Tribes assisting Lost City School - "Other organizations have committed to keeping Lost City open, and it is time for them to back up their words with action" Three days ago, Lost City School Board President Sharon Gifford was wondering how to find funding to keep her community's school open through the end the month. via Tahlequah Daily Press
Students adjust to new schools - One thing new Hulbert second-grade teacher Lacee Jarvis brought with her from Lost City School is a laminated poster depicting the Great Expectations triad: "Kind Words, Soft Touch, Nice Face." "'Kind Words' ...
Hulbert tables open-campus issue until June - "She could run this school by herself. She is invaluable." Hulbert School Board voted 3-2 Monday night to table an open-campus issue on the agenda until after a scheduled strategic planning meeting in June. via Tahlequah Daily Press
Spirituality of monks draws families to monastery - "I loved the monks, and felt they were a power house of prayer. When I found out they were coming here, I kept my ear to the ground to know when they signed the papers." When a group of Benedictine monks left Fontgombault, France, to begin Our Lady of the Annunciation Monastery of Clear Creek, near the community of Lost City, families from across the U.S. turned their eyes to ... via Tahlequah Daily Press
Grand View superintendent retiring - "I returned to Grand View in 1983, and became the administrator in 1985" An era will end this Friday, as Mike Bilby, superintendent of Grand View School, hears the bells ring in the hallways for the last time. via Tahlequah Daily Press
'Pax huic domui' - "A lot of these people contributed their time, their help, their money" Hundreds from around the world gathered Saturday for the blessing of Clear Creek Monastery's residence building. via Tahlequah Daily Press
A.M. UPDATE: UKB Tahlequah district meeting set for Friday - The members of the Tahlequah District of the United Keetoowah Band of Cherokee Indians in Oklahoma will have a meeting at 6 p.m. Friday at the Keener Church in Lost City. via Muskogee Phoenix