Cherokee Sound - Schools, Murals, Trees and Crabs
By Lee Pinder - The Abaconian - 15 Jun 02

School News

In April the students planted a Lignum Vitae tree on the school grounds which they hope will grow to be a local landmark and will be here for many years to come. This is the national tree of The Bahamas. They already have a Yellow Elder, the national flower, that is doing very well planted near the road. These plantings are part of the students, on-going beautification program for our school and they will be entered as a nation-wide participant. A lovely underwater mural which will be displayed on the front of the building is nearing completion and should soon be put up for all to enjoy. Cherokee is praised as being one of the cleanest and neatest little settlements on Abaco, and the school and school grounds are definitely a big part of what Cherokee is trying to maintain. So, this new-found pride and desire to improve their surroundings needs lots of encouragement and plenty of recognition.
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Around Town
When the rain comes, the crabs crawl. It's not unusual to get up in the morning and find the crabs have escaped from one of your neighbours cages and one or two of them is scurrying hotly across your lawn trying to find a temporary hiding spot.

Even the littlest resident in Cherokee can catch a crab and almost everyone likes to eat them. The season is short while the crabs are crawling, but almost every household will be savouring big plates of spicy crab and rice with plenty of fresh hot bread, a local delicacy, as often as they can.

If you have never tasted it, you don't know what you are missing.