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Laurette Willis; Actor, Playwright, Singer,
Keynote Speaker

TAHLEQUAH, OKLAHOMA - Award-winning actress and playwright Laurette Willis will perform her musical drama "Great Women of the Bible" at a Valentine’s dinner-theater banquet on Feb. 14 at 6:30 p.m. in the NSU Ballroom. In this one-woman show Willis portrays Elizabeth, Mary Magdalene and Priscilla as she teaches lessons of patience, passion and purpose.

For more than 25 years Willis has been entertaining audiences from small groups to the President and the nation’s governors. Her messages are ignited with a unique blend of heartfelt encouragement, touching personal stories and side-splitting humor earning her the nickname "A Clean-Talking Robin Williams."

In addition to this featured entertainer, Women of Truth Ministries will honor seven Tahlequah women for their outstanding contributions to the community. Honorees include Dona Allen, Maebelle Baker, Gene Ruth Brumback, Laura Campbell, Doris Hinds, Beverly Long and Zana Smith.

Banquet Tickets can be purchased for $25 at First Edition Christian Book Store in Tahlequah through Jan. 30. Proceeds from ticket sales will benefit missions outreach in Peru in 2004.

For more information contact Norma Rice, phone: 918-718-9265 or send e-mail to: normarice7@aol.com, or contact Rhonda Clemons, phone: 918-441-0720 or send e-mail to: clemons@crosstel.net.

Related contact information:

Mike Miller, Cherokee Nation Director of Communications Phone: 918-456-0671 (ext.2210) Fax: 918-458-5580 E-mail: Communications@cherokee.org Larry Daugherty, Advertising Manager Cherokee Nation - Public Affairs Phone 918-456-0671 (Ex.2324) E-mail: ldaugherty@cherokee.org

Steven Swogger, Agriculture Liaison Natural Resources Department Phone: 918-456-0671 (ext.2546) FAX: 918-458-7673 E-mail: sswogger@cherokee.org Bradley D. Peak, Cherokee Nation Natural Resources Specialist Phone: 918-456-0671 (ex.2843) E-mail: bpeak@cherokee.org