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TOP PHOTO:
Board Members Tom Patterson, left, and Dr.
Wade McAlister.
CENTER: Ed Holland left and son
Kevin Holland.
BOTTOM PHOTO: Bill Johnson left and
Tom Patterson.
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The Cherokee At Large
Voters League welcomed
Family, and Friends for a
Traditional Thanksgiving Potluck Dinner &
Special Presentation on Sports Medicine by Wade
McAlister, MD,
Saturday, November 20, 2010
at
the
Carriage House, Clayton Library Center for
Genealogical Research,
in Houston, TX.
The roast turkey and
all the potluck side dishes were most delicious.
The program by Dr. McAlister was quite
informative and very well received. We all
enjoyed visiting our extended family and friends
on a gorgeous autumn day in Houston, Texas.
Look forward to our next quarterly meeting early
in 2011!
We
thank the officers who have served the
organization during these past two years and
look forward to an exciting term with our new
Board of Directors. Special appreciation
goes to Marjorie Lowe, who has been such an
active force in developing and sustaining the
Cherokee At Large Voters League. She will rotate
off the Board for the first time. Our extended
best wishes go also to a founding member,
Deborah Scott, who has provided so much guidance
and talent as well. We welcome continued
participation by these honorary past Board
Members.
Newly elected Officers for 2011:
Dr.
Wade McAlister, President
Kyle Smith, Vice President
Kevin Holland, Secretary
Shari Hall Hunt, Member At Large
Continuing Board Members:
Cynthia Linnenkohl, Treasurer
Charles Jackson, Member At Large
Thomas Patterson, Members At Large
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Shown left to right:
Carey Tilley, Executive
Director of the Cherokee Heritage
Center;
Marjorie Lowe, speaker
and CALV Board Secretary;
Dr. Wade McAllister, CALV
Vice President and Program Chair; and
Kevin Holland, CALV President.
Many thanks to all who
participated in the May 1, 2010
Cherokee At Large Voters League
meeting, at the
Carriage House of the Clayton
Library Center for Genealogical Research
in Houston.
We enjoyed a fine program,
"Climbing
Your Cherokee Family Tree"
by Cherokee Nation Citizen and
Genealogist Marjorie Lowe.
You can learn more about the
resources
in the Clayton Library, which
includes the top ten records for
Cherokee research in Houston, by
visiting
Attendees also enjoyed a
newly released promotional video
on the Cherokee Heritage Center,
located near Tahlequah, OK. It
highlighted the many exciting
features of the Center. Learn
more at http://www.CherokeeHeritage.org
Much appreciation goes
also to everyone who brought
such great potluck food
items. Our Cherokees really
know how to assemble a marvelous
luncheon.
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The Houston based
Cherokee At Large Voters League
enjoyed a Cherokee tradition with an
old-fashioned
CHEROKEE HOG FRY & PICNIC
Saturday, March 20, 2010
at
Brazos Bend State Park
Needville, TX
We thank the special dignitaries in
attendance from the Cherokee Nation
Capital, Tahlequah, OK: Principal
Chief Chad Smith, Deputy Chief Joe
Grayson, famed Cherokee opera singer and
CN staff member Barbara McAlister,
and noted Cherokee storyteller Robert
Lewis.
Election of Officers for the Cherokee At
Large Voters League was held and we
welcome the following:
Dr. Wade McAlister, Vice President,
and Charles Jackson, Board Member.
Below Cherokee
Nation Principal Chief Chad Smith
addresses the meeting at Brazos Bend
State Park. Center, Famed storyteller
Robert Lewis (left) works with audience
member to bring alive the traditional
Cherokee stories. Right, Miss Cherokee,
Danielle Culp, (left) works along side
Joan Johnson on meeting preparations.
Photos
courtesy of Willam Johnson and
Kevin Holland.
 
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Above Right,
Cherokee At Large Board Member Deborah Scott
gets a Cherokee hug from guest storyteller
Robert Lewis at the November 7, 2009
meeting.
Above Left:
November 7, 2009, Cherokee At Large Potluck
and Meeting.
Many thanks to the
100+ members and guests who attended the
November 7, 2009 Potluck and Educational
Program at the Clayton Library Center
for Genealogical Research. The
magnificent food, wonderful
conversations and great exchange of
information made a sunny Houston day
most memorable. Special appreciation
goes to famed Cherokee storyteller
Robert Lewis, who engaged the entire
audience with his performance. Always
appreciated too is the special
greeting from Jack Baker, one of two
Cherokee Nation At Large Counselors.
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