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Governor appoints Fond du Lac Human Services director to state board

May 5, 2013 in Pine Journal

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FLDTCC Anishinaabe Language Team wins state championship

May 3, 2013 in Pine Journal

Anishinaabe language students at Fond du Lac Tribal and Community College have earned another state championship title for the college.
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Our Neighbors…Dan Jones and Family

May 3, 2013 in Pine Journal

For Dan Jones, family means two things his tightly knit family of origin that hails from the Treaty 3 area near Fort Frances, Ontario, and, in a broader sense, those with whom he shares a cultural bond as part of the Ojibwe language community. Continue Reading

Synthetic drug public forum Thursday at FDLTCC

April 24, 2013 in Pine Journal

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Former legislator aims to make a difference at FDLTCC

April 13, 2013 in Pine Journal

Bill Hilty may have retired from the state legislature, but he is still working on energy and environmental issues only at a more local level, specifically Fond du Lac Tribal and Community College. Continue Reading

Sequester takes deep bite out of Fond du Lac school

April 12, 2013 in Pine Journal

The K-12 Fond du Lac Ojibwe School is an early victim of the federal sequester, with a reduction in federal money forcing the school to increase class sizes and cut into programs that were improving test scores.
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Study shows FDLTCC contributes $38 million to regional economy

April 5, 2013 in Pine Journal

Fond du Lac Tribal and Community College released the results of a study that estimates the college’s economic impact on the regional economy to be $38 million and 459 jobs.
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Thunder’s Sylvester returns to softball, this time to coach

April 4, 2013 in Pine Journal

There are days at softball practice where Laura Sylvester watches her team and remembers when she played third base years ago.
Sylvester is now the energetic base of the Fond du Lac Tribal and Community College women’s softball program, as the upbeat 29-year-old enters her first season as the coach of the Thunder.
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AIHEC tribal event more than basketball

March 21, 2013 in Pine Journal

Laura Sylvester, the assistant athletic director and both volleyball and softball coach at the college, said losing a little sleep was no problem in order to host the 32nd annual event for the first time in school history, as well as in the state of Minnesota.
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Juvenile center hopes to reconnect Native youth through their culture

February 8, 2013 in Pine Journal

The sweat lodge is a part of the Juvenile Detention Alternative Initiative program, which seeks to connect youth offenders to their culture as one way to reduce incarceration.
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