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The Keweenaw Bay Ojibwe

Gichi Manidoo Giizis - Great Spirit Moon - January 2017 Issue 150

Tribal Council Members:

GENERAL ELECTION HELD AT KBIC

Warren C. Swartz, Jr. , President

Jennifer Misegan, Vice-President

Susan J. LaFernier, Secretary

Toni J. Minton, Asst. Secretary

Doreen G. Blaker, Treasurer

Robert R.D. Curtis, Jr.

Frederick Dakota

Eddy Edwards

Randall R. Haataja

Michael F. LaFernier, Sr.

Gary F. Loonsfoot, Sr.

Donald Shalifoe, Sr.

SPECIAL POINTS

OF INTEREST

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Picture by Lauri Denomie.

Voters registering at the Baraga District Poll (Ojibwa Senior Citizen’s Center) with Election Workers.

The Keweenaw Bay Indian Community held

their General Election on Saturday, December

17, 2016. Baraga District voters cast their ballots at the Ojibwa Senior Center, and L’Anse

District voters cast their ballots at the Zeba

Community Hall. Preliminary counts were announced by the Election workers immediately

following the closing of the polls. Those results

follow:

Baraga District:

Rodney Loonsfoot 218 votes;

Elizabeth “Popcorn” Mayo 183 votes;

Don Messer, Jr. 154 votes;

Donald Shalifoe, Sr. (Inc.) 169 votes.

L’Anse District:

Lyndon Ekdahl 197 votes;

Michael F. LaFernier, Sr. (Inc.) 269 votes;

Gary Loonsfoot, Jr. 227 votes.

Associate Judge:

Violet M. Friisvall Ayres 312 votes.

Rodney Loonsfoot and Elizabeth “Popcorn”

Mayo each secured a three-year term in the

Baraga District. Michael F. LaFernier, Sr. and

Gary Loonsfoot, Jr. each secured a three-year

term in the L’Anse District. Violet M. Friisvall

Ayres, unchallenged, remains the Associate

Judge.

Election results are on the agenda to be

considered for certification by the Tribal Council at the meeting scheduled for January 7,

2017. Following certification, the twelve seat

council will make nominations and vote for their

Executive Board.

KBIC CELEBRATES GROUND BREAKING FOR THE OJIBWA CASINO PROJECTS



KBIC 2016 General Election

Held

December 3, 2016 Tribal

Council Meeting

Santa Visits KBIC

KBIC Celebrates Ground

Breaking for Casino Projects

Gaming Distributions Announced—2% Distributions

and 8% Payments

KBIC-NRD Fall Survey

Deepest Sympathy

Santa Visits KBIC

Santa visited with the Community’s

children at the KBIC Youth Program

Christmas Parties. On Saturday, December 17, 2016, the Baraga County

Christmas Party was held at the Niiwin

Akeaa Center. Ages 0-11 were able to

visit with Santa at an early afternoon

event. Ages 12 and up participated in

an Ugly Sweater Contest Party later

that afternoon. Families enjoyed horse

drawn sleigh rides throughout the day.

Santa made a second appearance

the following day at the Marquette

County Christmas Party held at the

Children’s Museum. All youth received

a present or a gift card and a bag of

Christmas Candy. Jett’s Pizza was

served at both locations.

Tribal Officials at the Baraga Casino Project Ground Breaking Ceremony.

Picture by Lauri Denomie.

The Keweenaw Bay Indian Community celebrated implementation of the people’s vote to revamp both of the Community’s Casinos with Ground Breaking Ceremonies. The Marquette Casino Project Ground Breaking was held on Tuesday, December 6, 2016, and the Baraga Casino

Project Ground Breaking was held the following day, Wednesday, December 7, 2016.

Continues on page seven.

Picture by Lauri Denomie.

Zaiden VanDyke visits with Santa.

Santa continues on page six.

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December 3, 2016 TRIBAL COUNCIL MEETING

The Regular Saturday Tribal Council Meeting was held on December 3, 2016, at the Ojibwa Casino Resort Conference Room in

Baraga, Michigan. President Warren Swartz, Jr., presided over the

meeting with Jennifer Misegan, Susan J. LaFernier, Toni Minton,

Doreen Blaker, Robert R.D. Curtis, Jr., Fred Dakota, Randall

Haataja, Michael F. LaFernier, Sr., and Gary F. Loonsfoot, Sr. present. Not present: Eddy Edwards and Donald Shalifoe, Sr.

President Swartz shared numerous Thank You and For Your Information items addressed to Council.

President Warren Swartz, Jr. gave the President’s Report (page

two), Vice President Jennifer Misegan gave the Vice President’s

Report (page three), Susan J. LaFernier gave the Secretary’s Report (page three), and Larry Denomie III gave the CEO’s Report

(page four).

The Keweenaw Bay Indian Community presented a check in the

amount of $5,420.00 to Lee DeLeon, US Marine Corps League Keweenaw Detachment #1016. At the November 5, 2016 Tribal

Council Meeting, Council approved $5,000.00 to Marine Corps

League – Keweenaw Detachment #1016 for Toys for Tots for

Baraga County. Additionally, the Keweenaw Bay Indian Community and the Ojibwa Casino held a Luncheon to Honor our Local

Veterans on Veteran’s Day, November 11, 2016. The festivities

were held at the former Big Bucks Bingo Hall, Baraga, Michigan,

where Veterans received a delicious meal and visitors invited made

a $5.00 donation for their meal. The proceeds totaled $420.00 and

are included in this check.

Under old business: Larry Denomie III presented Tribal Council

with the 22.0 Drug Free Workplace Policy Draft from 4.0 Personnel

Selection and Probation (C) Pre-Employment Requirement. Council plans to meet with the Community’s Medical Provider at Thursday’s meeting regarding Prescription Drug effects. No action was

taken.

Under new business: Danielle Webb, Tribal Attorney, and

Carole LaPointe, Health Administrator, presented the Great Lakes

Inter-Tribal Council, Inc. Tribal Sub-Award Agreement for Bemidji

Area Leaders Acting for Change (BALAC) and is renewable in the

amount of $100,000.00. This is the third year KBIC has been doing

the BALAC Program. Motion by Robert R.D. Curtis, Jr. to approve the Great Lakes Inter-Tribal Council, Inc. Tribal SubAward Agreement for Bemidji Area Leaders Acting for Change

(BALAC), supported by Susan J. LaFernier. Nine supported

(Misegan, S. LaFernier, Minton, Blaker, Curtis, Dakota, Haataja,

M. LaFernier, Loonsfoot), 0 opposed, 0 abstained, two absent

(Edwards, Shalifoe), motion carried.

Treasurer Doreen Blaker presented the November 2016 donations requests. Motion by Jennifer Misegan to approve the December 2016 donations as: $500.00 to Calumet Art Center

Membership renewal, $1,500.00 to Salvation Army’s holiday

donation request, $1,000.00 to Wounded Warrior Project to

help wounded Veterans, $500.00 to Michigan Indian Legal Services, Inc. to provide legal services to low income Indian families, $500.00 to Taylor Shelafoe for pageant, $300.00 to Legal

Services of Northern Michigan to provide legal services to our

local communities, $250.00 to Little Brothers Friends of the

Elderly for holiday dinners, $250.00 to Superior Health Foundation to purchase equipment, and $1,000.00 to St. Vincent

DePaul for a total of $5,800.00, supported by Susan J.

LaFernier. Seven supported (Misegan, S. LaFernier, Minton,

Blaker, Dakota, Haataja, M. LaFernier), 0 opposed, 0 abstained,

four absent (Curtis, Edwards, Loonsfoot, Shalifoe), motion carried.

Council adjourned with no further business on the agenda.

~ By Lauri Denomie, Newsletter Editor

Picture by Lauri Denomie.

Pictured is the KBIC Honor Guard who assists with this cause.

(Kneeling) Rodney Loonsfoot; (Left to Right), Lee DeLeon (US Marine

Corps), Ralph Eckerberg, Eugene “Cowboy” Loonsfoot, Sr., Joseph

Eckerberg, Virgil Loonsfoot, and President Warren “Chris” Swartz, Jr.

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President’s Report for the Month of November 2016

The following briefly summarizes the activities in the Office of the

President for the month of November 2016.



The retirement committee met and discussed the community’s

investments regarding retirement funds. We approved the

meeting minutes of April 5, 2016, and discussed sending out

notification letters to inform investors of the movement of funds

from Mass Mutual Fund to American Century Funds. We also

talked about the website, and how it can be improved. All investments are now within guidelines.

Early in the month, Councilor Loonsfoot and I attended the

VOIGT Task Force meeting in St. Croix. A number of treaty

issues were discussed including home territory and firewood

gathering on the national forests. Mole Lake requested unanimous consent from the tribes to gather firewood near its’ reservation. At first we opposed the request, but after considerable

discussion, we reconsidered, and Mole Lake was able to obtain

its consent. We also attended another VOIGT meeting in Lac

Du Flambeau just last week. We handed out Title Ten of the

Community’s Hunting, Fishing, and Trapping Code and requested unanimous consent on our laws at a future meeting.

We plan on discussing with Lac Vieux Desert our options to

regulate treaty protected activities in what is now known as

Michigan.

I had a discussion with a representative of the Save The Wild

U.P. (SWUP), Kathleen Heideman. We discussed the ongoing

unregulated mining activity at Eagle East. Michigan Department of Environmental Quality (MDEQ) informed Environmental

Protection Agency (EPA) that it considers the activity that is occurring to construct the access ramp is exploratory in nature.

We know better! MDEQ assured EPA that all is well, and work

is under way. The company hasn’t applied for any new permit

amendments or additional authorities despite their public statements. The actions they are taking are contradictory to their

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public statements.

I signed a memorandum of understanding with the Inter-Tribal

council for the Tribal Personal Responsibility Education Program (PREP). The purpose of the program is to help in the prevention of Teen Pregnancy. We have to establish a chain of

command within 30 days.

Council approved KB Resolution 063-2016, the Community’s

Ceremonial, Cultural, and Language Support Program. The

purpose of the program is to provide financial assistance to the

tribal members to assist them in Community’s ceremonial and

religious activities and to help preserve the language to ensure

to community’s unique cultural identity.

I plan on meeting with Bryan Richards from the United States

Geological Service to discuss the unauthorized flyovers that occurred over the L’Anse Indian Reservation and also over the

Ceded Territory of 1842 and 1854.

The THPO Director and I attended a meeting with the National

Park Service and others to discuss their plan to create a national park at Isle Royale. We listened to a number of stories

and heard a lot about some possible adversial impacts that may

occur to our cultural resources on the island. The Park Service

informed us that this is part of the process, and tribes will be

able to have an opportunity to be heard at an upcoming tribal

consultation. Of particular concern to the non-natives on the

island is Tobin Harbor. We noted that there may be a few fish

houses on top of Indian settlements. The THPO Director will

continue to monitor the activities of the State Historical Preservation Office in regards to Isle Royale. I’ve discussed with other

tribal leaders the need to participate in the THPO consultation

coming up on this issue.

Respectfully submitted,

Warren C. Swartz

Vice President’s Report for the Month of November 2016

The Tribal Council met with our partners from Allegany Capital

Enterprises (ACE) on November 17. We have partnered with them

to assist us to begin tobacco manufacturing. While they were here,

they toured our facility and inspected the equipment we already

have. They presented a detailed plan and timeline. We are currently working on completing and filing our TTB or Tax and Tobacco Bureau license. The Council has appointed Michael F.

LaFernier, Sr., Doreen Blaker, and myself to the Board of the

KBICTC or Keweenaw Bay Indian Community Tobacco Company.

President Swartz, as the ex-officio of all boards and committees,

will also be on the Board along with Travis Herron from ACE.

The first General Welfare Support Program Benefits were distributed. I am continuing to work with Attorney Robert Porter to

educate the Social Security Administration and the State of Michigan Department of Human Services on those benefits. In typical

State of Michigan fashion, we have received informal notice that

they will continue to count the benefit as income. We believe they

got it wrong again, and there will be another challenge with the

state to convince them they are incorrect.

The Casino workgroup met and is planning groundbreaking

ceremonies for each property. The Marquette groundbreaking will

take place on Tuesday, December 6, at 11 a.m. and in Baraga on

Wednesday, December 7, at 10 a.m. The Council is part of each

ceremony, and it is hoped that everyone will be able to participate.

The membership and the public are invited to these historic events,

and we hope to see many in attendance.

Miigwech to everyone; it has been a difficult year for us, and in

spite of it all we have made progress, and we are moving forward.

Happy Holidays, and I hope you have a blessed New Year.

Respectfully submitted,

Jennifer Misegan

Tribal Council Secretary’s Report for the Month of November 2016

ANIN! We honor the greatness in you.

Remember: “Indian Country Counts”

“Our People, Our Nations, Our Future”

We continue to recognize the richness of Native American contributions, accomplishments, and sacrifices to the political, cultural,

and economic life of Michigan and the United States.

We wish everyone a Blessed and Merry Christmas and a Happy

New Year!

Mino-Bimaadizin “Live Well”

The Tribal Council held their Regular Saturday Meeting on November 5, 2016; three Special Council meetings were held on November 10, 17, and 23, 2016. The unapproved motions for November 5, 10, 17, and 23, 2016, follow. Actions taken were:

November 5, 2016 Regular Council Meeting (unapproved):



Approved the Tribal Council President’s Report for October

2016 (Warren Chris Swartz, Jr.).

 Approved the Tribal Council Vice President’s Report for October

2016 (Jennifer Misegan).

 Approved the Tribal Council Secretary’s Report for October

2016 (Susan J. LaFernier).

 Approved the CEO’s Report for October 2016 (Larry Denomie

III).

 Approved the September 2016 Department Head Reports.

 Approved the September 23, 26, 27, 28, and 29, 2016 Tribal

Council Meeting Minutes.

 Approved the Memorandum of Cooperative Agreement with

I.T.C. of Michigan for the implementation of the Tribal Personal

Responsibility Education Program for one year $40,000.00.

 Approved a match donation of $2,760.00 to the Pine Ridge Reservation to provide Thanksgiving Turkeys for a B.I.E. Reservation School (Hannahville Indian Community Challenge).

 Approved the November donations: $5,000.00 Marine Corps

League Keweenaw Detachment #1016 Toys for Tots for Baraga

County; $500.00 Baraga Fire Department for their Christmas

party; $200.00 St. Ann’s Church for the “Let’s Eat” Community

meal.

 Approved the Christmas/New Year’s holidays for employees as

December 22, 23, 26, 30, 2016, and January 2, 2017, for those

with a standard work week.

 Approved a $75.00 gift card to the Senior Citizens in Baraga

and Marquette Counties if they choose not to attend the Christmas Party and a $50.00 gift card if they attend.

November 10, 2016 Special Council Meeting (unapproved):



Approved the October 4, 6, 8, and 13, 2016 Tribal Council

Meeting Minutes.

Approved the Blue Cross/Blue Shield renewal and prescription

copay rates of $15/$50/50%.

Approved the Memorandum of Agreement with the Great Lakes

Recovery Centers, Inc. for substance abuse services for U.S.

District Court offenders.

Approved the Baraga Telephone Company business license

renewal with Paul Stark and M. Koray Inal.

Approved the two sub-contractual agreements with I.T.C. of

Michigan for the Mental Health and Aging Initiative for Indian

Elders for $1,800.00 and Mental Health Delivery System for Native Americans for $34,573.00.

Approved the Superior Pharmacy Services Tier III Services

Agreement amendment (name change) with Michael McLucas.

Approve the Alcoholic Beverage License renewal for the Ojibwa

BP Gas Station for one year.

Approved the renewal license to purchase and sell taxed to-

bacco products for the Ojibwa BP Gas Station.

Approved the business license renewal for the Ojibwa Laundromat and Carwash and the Ojibwa BP Gas Station.

 Approved the business license renewal for the Rez Stop Gas

Station.

 Approved the renewal license to purchase and sell taxed tobacco products for the Rez Stop Gas Station.

 Approved the Alcoholic Beverage License renewal for the Rez

Stop Gas Station for one year.

 Approved to certify the results of the Baraga Primary Election

November 5, 2016. The nominees for the General Election on

December 17, 2016, will be: Baraga - Rodney Loonsfoot, Elizabeth “Popcorn” Mayo, Don Messer, Jr., and Donald Shalifoe, Sr.

(Inc.); L’Anse - Lyndon Ekdahl, Michael F. LaFernier, Sr. (Inc.),

and Gary Loonsfoot, Jr.; Associate Judge - Violet M. Friisvall

Ayres.

 Approved to appoint Victoria Dakota as an alternate Election

Board member for the upcoming General Election.

 Approved Resolution KB 062-2016 USDA (Building) Lease Proposal.

 Approved Resolution KB 063-2016 General Welfare Exclusion

Act Policy for the Keweenaw Bay Indian Community Ceremonial, Cultural, and Language Support Program and remove “B”

and “C” in section VI.

 Approved to uphold the CEO’s decision in Case #007-16 Government Appeal of Dismissal.

 Approved to appoint Jennifer Misegan, Doreen Blaker, and Michael F. LaFernier, Sr. to the KBIC Tobacco Board.

November 17, 2016 Special Council Meeting (unapproved):



Approved the amendments to the Gundlach Champion Casino

Construction Contract to pages and exhibits as presented.

 Approved Lisa Denomie’s new business license for “Niijikweg

Creation” for home-based books and products.

 Approved Resolution KB 064-2016 Elderly Nutrition Grant for

three years.

 Approved Resolution KB 057-2016 Baraga 2% for $132,108.61.

 Tabled Resolution KB 058-2016 Marquette 2% until after a

meeting with Chocolay Township.

 Approved $1,500.00 to Robert Funke for medical travel to Mayo

Clinic from the CNAP medical emergency funds.

 Approved an exception for Travis Heron for a visitor’s hunting

permit.

 Approved the management structure and job descriptions

(manager and assistant manager) for the Convenience Stores.

 Approved the settlement agreement and release as presented

by the Attorney and authorized the President to sign.

 Approved the increase for the employee portion of the blue

cross and blue shield rates as presented.

November 23, 2016 Special Council Meeting (unapproved):



Approved the October 20, 2016 Tribal Council Meeting Minutes.

Approved to reinstate the Drug Free Workplace random drug

testing.

Approved to have a healthcare provider speak to the Council

regarding prescription medications that affect an employee’s job

performance at work, provide the Council with new draft guidelines at the next meeting and the random drug testing is not to

begin until after the guidelines have been approved.

Approved the donation request of $1,500.00 for an Indian Taco

fundraiser for Kelly Carlson to help with medical expenses/travel

to Mayo Clinic.

Respectfully Submitted,

Susan J. LaFernier

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CEO’s Report for the Month of November 2016



During the month of November 2016, the CEO's office reported the

following:



A large portion of my time over the past month has been focused on both new casino projects and the tobacco manufacturing setup.

 A meeting with Superior National Bank and 5th/3rd Bank

took place on November 16. Additional information requested during the meeting has been provided, and the

process of moving the Tribe’s trust account currently held

with Wells Fargo to SNB is in process.

 Vice President Misegan and I met with Steven Lawry,

Township Manager, for Chocolay to discuss a proposal to

potentially share water resources with the township. The

new casino project includes a 75,000 gallon elevated water

tank and will be used to supply domestic and fire suppression needs for the casino and housing department homes.

The water supply capacity will also be adequate for future

expansion plans of the casino and can provide fire suppression for the residents along Kabawgum Road. We have

also provided an opportunity to Chocolay Township to extend domestic water to those residents. Mr. Lawry will be

presenting the proposal to the Township Board on December 7, to see if there is interest. If so, additional studies

would be conducted to see if the size of the water tank

needs to be increased. Because the water supply would

benefit the township, it is possible that 2% funds could be

extended to them to assist with the cost of the project. The

Board will also be discussing whether or not they will provide comment to the Feds on the Tribe’s application to

place the property in front of the casino into trust. Jason

Ayres, myself, and others are planning on attending their

meeting.



As you are aware, ground breaking ceremonies are

planned for this upcoming week for both the Marquette and

Baraga Casino projects. On Tuesday, December 6, Marquette's ceremony will begin at 11 a.m., and on Wednesday, December 7, Baraga's will begin at 10 a.m. A number

of dignitaries have been invited, and it's hoped that the local communities will come out and help celebrate this historic time for the Tribe.

 We continue to hold weekly conference calls with Allegany

Capital Enterprises (ACE), our tobacco manufacturing partner. Following their visit to KBIC earlier this month, we

have identified the Council Members who will serve on the

Board for the venture. The next steps in the process include applying for the permit to manufacture tobacco products through the Department of Treasury Alcohol and Tobacco Tax and Trade Bureau (TTB) and formal organization of the company through the Tribe’s LLC Code. The

permit application is nearly complete; once the Articles of

Organization are approved by Council, it will be ready to be

submitted.

In a final note, the bi-monthly department head meeting was

held on November 30. The meeting lasted most of the day due

to staff participating in active shooter training. The training was

very good, and all of the staff took away techniques that would

assist them in the unforeseen event they were in an active

shooter situation. I want to thank Officer Jake Misegan and

George DeCota for providing the valuable training, as well as

the staff for taking the time out of their busy schedules to participate.

Respectfully submitted,

Larry Denomie III, CEO

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: 2% Distributions and 8% Payments

Marquette County/Noquemenon Trails Network

From the Office of the Tribal Council Treasurer Doreen Blaker

Marquette Charter Township/Little Presque Isle State Park

$ 10,000.00

Marquette Charter Township/Fire and Rescue Dept.

$ 10,500.00

Marquette Area Public Schools/Title VII Native Amer. Educ. Prg.

City of Negaunee/Great Lakes Recovery Center

$ 5,000.00

Negaunee Township/Community Center Recreational Trail

$ 5,000.00

Forsyth Township/Patrol Vehicle

$ 14,603.67

Forsyth Township/Michigan State Police U.P.S.E.T.

$ 20,000.00

Sands Township/Fire Department

$ 10,443.00

The Keweenaw Bay Indian Community announces

their recent gaming distributions

Since 1993, the Keweenaw Bay Indian Community has been

making bi-annual payments from the gaming proceeds of their casinos to local units of government and to the State of Michigan.

These payments are 2% and 8% respectively and are derived from

the net win from all Class III electronic games of chance commonly

known as slot machines.

The two-percent (2%) payments are made each May and November. Local units of Government may make requests throughout

the year. To receive an award, the entity must first make a request

in writing.

For the period of April 1, 2016, through September 30, 2016, the

total to be distributed to local units of government in Baraga County,

which was derived from the Ojibwa Casino Resort—Baraga was

$134,608.61. The payments approved by Tribal Council for this distribution are as follows:

Baraga County

$ 31,395.28

Baraga Area Schools

$ 37,796.67

Baraga Area Schools/Baraga Youth Football Program

$ 2,500.00

Baraga Township

$ 12,646.92

Baraga Township/Bay Ambulance

$ 15,000.00

Village of Baraga

$ 9,722.39

L’Anse Area Schools

$ 18,864.36

L’Anse Area Schools/C.J. Sullivan PTO

$ 1,000.00

L’Anse Area Schools/Big Brothers Big Sisters

$ 1,000.00

L’Anse Township

$ 2,126.37

Village of L’Anse

$ 1,556.62

Village of L’Anse/Meadowbrook Arena-L’Anse Hockey Assoc.

$ 1,000.00

Distributions totaling $172,572.67 were made to local units of

government in Marquette County that were derived from the Ojibwa

Casino—Marquette for the same period as follows:

City of Marquette/Hospitality House of the U.P. (Beacon House)

$ 10,000.00

City of Marquette/Room At The Inn

$ 5,000.00

Chocolay Township/Fire and Police Dept., Sewer Utility

$ 50,000.00

Chocolay Township/Cedar Tree Institute

$ 10,000.00

Marquette County/CAAM

$ 5,026.00

Marquette County/Substance Abuse & Violence Prev/Video

$ 3,000.00

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7,500.00

6,500.00

Eight percent (8%) payments are made to the Michigan Economic Development Corporation. The November 2016 distribution

for the Ojibwa Casino Resort-—Baraga totaled $538,434.44 and

$690,290.68 for the Ojibwa Casino—Marquette.

The next cycle of awards will be made in May 2017. Local units

of government within Baraga or Marquette Counties may apply.

Written requests received before March 31, 2017, will be considered.

ATTENTION: ALL TRIBAL COMMERCIAL

FISHERMEN

Applications for Small Boat and Large Boat Commercial

Fishing Licenses for the Year 2017-2018 Commercial Fishing Season are available at the License Department located

in the KBIC Tribal Center. The new license year will begin:

May 1, 2017. Applications must be returned to the Licensing/Motor Vehicle Office by: Friday, February 3, 2017. All

applications for licenses will be reviewed and selected by the

Tribal Council. All Tribal members who apply must have completed the required U.S. Food and Drug Administration

Hazard Analysis and Critical Point (HACCP) Training and

present a copy of the certificate with the application. A Boat

Safety Fishing Vessel Examination with a certified official

must be completed and that documentation must be provided

with the application. The application also requests fishing

vessel information including the vessel name, number, and

length.

For: Boat Safety Inspections contact the Tribal Police/Conservation

Department at (906) 353-6626 to make an appointment or contact

U.S. Coast Guard/Hancock at (906) 482-1520.

PUBLIC ANNOUNCEMENT

Kelly A. Carlson

(April 22, 1970—December 6, 2016)

Kelly A. Carlson, age 46, of Baraga, MI, passed away on Tuesday, December 6, 2016, at her home surrounded by her loving family.

Kelly was born April 22, 1970, in L’Anse, MI. She was a member of the

Keweenaw Bay Indian Community. Kelly had been the supervisor of the

Casino Gift Shop.

Kelly is survived by her loving family — children: Jared, Jay, Jordanne,

and Jenna; two grandchildren; her mother: Carol; four brothers and six

sisters. She was preceded in death by her significant other: Daniel; son:

Daniel Jr.; and her father: Donald.

A memorial service for Kelly was held on 12:00 p.m. on Thursday, December 8, 2016, at the Zeba Community Hall, Zeba, MI. The Reid Funeral

Service and Chapel of L’Anse, MI, assisted the family.

Is your charitable organization planning on holding a raffle or

selling raffle tickets on the L’Anse Indian Reservation?

Federal law, through the Indian Gaming Regulatory Act, granted Tribes

exclusive right to regulate gaming activity on Indian lands. Even if you or

the members of your organization are not tribal members, the Keweenaw

Bay Indian Community Gaming Commission has the authority to regulate

your raffle. It is unlawful to game without a license.

Please contact the KBIC Gaming Commission Office

at (906) 353-4222 or stop by the office located at the

Tribal Center for an application and a copy of the rules

and regulations.

Application deadline for submission of ALL Class I

Drawings is 30 days and Class II Raffles is 60 days 16429 Bear Town, Rd.

MI 49908

prior to your event. License Fee will be waived when the Baraga,

(906) 353-4222

application is received within this timeline.

William Eugene Emery

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(March 4, 1936—December 9, 2016)

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William Eugene Emery, age 80, of Zeba, MI, passed away on Friday,

December 9, 2016, at his home.

He was born March 4, 1936, in L’Anse, MI, the son of William Emery

and Margaret (Schofield) Sipe. In 1954, Gene graduated from Flandreau

Indian School in South Dakota. He was in the US Air Force from 1954-58

during the Korean Conflict. He resided in Chicago for eight years where

he worked as a general foreman for a hydraulic plant.

He moved back to L’Anse and married Gretchen Knapp on July 19,

1975. Gene worked for the Keweenaw Bay Indian Community (KBIC) running a construction training program for years and then various other jobs

with the tribe. He was Chairman for two years and served on the council

for over 30 years. Gene also worked for Celotex as a maintenance electrician for 20 years.

He is a member of Zeba United Methodist Church, KBIC, Ojibwa Seniors, VFW Post 3897, and American Legion Post 444. Gene was on the

Baraga County Veterans Board, Ojibwa Housing Commission, and the

Great Lakes Indian Fish & Wildlife Commission. He enjoyed woodworking, gardening, going for rides in the woods, reading, and spending time

with his dog Roxie.

Surviving are his wife: Gretchen Emery of Zeba; daughter: Tracy Emery of Zeba; sister: Gwen Loonsfoot of Zeba; seven grandchildren: Josh

Emery, Carmen Emery, Janelle (Veronica) Emery-Jossens, Melissa

(Arlan) Boland, Amanda Furr, Lindsey (Greg) Loonsfoot, and Melanie Durant; 12 great grandchildren; and several nieces and nephews.

Preceding him in death are his parents; baby son: William Eugene Jr.;

daughter: Colleen Deroche; brothers:, James, Gerald, Ronald Emery; sisters: Beverly Ellsworth, Patricia Kemppainen, Mary Connor, Jacqueline

Cote, Virginia Shalifoe; and a great granddaughter: Vanessa Joan.

Visitation was held on Tuesday, December 20, 2016, from 10-11 a.m.

at the Zeba Hall. The Baraga County Area Veterans conducted military

rites at 11 a.m. under the direction of the American Legion Post 444. A

memorial service followed with Rev. Stephen Rhoades officiating. Burial

will be in the spring in the Pinery Cemetery. The Jacobson Funeral Home

assisted the family.

First Monday of the Month

5:00 p.m. — 7:00 p.m.

Location: Hope Works Counseling

409 N. Main Street, L’Anse, MI

Presented by: Mark Panasiewicz, Hope Works Counseling