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October 2, 2012
Fairfax residents urge ON Congress to fund a grocery store

Protestors attend last Congressional session with signs requesting store funding; Executive Branch meeting scheduled Thursday to take up grocery store issue

Fairfax area residents seeking help from the Osage Nation to open a grocery store protested what they believe is little action taken by elected leaders, thus far, during closing day of the 2012 Tzi-Zho Session.

July 30, 2012
WaZhaZhe, an Osage ballet

The ballet will be premiering in Tulsa and Bartlesville in August.

Wahzhazhe is a contemporary ballet that tells the history of the Osage people from pre-contact to present day. It is the first of its kind and very unique. The ballet will be premiering in Tulsa and Bartlesville in August.

January 10, 2012
Dancers needed for Wahzhazhe Ballet

Auditions for the Osage-themed ballet are scheduled for Feb. 4 in Tulsa

The Wahzhazhe Ballet needs dancers.

Producers for the ballet are looking for 12 female and 12 male ballet dancers for the production. In the female dancers they are looking for dancers who are strong on pointe and have strong classical technique, said Randy Tinker Smith, director of the production. In the male ballet dancers they are looking for dancers who have strong technique and partnering skills, he said.

Auditions will be held at the Jasinski Academy in Tulsa at 1 p.m. on Feb. 4. Rehearsals will begin in mid-June, with room and board provided, Smith said.

October 31, 2011
Osage ballet production to premiere next year

Ballet producers are asking shareholders to donate to the Osage ballet

A new ballet is coming to town and it’s not, “The Nutcracker.”

A ballet, produced and created by local Osages, will be premiering in Pawhuska, Bartlesville and Tulsa titled, “Wahzhazhe,” which chronicles the Osage Nation’s history through dance.

The production reflects, “the rich culture of the Osage people who controlled a large part of what is now called the United States of America,” according to a prepared release.

September 3, 2010
LLC closes gift shop and sells Palace Grocery in Fairfax

New Palace owner Rick Parker: ‘Everything will be staying the same.’

The Osage Nation LLC got rid of two Osage businesses Monday. Two businesses some Osages felt were meant to serve the community and just weren’t for profit.

The Osage Nation Gift Shop closed for good and the Palace of the Osage grocery store in Fairfax has been sold to Rick Parker, a Barnsdall grocer.

August 10, 2010
Osage artist follows family footsteps




















FAIRFAX, Okla. – While technology buffs prefer the newest digital cameras to the old instamatics, Osage artist Alex Stock prefers to capture her images on canvas with oil paint.

September 10, 2009
Students must take extra steps to receive full amount of scholarships

Congress to pass resolution to encourage the education department and the Executive Branch to give full amount of scholarships without delay.