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March 14-May 12, 2010
Keri LaVonne Fischer is an enrolled member of the Cheyenne River Sioux Tribe and grew up in Eagle Butte, South Dakota, located on the Cheyenne River Reservation. She was first introduced to ceramics in high school when she was sixteen years old. Keri is currently working toward her degree in Nursing from the University of South Dakota, but continues to improve and expand her artistic skills through ceramic classes.
After high school, Keri attended the Oscar Howe Summer Art Institute sponsored by the Oscar Howe Memorial Association at the University of South Dakota. While attending the Institute, Keri was encouraged to pursue her passion for ceramics and was inspired by other Native American artists to experience her culture through art. Although Keri's obligation to a nursing career limits her time for artistic expression, she believes that her ability to work in ceramics will be an inspiration throughout her life and will continue to lead her in creative directions.
Keri works with Raku, which is a high fire gas oxidation/reduction process. She also creates horse hair pottery pieces that incorporate hair gathered from her grandfather's horse, thus integrating a part of her family in her work. While the majority of her work is constructed using a pottery wheel, Keri also uses a variety of tools, such as wire, ribbing tools, and sponges to help shape her ceramics. She prefers to construct functional works like cups, bowls, plates, and platters using classic forms that are simple but unique. Keri discreetly incorporates significant Native American elements, such as the circle and the four directions, in her work. Keri's artistic accomplishments include four awards at the 2009 Stilwell Student Exhibition juried art show at the University of South Dakota and first and second places in the pottery category at the 2009 Northern Plains Indian Art Market.
The Sioux Indian Museum, managed by the Indian Arts and Crafts Board, U.S. Department of the Interior, is located at The Journey Museum, 222 New York Street, Rapid City, South Dakota 57701. For admission fees and hours of operation call (605) 394-6923.
"Creating pottery allows me to share my emotions and part of who I am in a unique and beautiful way."
-Keri Fischer
Click on one of the following to view information on the Sioux Indian Museum.
- Current Exhibitions
- Previous Exhibitions
- Locations, Hours of Operation, Admission Fees and Additional Information Page
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There is something for everyone at the Berkshire Botanical Garden. Below is a list of our scheduled events classes, and exhibits. For details on any individual listing, just click on the event for more information. If you still have questions, feel free to call the garden at 413.298.3926. See you at the Garden!
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10:00 am The Garden in Watercolors Session II: En Plein Air Watercolor Painting in the Summer Garden @ Education Center at Berkshire Botanical Garden
The Garden in Watercolors Sessio... @ Education Center at Berkshire Botanical Garden
Aug 5 @ 10:00 am – 1:00 pm
This class meets on Wednesdays, August 5 – 26, 10am-1pm. Click here for materials list. Seeing and painting the garden en plein air is the subject of this class. Students of all levels are welcome in either or both[...]
9:00 am Restoring the Natural Landscape: A Case-Study Approach @ Offsite in Spencertown, NY
Restoring the Natural Landscape:... @ Offsite in Spencertown, NY
Aug 6 @ 9:00 am – 2:00 pm
Time onsite in Spencertown, NY: 9 am – 2 pm Directions will be provided upon registration. Refreshments provided onsite. Join a landowner, landscape designer and gardener for an in-depth look at a property in Spencertown, NY,[...]
11:00 am Birds of Prey @ Berkshire Botanical Garden Education Center
Birds of Prey @ Berkshire Botanical Garden Education Center
Aug 7 @ 11:00 am – 1:00 pm
Join wildlife rehabilitator Tom Ricardi for his ever-popular presentation on birds of prey. This program is designed for all ages. Tom will share the natural history of these magnificent birds, demonstrate some of their unique[...]

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By Jamie FindlaterSpecial to American Forces Press Service
WASHINGTON, Nov. 13, 2007 Captures of al Qaeda operatives and seizures of weapons caches in Iraq are up, and casualties are down, a senior military official in Baghdad told online journalists and "bloggers" today.
Air Force Col. Donald Bacon, a Multinational Force Iraq spokesman, attributed a large part of this success to the surge of operations, the increase in activity among Iraqi security forces, and most recently, the formation of concerned local citizens groups, known as CLCs.
Since surge operations began in June, Bacon said, al Qaeda attacks are down 55 percent, civilian deaths are down 60 percent, coalition casualties are down 55 percent, and Iraqi forces casualties are down 40 percent.
Iraqi security forces are becoming increasingly active, with Iraqi forces now bearing a big brunt of the casualties, taking 50 percent more casualties than U.S. forces, the colonel explained.
Bacon touted the CLC program's importance.
"Concerned local citizens are part of the force protection plan; without them, al Qaeda would move back in the region," Bacon said. In October, Bacon noted, 43 al Qaeda leaders were captured or killed, up from 29 in September, 25 in August, and 18 in July. To become part of the CLC, citizens are given biometrics and put under a contract which includes a sworn allegiance to protect the Iraqi government.
CLCs also have increased the number of uncovered weapon caches. Of the 72 caches uncovered in October, 40 of them were found by CLCs.
The 5,365 caches uncovered so far this year far exceed the 2,667 uncovered last year. "These are the fuel that al Qaeda uses to attack Iraqi security forces and civilians," he noted.
The goal going forward, Bacon explained, is to make the CLC groups 20 to 25 percent of the Iraqi security force. He said the program is seen as a way to engage more and more Iraqis in their own government, aiding security and leading to more encouraging statistics in the future.
"CLC is a recently new initiative in recent months that has made a tremendous impact on the security here in the region," Bacon said. "We are working hard with the Iraqi government to make this fully an Iraqi government program. We are working with national and local leadership to work on this program."
(Jamie Findlater works in New Media at American Forces Information Service.)


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Animals Matter
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Is It Safe?
I want to preface this by saying I don't know anything about the canning process or how it works or when you should do it or how it makes things safe, but that being said ...
My great uncle gave me a massive batch of tomatoes from his garden. They are beautiful and tasty and delicious, so I made a marinara sauce with them today that was out of this world. I told my boyfriend about it and he wants me to mail him some (he's off at school again).
Here's my question:
Is it safe to make the marinara sauce, put it in a mason jar without doing the whole thing where you boil the jars and seal them? Is it safe and also, can it go without being refrigerated- especially given the fact that I'm going to mail it without any refrigeration and it should take about three days to get there?
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By Gerry J. GilmoreAmerican Forces Press Service
WASHINGTON, Dec. 30, 2006 The body of President Gerald R. Ford received a welcoming 21-gun salute at Andrews Air Force Base, Md., early this evening as part of final goodbyes that'll be made here to the nation's 38th chief executive.
Ford died Dec. 26 at age 93 at his residence in Rancho Mirage, Calif. The fallen commander-in-chief grew up in Grand Rapids, Mich., and will be buried on the grounds of his presidential museum there Jan. 3, after being honored here.
The president's remains and members of his family, including his widow and former first lady Betty Ford, were flown here today from California aboard a blue-and-white painted military VC-25, a 747-model jet like those used to transport President Bush.
Vice President Richard B. Cheney headed a delegation of distinguished officials, which included retired Sen. Bob Dole, as well as other senior civilian and military leaders, that met Ford's plane as it taxied to a stop on Andrews' tarmac.
A joint military honor guard carried Ford's flag-draped casket from the jet to an awaiting black Cadillac hearse. Members of the Army's 3rd U.S. Infantry (The Old Guard) fired off the traditional 21-shot salute in Ford's honor with a group of ceremonial howitzers. The U.S. Air Force Band played "Hail to the Chief" and followed up with "My Country, 'Tis of Thee."
Mrs. Ford was a model of composure as she occasionally dabbed at tears with a handkerchief.
The plane carrying Ford's remains touched down at Andrews just after 5 p.m., and the arrival ceremony was completed within the hour. The funereal motorcade, including the hearse carrying Ford's remains and a black ribbon of trailing limousines and sport utility vehicles, departed the airbase en route to the U.S. Capitol.
On its way to the U.S. Capitol, the motorcade passed through Alexandria, Va., where Ford had lived for many years when he was a member of Congress. After leaving Virginia and entering Washington, the motorcade paused at the World War II Memorial. Upon reaching the Capitol, Ford's casket was ceremonially carried up the east steps of the House of Representatives and into the building. Ford's casket was placed at the open House doors honoring his time in Congress.
Afterward, Ford's remains will lie in state at the Capitol's Rotunda until the morning of Jan. 2, when they will be transported to the National Cathedral for a state funeral service. President Bush will speak at the service.
After the funeral service here, Ford's body will be flown to Grand Rapids, where it'll be buried Jan. 3.
Ford served as a U.S. Navy officer in the Pacific theater of operations during World War II. After the war, Ford was elected as a Republican member of Congress, where he represented Michigan for 24 years in the House of Representatives. In 1973, Ford became vice president in the administration of President Richard M. Nixon. Ford assumed the presidency when Nixon resigned in August 1974.


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The Almanac
Penn Medicine recently hosted a special event during Breast Cancer Awareness Month, "Taking Steps to End Women's Cancers: Heel to Heal" to celebrate the tenth anniversary of the Rena Rowan Breast Center and the fifth anniversary of the Jordan Center for Gynecologic Cancer at Penn Medicine's Abramson Cancer Center. The event also marked the official launch of the new MacDonald Women's Cancer Risk Evaluation Center, which aims to help women who are at high risk of breast and ovarian cancers. "Heel to Heal" marked a decade of ground-breaking research and treatment at the Rena Rowan Breast Center... Read More