) 593-2195

Miigwetch!!!!!

Deer Lake elder, Janet Crowe, passed away in the early morning hours of Saturday, January 4, 2003.  Friends and family gathered at Mickie Meekis' to pay their respects, offer support and comfort throughout the weekend.

Funeral services are scheduled for Tuesday, January 7, 2003 at the United Church down by Treaty Point.