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TAHLEQUAH, OKLAHOMA – The Cherokee Nation WINGS Fitness Program will be hosting a hike at the Overlook Shelter at Tenkiller State Park, located on Highway 10, on Saturday, September 16. Registration and sign up begins at 7:00 a.m. and participants are expected to hike in the area until about 11:00 a.m.

The Cherokee Nation WINGS program is an incentive based program using a points system and offering incentives to participants. There is no membership fee and applications will be available on the day of the hike.

The hike is free and open to both WINGS and non-WINGS members. Hikers that are 12-years-of-age and younger must be accompanied by a parent or guardian. All participants must sign in and complete a physical activity waiver in order to receive the incentive.

For more information, contact Sid Church, phone: 918-775-6150.

Related Cherokee Nation 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