Community Meeting Saturday, July 25, 6 pm at Attucks Park TOPIC OF DISCUSSION: railroad closings, racism in the community, community issues/concerns, community events/goals. Social distancing will be pracriced, mask recommended, bring your own chair VINITA DAILY JOURNAL, WEEKENDER, JULY 25, 2020 50¢ Cherokee Nation acquires former Vinita Country Club property; invests in several city projects VINITA — Cherokee Nation Businesses recent- 112 Years • Issue 146 Years 112 ly acquired the former Vinita Country Club prop- erty with future plans to add a cultural tourism site to the location. “We continually look across Cherokee Nation for opportunities to better OURNAL tell the world about our wonderful history, lan- J guage and culture,” said Cherokee Nation Principal Chief Chuck Hoskin Jr. “The First Lady and I have encouraged Cherokee Nation Businesses to ex- pand Cherokee Nation’s wonderful award-winning cultural tourism efforts, and we are appreciative of this latest acquisition in Vinita.” HE The property, located in Craig County, was pur- Photo by Denton Thomason chased at auction. The Cherokee Nation has purchased the former Vinita Country Club building and property at “This location is stra- an auction with tentative plans to renovate the facility into a cultural tourism site along Route T tegic in this regard, right 66. Standing here for the official announcement are (from left) Cherokee Nation Deputy Speaker on a major interstate and Victoria Vazquez, Cherokee Nation First Lady January Hoskin and Principal Chief Chuck Hoskin Route 66, in an historic Jr., Amelia Hoskin with parents Mayor Chuck Hoskin, Sr. and City Councilor Stephanie Hoskin. Cherokee community but more than an hour away ly removed from tribal new communities and and Elias C. Boudinot of Elias Boudinot the first VDJ from any of our other de- homelands east of the townships throughout founded the town of Vinita editor of the first Native veloped cultural tourism Mississippi River to Indian the area. In the 1870’s in preparation for the rail- American newspaper, vdjonline.com sites,” Chief Hoskin add- Territory, now present-day the Missouri, Kansas and way. the Cherokee Phoenix. ed. Oklahoma, the Cherokee Texas Railway made its Boudinot was a promi- Boudinot named the town After being forceful- people began setting up way to Indian Territory, nent Cherokee and the son See Projects Page 12 Mayor excited about upcoming city projects , Cherokee investments GROWING UP Angela Thomason Club, the future update and renovation of the investment in Vinita.” in VINITA Journal Reporter Buffington building in downtown Vinita, and He said that CNB does its due diligence Vinita Mayor Chuck Hoskin, Sr. had the priv- a donation of $150,000 toward the City of when looking at ways to invest into commu- by Dr. Bob Green ilege of announcing to the Vinita City Council Vinita’s Miller Street improvement project. nities and look for ways that these invest- New column on Tuesday about various investments that the In an interview this week, Hoskin, Sr. said, ments will best serve the community and its featured inside Cherokee Nation is making in Vinita, includ- “This is tremendously exciting news that Cherokee residents. Page 7 ing the purchase of the former Vinita Country Cherokee Nation Businesses is making this See City Page 12 SPORTS Lady Hornets a force in state 1600M relay since 2008 Page 5 Today 91/73 Tomorrow Photo by Denton Thomason 9173 Cherokee Nation and Vinita officials gathered Friday morning near Hall-Halsell Elementary School to announce a major street project the Cherokees are helping to fund for improvements to the Miller Street area. Standing here are (from left) Principal Chief Chuck Hoskin, Jr. and First Lady January Hoskin, Deputy Speaker Victoria Vazquez, Amelia Hoskin with parents Mayor Chuck Hoskin and City Councilor Stephanie Hoskin, City Councilor Skip Briley and Street Commissioner Allen Goforth. The Cherokee Nation is donating $150,000 toward this project. Monday Street Commissioner updates council on upcoming street projects 87/69 Angela Thomason The council previously approved and ear- from Excelsior to Delaware, which they plan Journal Reporter marked $118,000 for street projects, and to start on as soon as the milling machine is Vinita City Councilors approved upcoming Goforth updated the council on plans to up- available. street projects during Tuesday’s council meet- grade South Scraper Street and Miller Street. The other project is an upgrade to Miller ing which have been coordinated by Street The South Scraper Street project will include Street, which will be partially funded through Commissioner Allen Goforth. milling and overlaying streets for two blocks See Streets Page 12 SHOP LOCAL. Dalis Hoodenpyle taking kids to the Vinita Swimming Pool… Peggy Published by Vinita Printing Co., EAT LOCAL. Winfrey bringing in a meeting notice… Mayor Chuck Hoskin talking a division of Reid Publishing Street Scenes SPEND LOCAL. about remembering local Vietnam veterans… Makenzie Brown visiting ENJOY LOCAL. with a customer at the checkout line at Carters…David and Alberta Burgess sharing fresh squash from Support the local businesses their garden with friends ...Jake says when someone asked him what his dream job was, he answered, who support the area where “Well, in my dreams I don’t work!” you live, work, and play. Page 2 - Vinita (Okla.) DAILY JOURNAL, Weekender, July 25, 2020 Chief Chat... by Chuck Hoskin Jr. Cherokee Nation Career Services provide new opportunities in a diffi cult time strength and expand new pro- online instruction for trib- for a wide range of career direction forward. By invest- If you are a Cherokee look- grams to help citizens living al citizens seeking a high fi elds, including many tracks ing in our workforce, we help ing for new career opportuni- on our reservation who have school diploma. We are also that can be completed by our citizens develop the skills ties during this critical time, I been negatively impacted by expanding our summer youth the end of the year, such as needed for the future. This encourage you to contact the COVID-19. employment program and ex- construction, truck driving, moment is extremely diffi cult, Cherokee Nation Career Ser- The Cherokee people want tending the completion date welding and health care. We but it can also be an opportu- vices department at 918-453- to work, but it can be a chal- through December, because will also have a technology nity to jumpstart a long-term 5555 to learn more about the lenge during the worst public so many teens were unable enhancement grant available career. right program for you. health crisis in generations. to work summer months due for many of these career trade The expanded programs are to COVID-19. With the pro- students. providing essential support, gram extension, high school Finally, our work experience training and education to help and college students will have program, which gives citizens Cherokee families weather more opportunity to earn in- a chance to get on-the -job the economic impact of the come while in school. training and transition into Chuck Hoskin Jr. pandemic. We have increased funding full employment with Cher- Well before the pandemic, to our tribal training program, okee Nation, its entities and By Cherokee Nation Cherokee Nation was stra- formerly known as “Day partners, will get a fi nancial Principal Chief tegically investing in career Work.” Participants of the boost. Chuck Hoskin Jr. training. Our earlier work has program receive payment to These expanded opportu- At Cherokee Nation, we are enabled us to rapidly pivot to help with emergency necessi- nities will now help more putting the federal CARES also support the COVID-19 ties such as gasoline, grocer- Cherokees gain employment Act dollars to work for our response. Our team has been ies and utility bills. during this diffi cult time. citizens and our communi- incredibly diligent in this un- To help fi ll the growing de- They will also improve the ties. To that end, we have precedented and ever-chang- mand for remote health posi- economic health of our whole committed more than $7 mil- ing time. tions, we are increasing our region. Recovering the econ- lion to our Career Services With the infusion of $7 focus on areas such as tele- omy is essential for protect- Department. This will keep million, we are expanding medicine and health IT tech- ing our communities and our our existing programs at full our GED program to offer nicians. mental and physical health. Additionally, we have ex- With so much uncertainty panded tuition assistance by around how long it will take ALL DK Series $1 million for tribal citizens the economy to fully return to who are interested in class- pre-COVID-19 levels, Okla- es via a Career Tech center. homa’s tribal and state lead- These programs are available ers must provide relief and a BARN • 918-788-3400 10557 S. 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