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Kendra Koch Named Oneida Nation’s First Service Superstar Winner

(Vernon, NY) Kendra Koch of Vernon is the first recipient of the Oneida Nation’s Service Superstar. A cosmologist in the Ahsi’ Day Spa & Salon at Turning Stone Resort and Casino in Verona, she won the award for providing exceptional guest service in the area of handling with care. Koch has worked for the Nation [...]

4-H Youth Compete

On March 6th, from 9:30-3PM, 35, 4-H members gathered at the Cornell Cooperative Extension in Oriskany to compete in the County Level Public Presentations and Horse Communications events. Youth ages 5-17 spoke before a panel of volunteer judges:
Greg Carl of Poland
Jan Blunt of Rome
Stephanie Knoeller of Clinton
Joyce Walker of Verona
Horse Judges: Maureen McCleary of Sauquoit
Horse [...]

Retail Industry Professional to Head SavOn

(Oneida, NY) Sean Brown has been named director of the Oneida Nation’s SavOn operations. He will oversee a dozen fuel and convenience stores in the Oneida area, as well as wholesale operations. He has nearly 20 years of experience in retail.
Before joining the Nation, he was general manager for Restaurant Technologies, Inc. in Cincinnati, Ohio. [...]

Scherz Selected to Participate in State Conference

(Verona, NY) Councilman, Fred “Fritz” Scherz, Jr. from Verona, NY, has been selected to participate in the New York State Young Republicans Leadership Conference, being held March 12th – 14th at the Hampton Inn (25 Chapel St.) in Albany, NY. Fritz will be on the “Sitting YR Elected Officials” panel during the March 13th portion [...]

Oneida Nation Announces Employee of the Year

(Verona, NY) Ryan Langone of Rome, N.Y. was named the Oneida Nation’s Employee of the Year at a recognition dinner held March 4 in The Showroom at Turning Stone Resort. Langone was awarded a trip for two to one of the following vacation destinations: Disney World, Las Vegas or the Grand Canyon. To further demonstrate [...]

Fritz’s Polka Band to Perform at the Clinton VFW St. Patty’s Party

(Clinton, NY) Jagermeister-sponsored, Fritz’s Polka Band from Verona, NY will perform for the St. Patty’s Party at the Clinton VFW (62 Franklin Ave./Route 12B) in Clinton, NY on Saturday, March 20th at 7pm.
“The guys in FPB are looking forward to returning to the Clinton VFW, as we played there a few times last
year and it [...]

Gaming Claims by Vickers, Peterman and UCE rejected in new federal court ruling

All Challenges to Legality of Turning Stone Gaming are Terminated
Submitted by the Oneida Indian Nation
(Oneida Nation Homelands) Legal theories upon which David Vickers and Scott Peterman, leaders of Upstate Citizens for Equality, staked their credibility in efforts to rally public support against the U.S. Department of Interior’s decision to accept more than 13,000 acres of [...]

Court Guts Hennessy and Townsend’s Challenges to Oneida Trust Land

Legislators urged reliance upon failed lawsuit to reject $55 million County-Nation deal
(Oneida Nation Homelands) Highly publicized legal challenges by Assemblyman David Townsend, Oneida County Legislator Michael J. Hennessy and the Central NY Fair Business Association to the May 2008 decision by the U.S. Department of Interior taking take 13,000 acres of land into trust for [...]

March Blood Drives

The Madison-Oneida Chapter of the American Red Cross will hold the following blood drives in March. To schedule an appointment, call (800) 448-3543.

5* Stockbridge Valley School 9:00am-2:00pm
Williams Rd., Munnsville

9 Cazenovia HS 9:00am-2:00pm
Cazenovia

11* Chittenango HS 9:00am-2:00pm
Route 5, Chittenango

11* First Presbyterian [...]

St. Patrick’s accepting applications for the fall

(Oneida) Parents who want an outstanding education for their children in a loving environment, are encouraged to contact St. Patrick’s School to arrange a tour of the school.
St. Patrick’s, which serves children of all faiths throughout Madison County and western Oneida County, is currently accepting applications for the 2010-2011 school year.
Busing and financial aid programs [...]

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