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The Keweenaw Bay Ojibwe
Waabigwani Giizis - Flower Moon - May 2011 Issue 82
3rd Annual KBIC Environmental Fair
The KBIC Natural Resources Department held the third annual Environmental
Fair to celebrate Earth Day on April 20th.
The event provided environmental education to area schools and community members. Attending the event were approximately 365 kids from L’Anse, Sacred
Heart, Baraga, and Arvon schools and
over 45 community members. A screening
of the PBS documentary “Earth Days” premiered during the community portion of the
event.
Several organizations attended the
event to provide educational information
and hands on learning experiences including, BIA Fire, US Fish & Wildlife Service,
Ottawa National Forest, Plum Creek,
Baraga County MSU Extension/ 4-H,
Smokey the Bear, Keweenaw Bay Ojibwa
Community College Environmental Science Program, MTU GEM Center for Science and Environmental Outreach, KBIC
Conservation, KBIC Tribal Historic Preservation Office, KBIC Weatherization Assistance Program, KBIC Economic Development Office, Michigan Energy Options,
and Great Lakes Indian Fish and Wildlife
Commission.
The KBIC Natural Resources Department provided several displays and activities related to water quality,
fisheries management, wildlife health &
safety, solid waste, hazardous waste,
composting, air quality, local foods, and
invasive species.
According to participants and teachers
attending the event it was a huge success.
The Natural Resources Department plans
to conduct the Environmental Fair annually
around Earth Day.
Tribal Council Members:
Warren C. Swartz, Jr., President
William E. Emery, Vice-President
Susan J. LaFernier, Secretary
Toni Minton, Asst. Secretary
Eddy Edwards, Treasurer
Elizabeth (Chiz) Matthews
Elizabeth D. Mayo
Michael F. LaFernier, Sr.
Jerry Lee Curtis
Frederick Dakota
Gary F. Loonsfoot, Sr.
Isabelle H. Welsh
Newsletter photo.
Photo by Keith Rolof.
365 students attended the KBIC Environmental
Fair.
KBIC partners with Baraga County Road Commission
The Keweenaw Bay Indian Community
has partnered with the Baraga County
Road Commission for many years now to
maintain and improve the Indian reservation road routes which are also county
roads. In 18 years of this cooperative effort, $17 million in improvements have
been made with $10 million being provided
by the tribe. “A lot of the county’s projects
just wouldn’t have gotten done,” said
Baraga Road Commissioner, Doug Mills.
“We don’t have the means anymore. It’s
huge for our construction program. Almost
every project receives some funding from
the tribe. In the Midwest region, KBIC is
way out in front in helping with the county
road system.”
For the past 20 years, the county and
the tribe have partnered in funding 52 road
and bridge projects, constructing eleven
bridges, 34 miles of blacktop surface improvements, six bridge designs, and many
more projects too numerous to list. In addition to KBIC’s support, the townships assist the Baraga Road Commission projects
SPECIAL POINTS
OF INTEREST:
Eddy and Christine Edwards and family visit with
staff at the Environmental Fair.
•
April 2, 2011 Tribal Council
Meeting
•
3rd Annual KBIC Environmental Fair
•
Ojibwa Casinos Employee Recognition
•
KBIC To Monitor Wind Capacity For Electric Production
•
KBTNRD Commercial Fishing
Memorial
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•
New Employees
Deepest Sympathy
2-DAY WEEKEND LARGE
SURPLUS HEAVY EQUIPMENT—CONSTRUCTION
AUCTION
Date: May 7th, 2011
Viewing Starts: 9:00AM
Auction starts: 10:00AM
Location: Baraga, Michigan
Directions: TBA
For: Keweenaw Bay Indian Community
By: B. Patient Auctions
through millages.
Projects for 2011 includes a new bridge
on the Skanee Road over the Ravine
River; three bridges over the West Branch
of the Sturgeon River on Townline Road
over the Silver River; Froberg Road will
receive new rails, deck surfacing and approaches; five large culverts will be replaced on Indian Road; Ben Road will see
about a half mile of road improvement and
will be blacktopped; a portion of Dynamite
Hill Road will be re-blacktopped; Usimaki
Road will be rehabbed and about a half
mile will be re-blacktopped; 2.2 miles on
the Aura Road will see safety improvements with re-blacktopping; and the Pequamming Road from Whirl-i-gig to Second Sand will see safety improvements
and re-blacktopping.
Auction will feature a large variety of construction items to please all interests.
Buildings Filled With Shop Equipment plumbing Supplies - Yard/Landscaping Building Materials - Office - Cabinetry/
Office - Lumber - & Much, Much More.
All Tribal Veterans’ Meeting at the Lighthouse, Sand Point, will be held every third
Wednesday of the month at 1900 hours.
All Tribal Veterans Welcome!
Tribal members may also include items
they would like to sell. The profit will go
straight to you minus auctioneer's percentage (10%). Reserve prices can be
set; however, items generally don’t sell
as well.
SATURDAY, MAY 7TH (at Tribal
Construction, Mission Rd.,
Baraga, MI)
SUNDAY, MAY 8TH (former
Tubcraft Bldg., Industrial Park
on M-38, Baraga, MI)
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APRIL 2, 2011, TRIBAL COUNCIL MEETING
The Tribal Council held their regularly scheduled Saturday Tribal Council
meeting on April 2, 2011, at the Ojibwa
Casino Resort Conference Room in
Baraga, Michigan. President Warren C.
Swartz, Jr. presided over the meeting
with William E. Emery, Susan J.
LaFernier, Toni J. Minton, Eddy Edwards, Jerry Lee Curtis, Michael F.
LaFernier, Sr., Gary F. Loonsfoot, Sr.,
Elizabeth “Chiz” Matthews, Elizabeth D.
Mayo, and Isabelle Helene Welsh present. Fred Dakota was absent. President Warren C. Swartz, Jr., shared numerous Thank You and For Your Information items addressed to Council.
President Warren C. Swartz, Jr.,
gave the President’s Report (page
three); Secretary Susan J. LaFernier
gave the Secretary’s Report (page four);
Treasurer Eddy Edwards gave the
Treasurer’s Report (page two); and Assistant CEO Sarah Maki gave the CEO
Report (page eight). Council passed the
Department Head Reports for February
2011.
Cheryl Dingeldey presented a request for a donation to help fund the 7th
Annual Adult/Kids Bowling Tournament
at the Whirl-i-gig on April 30, 2011. Motion by Eddy Edwards to approve a
$500 donation for the Whirl-i-gig’s 7th
Annual Adult/Kids Bowling Tournament, supported by Michael F.
LaFernier, Sr., ten supported, 0 opposed, 0 abstained, one absent
(Dakota), motion carried.
Under New Business, President
Swartz brought forward Resolution
KB1821-2011 Liquor Licenses.
The
previous Resolution was to ensure the
licensee would be required to have liquor liability insurance of at least
$50,000. Council had a discussion regarding whether an applicant shall not
be eligible for a liquor license for any
establishment which is located within
500 feet of a church or school. This
Resolution has a waiver to comply with
Federal law and State law. Heather
Chapman, Assistant Tribal Attorney,
worked on Resolution KB1821-2011,
which President Swartz encouraged
Council to pass. On page two of the
Resolution, a change has been made
which reads: Tribal Council may waive
this restriction if an objection to the issuance of the Liquor License is not filed by
a church or school with the President
within fifteen (15) days after written notice from the President to the church or
school describing the filing of an application for a Liquor License for a location
within 500 feet of the church or school.
If an objection is filed by either a church
or school with the President within the
fifteen (15) day time period, Tribal Council shall hold a hearing concerning the
objection within thirty (30) days after the
date the President receives the written
objection before making a decision on
the issuance of the license. Motion by
Eddy Edwards to adopt Resolution
KB1821-2011, supported by Michael
F. LaFernier, Sr., nine supported
(Emery, S. LaFernier, Minton, Edwards, Curtis, M. LaFernier, Loonsfoot, Mayo, Welsh), one opposed
(Matthews), 0 abstained, one absent
(Dakota), motion carried. President
Swartz indicated that adopting this
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Resolution will rescind the previous
Resolution KB1809-2011.
There was a telephone poll regarding
the Ojibwa Community College employees’ 401K plan. President Swartz requested a motion ratifying the actions
taken by Tribal Council during a telephone poll on March 30, 2011, which
adopted a motion that KBOCC employees be terminated from the KBIC’s 401K
plan as of March 31, 2011, to ensure the
plan remains in compliance. Motion by
Susan J. LaFernier to ratify the actions taken by Tribal Council during a
telephone poll on March 30, 2011,
KBOCC employees be terminated
from the KBIC’s 401K plan as of
March 31, 2011, to ensure the plan
remains in compliance, supported by
Elizabeth D. Mayo, ten supported, 0
opposed, 0 abstained, one absent
(Dakota), motion carried.
Eddy Edwards, Treasurer, presented
donation requests for March 2011 to the
Council for their consideration. Motion
by Eddy Edwards to approve $500 for
the L’Anse Senior 2011 Lock-in; $500
for the Class of 2011 B.A.S.H.; $500
for
Project
Graduation
2011Marquette High School; $500 for
Mother Earth Water Walkers; $500 for
Superior
AmeriCorps
(Alcohol
Awareness Month); $7,000 for the
Baraga County Lumberjack Days
Committee (Fireworks); $500 for
Grand Valley American Indian Lodge
(50th Annual GVAIL Traditional Powwow in Grand Rapids, MI); $1,500 for
Kyle Bianco’s request for financial
assistance for the L’Anse 3rd Street
Skate Park; and $500 for the Whirl-igig’s 7th Annual Adult/Kid’s Bowling
Tournament (prior motion); for a total
of $12,000, supported by Susan J.
LaFernier, ten supported, 0 opposed,
0 abstained, one absent (Dakota),
motion carried.
Council entered closed session with
a personnel item—Judy Smith; and Interview Selections for Radio Station
General Manager on the agenda. Upon
returning to open session the following
motions were made.
Motion by Eddy Edwards to approve Judy Smith’s request for
$7,700.60 plus 3.25% compounded
annual interest, supported by Jerry
Lee Curtis. Motion by Susan J.
LaFernier to table the request until
we have the calculation and more information, supported by Elizabeth D.
Mayo, (Emery, S. LaFernier, Minton,
Edwards, Curtis, M. LaFernier,
Loonsfoot, Mayo, Matthews), one opposed (Welsh), 0 abstained, one absent (Dakota), motion carried.
Council adjourned with no further actions.
~ submitted by newsletter editor
MARCH 2011
TREASURER’S REPORT
auditor said that besides Tribal Construction, our enterprises and our government operations had no significant
deficiencies. Bound copies of the final
report will be sent to us by end of May/
early June. The Auditor said our accounting and operations get better each
time they come here.
We received a proposal from
Cottingham & Butler for our employee
benefits. In their proposal they say they
can save us $600,000 over our current
benefit package if we implement several programs. I hope Council takes a
closer look at this proposal.
2% distributions to local units of governments are upon us. I have a large
file of requests from the Marquette area
and two letters from the Baraga area.
We have one request from the Baraga
Fire Department and one request from
Baraga County, which is requesting 2%
funds on the behalf of Baraga County,
Baraga School District, Baraga Township, Baraga Village, L’Anse School
District, L’Anse Township, and L’Anse
Village. In the letter they ask that these
local units of government in Baraga
County receive an amount equivalent to
what they would receive pursuant to the
1994 property tax agreement between
KBIC and Baraga County, Baraga
Township, and L’Anse Township. In
Federal Court, KBIC won the property
tax case that recognized our right to live
here forever, which meant no property
taxes. Unfortunately, this request from
Baraga County includes a calculation
prepared by the Baraga County Treasurer and the Baraga County Equalization Director of an amount KBIC would
have paid under the 1994 property tax
agreement, if we had not won the lawsuit.
In the 1993 federal consent judgment involving KBIC and several tribes
with the State of Michigan, we agreed
that 2% casino funds shall be distributed to any local units of government of
our choice in the immediate vicinity of
our casino. We agreed to give consideration for services provided to the
Tribe by units of government and consideration for the impact of our casino
land being held in trust and off the property tax rolls.
We should see financials for this 2%
period by third week of April. We will
know the amounts available then. Our
agreement stipulates we will distribute
2% funds no later than 60 days after
March 31st.
So, my question for Council is:
“Does the Council want to continue distributing 2% funds to local units of government in Baraga County according to
their property tax calculation or do we
want to exercise our discretion and ask
local units for specific projects to fund
like we do in Marquette? We have 58
more days. What do you think?”
Respectfully submitted,
Eddy Edwards, Treasurer
GASTRIC BYPASS SUPPORT —
Activities reported by the Treasurer,
Eddy Edwards, for the month of March
2011.
I attended the exit interview with our
auditors last week. The field review
portion of our annual audit has been
completed. In the exit interview, the
There will be a support group meeting
for those who have had or are considering
having gastric bypass surgery at the Keweenaw Bay Fire Hall on the second Monday of every month at 6 p.m. May 9th is
the next date. For more information call
Diane at 201-2174.
PRESIDENT’S REPORT FOR THE MONTH OF MARCH 2011
The following is a list of activities that
occurred in the office of the President
for the month of March 2011:
▪ I attended a number of committee
meetings this month including: hiring,
gaming, retirement, powwow, bimonthly department head, and others.
▪ Fred Dakota and I attended a government-to-government consultation
meeting in Lansing, Michigan. The
purpose of this meeting was to discuss the titling of the Community’s
vehicles. The meeting went very
well, and we had an opportunity to
talk with the Secretary of State, Anne
Corgan, and we came from the
meeting feeling we would be able to
title our own vehicles here in our
Community. A number of particulars
need to be worked out prior to being
able to title our own vehicles, and
some considerations need to be
made by the Council in the exercise
of its sovereignty. We had another
conference call yesterday, and we
are going to review the process.
▪ The Community held its Second
Reading for the Sex Offender Registration Proposed Ordinance 2011-01.
▪ Last month I met with the Village of
Baraga Manager to discuss the
Baraga Water Intake Proposed Project and the environmental considerations with dredging of contaminated sediments in Keweenaw Bay.
If remembered correctly, the Village
took over the project, and since then,
the scope of the project has changed
from directional drilling to trenching.
There are contaminated sediments
in Keweenaw Bay which is the main
reason why we have opposed underwater log removal from the Bay. The
contaminated sediments are covered
by slightly cleaner sediments which
serve as sort of a protective cap in
most places. If these contaminated
sediments are disturbed, contaminates will be released into the bay,
into the fishery, and into the drinking
water. We are still closely working
with the Village of Baraga, and they
have noted our concern and are
looking at their options at this point.
We will be getting back with them if
they continue with the trenching. If
need be, we will submit comments to
the Army Corp of Engineers.
▪ I participated in a telephone conference on March 15th with the purpose
of the meeting being to discuss an
interim rule with the respect to sole
source 8A contracts awarded to Indian Tribes. Economic Developer,
Gregg Nominelli, also participated in
the conference call.
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Susan J. LaFernier and I attended
the new Copper Country Walleye Asemployee recognition award ceremosociation at the Chassell VFW. It
nies to recognize employees for conwas their first organizational meeting
and the purpose of us attending was
tinuous years of service with our Cato give them the facts of our Walleye
sinos. We met one day at the
spearing season. We informed the
Ojibwa Resort Conference room and
people at the meeting what our inrecognized the employees of the
tentions were for the upcoming
Ojibwa Casino of Baraga. The folspring spearing season. We told
lowing day we met with the employthem we intend to take 1500 Wallees from Marquette at the Marquette
eyes out of Portage Lake. At first
Casino and recognized them. We
they didn’t know how to take it. I
issued certificates of appreciation
was forthcoming with them and told
and monetary gifts in recognition of
them if the numbers were crunched it
their service to the Community.
may seem like a lot in a week or two
Cake and ice cream were served
week period, but if the number were
and the event was well attended.
broken down into 365 days a year, it
We had a good time, got to sit down
is only four Walleye a day that the
and visit some of the employees,
Community is taking. We answered
and it was nice to meet them. A few
a number of questions from the 35 or
of them were recognized with twenty
40 people who were at the meeting.
plus years of service with us, and the
One of their concerns were whether
Casino has been in existence for
or not other Tribes were going to be
twenty-five years. At each meeting, I
able to take 1500, and we told them
gave a brief history of what I know of
no, that is the total number of fish
Indian gaming, and how it started
that we were going to take. They
here in our Community.
wanted to know what the sex of the
The 401K loan and plan documents
fish were. It was great that we had
were finalized by the Council. The
the biologist there because we were
details related to the specifics of the
able to tell the crowd the sex of the
program will be provided to all of the
fish, the average length of the fish,
participants. There have been a
and they were really impressed with
number of participants, who have
the data that we had at that meeting.
taken advantage of this opportunity,
Overall the meeting went very well,
and I think twenty or so loans have
and most of the members were very
been taken out.
glad that we had attended the meetThe VOIGT Inter-Tribal Task Force
ing and gave them the facts of the
discussed the Michigan Department
Community’s spearing season. Most
of Natural Resources request for a
are willing to work with us. I anticimeeting and their planned activities
pate a few people to give us a little
under new law that permits the esgrief at the landing, but that’s just the
tablishment of a moose season in
way it is as they don’t understand
the Upper Peninsula of Michigan.
what we are doing up there. I asked
The VOIGT Task force declined their
them to come to our fishery, and a
request as they wanted governmentnumber of them were glad that we
to-government consultation to take
came to their meeting. There is anplace with the Lac Vieux Desert
other meeting planned where Todd
Community and the Keweenaw Bay
Warner and Gene Mensch will give a
Indian Community before the VOIGT
power point presentation on the bioTask Force made any comments to
logical aspects of the fishery.
I
them. The letter to Dennis Knapp
asked them to try to help the Copper
from James Zorn, the Executive DiCountry Walleye Association memrector of GLIFWC, was forwarded to
bers to understand why the fishery is
us for our review prior to sending it to
in decline. It is not because the NaDennis Knapp. These consultations
tive Americans are spearing the
will occur prior to the VOIGT InterPortage Lake fish; it is because there
Tribal Task Force taking any action
are some issues with the biology of
on the moose comments regarding
the lake. We came out with a comthe proposed moose season.
mon goal to protect the fishery for
I signed a liquor license for the Cuethe next seven generations. They
Master.
are really concerned about it, and we
The Cobell Indian Trust Settlement
let them know that we are very conMeeting has been cancelled and tencerned about it, too.
tatively rescheduled.
Gary Loonsfoot, Jr., Ken Spruce, Respectfully submitted,
KBIC Biologist Gene Mensch, ConWarren C. Swartz, Jr., President
servation Officers Dale Goodreau
and Tony Loonsfoot, and I met with
SUMMER COLLEGE INTERN PROGRAM
The Tribal Council has approved
funding for a Summer College Intern
Program. Five students will be placed
with tribal departments for 14 weeks this
summer, working 40 hours per week
@$8.91 per hour. Students must be
KBIC members, attending college fulltime during the 2010-11 academic year
and continuing during the 2011-12 academic year, must have a minimum GPA
of 2.00 and must provide proof of GPA,
full-time status and college major. If the
number of students applying is greater
than the number of positions available,
the highest GPA’s will be used to determine placement.
To apply, please contact Pauline
Spruce at the Personnel Office at the
Tribal Center. Her phone number is 353
-6623, ext. 4140. The deadline to apply
is May 9, 2011, at 4 p.m. Students could
begin work as early as May 16. Applica-
tions will be accepted after May 9 if all
positions are not filled.
If you have any questions regarding
the Summer College Intern Program,
please contact Amy St. Arnold, Education Director, at 353-4117 or at
amy@kbic-nsn.gov or Pauline Spruce at
the number above or at pauline@kbicnsn.gov.
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SECRETARY’S REPORT FOR THE MONTH OF MARCH 2011
Activities reported by the Secretary,
Susan J. LaFernier, for the month of
March 2011.
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. Earth
Day is April 22, 2011.
On March 1st, I visited the Pinery
Cemetery where our Beartown Firefighters are continuing the cleanup of the
fallen trees from the fire and the recent
wind storm. When you visit, you will see
a big change, but in the future the cemetery will have new growth and will be
beautiful.
Also after Memorial Day,
there is a plan to fill in, slope, and gravel
the road around the cemetery, and then
plant grass to protect the graves. It is
suggested that we now begin having
meetings with our proposed Cemetery
Task Force to discuss the suggestions/
changes that have been in the planning
stages for some time.
On March 17th, I had the distinct
pleasure of attending the “Wings Across
the Americas” 2011 Conservation
Awards Ceremony in conjunction with
the 76th North American Wildlife and
Natural Resources Conference in Kansas City, Missouri. Our U.S. Eastern
Region Forest Service received an
award for their pollinator programregarding butterfly conservation. As a
part of this region, KBIC, Cedar Tree
Institute, NMU, Marquette County Juvenile Court, T.E. Davenport Foundation,
Dr. Scott Herron, Ferris State University,
and the Earthkeepers were recognized
for the “Zaagkii Wings and Seeds” program along with our new greenhouse’s
goal which is to restore pollinatorfriendly indigenous plants to the Upper
Peninsula to help bees and butterflies
restore the natural ecosystem that is being threatened by pesticides, pollution,
and mites. Congratulations to all on a
well deserved award!
President Swartz and I had the
pleasure of attending the Ojibwa Baraga
and Marquette Casino’s award ceremonies that proudly honored our employees for their dedication and years of service on March 29-30, 2011.
The employee W.H.I.P.P. (Wellness,
Health, Intervention, Prevention Program) Task Force and volunteers continue to have monthly meetings. It is
never too late to encourage positive lifestyle changes that will help us live
longer, healthier, happier lives.
Be
watching for special events/healthful information every month from the WHIPP
Task Force. April 4-10th is National
Public Health Week.
A hearing will be held in the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia on
June 20, 2011, to consider whether to
approve the final Cobell Settlement. On
December 21, 2010, U.S. Senior District
Judge Thomas F. Hogan granted preliminary approval of the settlement for
thousands of individual Indians who
have or had government-managed IIM
accounts. For more information, call 1(4) Niiwin
800-961-6109 or go to the website:
www.IndianTrust.com or write to Indian
Trust Settlement, P.O. Box 9577, Dublin, Ohio 43017-4877. The community
meeting that was cancelled on March
28th, is tentatively rescheduled for April
11th, at 2:30 p.m. at the Ojibwa Motel
Conference Room to explain this $3.4
billion Indian Trust Settlement.
The Drug Tip Line number is 353DRUG or 353-3784. The yellow banners are around the reservation with this
tip line number displayed. The Drug
Task Force holds monthly meetings.
We will also be meeting in the near future with other interested groups and the
Baraga County Community Foundation
regarding collaboration that will benefit
the health and welfare of our communities. Also be watching for the second
annual National Drug Enforcement Prescription Drug Tack-Back Day tentatively scheduled for April 30th, to help
get rid of expired and unused prescription drugs for safe disposal.
The Drug Task Force Mission Statement: “To promote education through
public awareness with the specific objective to eliminate the use of ‘illegal
drugs’ for the betterment of the health,
welfare, and safety of the Keweenaw
Bay Indian Community and our
neighboring Communities.”
Remember to continue to pray for
each other and to honor and remember
all of our veterans and service men and
women and their families. Also remember those who are ill, all who have lost
loved ones, and our economic struggles.
Let us be thankful for our beautiful area,
and we pray for peace in the world,
good health, and happiness. Spring is
here! Remember Palm Sunday, April
17th, begins Holy Week and this year
Good Friday and Earth Day are on April
22nd. We wish you a Happy, blessed
Easter!
During March 2011, the Tribal Council held one Regular Tribal Council
Meeting on March 5, 2011. This meeting is covered in the April 2011 Newsletter. Tribal Council held four Special
Council Meetings. Following are the unapproved motions from March.
At the council meeting held March 3,
2011, the following actions were taken:
• Approved the July 15, 2010 meeting
minutes;
• Approved the July 22, 2010 meeting
minutes;
• Approved the July 29, 2010 meeting
minutes;
• Motion to declare that special circumstances exist which warrant an
exception to the regulations and approved the special spearing Walleye
harvest for 2011 at 1500 Walleye
from Portage Lake as recommended
by the KBIC Natural Resources Department;
• Motion that Tribal members must pre
-register or register at the Pike Bay
boat ramp site which then subjects
them exempt from the regulations
was approved;
• Approved the purchase of a hydrotech drum filter (to recycle water and
filter out solids) for $20,554.54 from
Water Management Technologies,
Inc. for the Hatchery;
• Motion to hire Ed Janisse as the Radio Station General Manager at
$40,000 was defeated;
• Approved to repost the Radio Station
General Manager;
• Approved Resolution KB1808-2011
Negaunee Airport Trust Acquisition
(application-a building was removed
from the legal description);
• Approved Resolution KB1809-2011
(additional liquor license requirements/clarifications: liability insurance, hours of sales of alcoholic beverages, and no liquor licenses will be
issued for an establishment that is
located within 500 feet of a church or
school);
• Approved to adopt a resolution of
support to add to the National Mall
located in our nation’s capitol, a Native American soldier’s picture with
the other soldiers;
• Approved Resolution KB1806-2011
renewal application for ANA Native
Language Preservation Grant for
three years for $300,000 with a 20%
match each year;
• Motion died for lack of support to do
an analysis of our benefits and hire
M3 as our (health insurance) broker/
consultant to determine if we are receiving the best deal;
• Approved to request a written proposal from M3.
At the council meeting held March
10, 2011, the following actions were
taken:
• Approved the loan policy for the
KBIC 401K Elective Provisions;
• Approved Resolution KB1807-2011
regarding the 2011 Addendum to the
1993 Timber Sale Policy Statement
(added allotted trust land);
• Approved Resolution KB1811-2011
Gladys M. Rantanen Residential
Lease;
• Approved Resolution KB1812-2011
Charles A. Loonsfoot, Sr./Marilyn C.
Loonsfoot Residential Lease;
• Approved Resolution KB1813-2011
KBIC IRR (Indian Reservation
Roads) Inventory Amendments of
2011;
• Approved Resolution KB1814-2011
KBIC Long Range Transportation
Plan Amendments of 2011;
• Approved up to $2,000 for paint/
supplies from Ojibwa Building Supply
to paint the floor for the proposed
manufacturing plant at the Tubcraft
Building;
• Approved $6,837.88 from Water
Management Technologies, Inc. for
a gas management tower purchase
for the hatchery upgrade;
• Approved the two applicants (Clara
Corbett and Gary Mayo) for the Justice Committee (Child Welfare);
• Approved a donation request from
William Seppanen, Sr. for $250 to
the “Out of the Darkness Community
Walk” American Foundation for Suicide Prevention—September 17th in
Iron Mountain;
• Approved a donation request from
Kathy Manning (Hannah Holma) for
$260 for the Girl’s AA Hockey Nationals in California at the end of
March;
• Denied a request from Negaunee
Township to use a portion of the 2%
balance for the water main engineering services near the old airport;
• Approved the contract with Diamond
Talent, LLC for a male revue show
on November 15, 2011;
• Approved the consultation agreement with Marco, Inc. for $4,595 to
provide computer consulting services
(network review) at the Baraga and
Marquette Casinos;
• Approved to change the Chief of Police job description to Police Commissioner and remove the section
that requires: equipment to be used:
handguns/weapons and remove
State and Federal certification as a
police officer; must pass physical requirements and weapons qualification and reinstate Dale Dakota as the
Police Commissioner and pay this
position from Tribal Funds;
• A motion to table this motion until a
legal opinion could be obtained was
defeated.
At the council meeting held March
17, 2011, the following actions were
taken:
• Approved to keep the Casinos Surveillance Department supervision
under the General Managers (the
Gaming Commission requested supervision);
• Approved to table a SEMCO gas line
extension and two Baraga County
Road Commissions Cooperative
Agreement Modifications #1 and #4
until the next meeting;
• Approved Resolution KB1816-2011
John T. Mayo Residential Lease;
• Approved one large camping site at
Sand Point for the Women’s Retreat
on June 22-26th at no charge to be
worked out with the caretaker for the
spot;
• Approved the Economic Developer’s
recommendation to purchase a plotter from Corporate Network Solutions for $9,483;
• Approved a donation of $3,000 for
the Mud Drag pits with the work to
be done by Rudy Haataja;
• Tabled requests for space from
KBOCC staff when the Pre-primary
program moves until Council hears
input from the Youth Committee and
Cheryne Clements;
• Approved the purchase of a double
oven for $5,400 for the Ojibwa Senior Citizen’s building;
• Approved the changes to the Ojibwa
Housing Authority’s Service Agreement as presented for the home
weatherization auditor services;
• Approved the Services Agreement
between KBIC and Leigh Dudley for
job training services (per TERO and
the Weed & Seed Program);
• Approved the First Amendment to
the Services Agreement between
KBIC and Handel, Inc. for the Rite
Track System;
• Approved the down payment of 30%
to the Seneca Nation Manufacturing
Company (for cigarette manufacturing equipment).
At the council meeting held March 24
2011, the following actions were taken:
• Approved the August 5, 2010 meet-
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Approved the August 7, 2010 meeting minutes;
Approved the August 12, 2010 meeting minutes;
Tabled the decision on moving the
OVW house to the Yellow (Even
Start) House for two weeks until a
meeting is held with OW Women’s
group;
Approved to revise Resolution
KB1809-2011 regarding liquor licenses to be compatible with State
law regarding licenses next to
Churches/Schools (exemptions);
Approved the 2011-2012 Employee
portion rates for Blue Cross/Blue
Shield;
Approved the temporary space
changes for the Ojibwa Community
College when the Pre-Primary program moves to the new building;
Approved Resolution KB1817-2011
Krueger Land Acquisition 54 acres;
Approved the 2011 Commercial
Fishing applicants;
Approved Resolution KB1818-2011
ANA Environmental Regulatory Enhancement program application for
the Wildlife Management Plan
(beginning September 2011-2014);
Approved Resolution KB1819-2011
USD)J, SMART Office to implement
the SORNA Program requirements;
Approved the First Amendment to
the Services Agreement with Keith
Rolof for the Senior Citizens income
tax preparation;
Approved Resolution KB1820-2011
to support Mr. Ernie Stevens as the
Chairman for NIGA (National Indian
Gaming Association);
Approved the Progress 2011 Ad with
the Daily Mining Gazette contingent
that they run our press release on
the Walleye fishing issue.
Ojibwa Casinos
Employee Recognition
An Employee Recognition Awards
program was held on March 29th at the
Baraga Ojibwa Casino conference room
and on March 30th in the Marquette
Ojibwa Casino conference room. The
General Manager of each property,
Robert Mudd, Baraga Casino, and
David Haataja, Marquette Casino, formally acknowledged the employees for
their years of dedicated service. Tribal
President Warren “Chris” Swartz, Jr, on
behalf of the Tribal Council, thanked the
employees for their contributions to the
organization and presented each of
them with a Certificate of Appreciation.
Employees reaching ten years of service were presented with a jacket, those
with 15-25+ years of service received a
monetary award.
Above, President Swartz (left) congratulates David Haataja (right) for his years of
service with the Ojibwa Casinos.
Respectfully submitted,
Susan J. LaFernier, Secretary
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See your advisor to plan your semester courses (Mary DeLine, Jesse Koenig, James Loonsfoot, Cherie Dakota).
Obtain your advisor’s signature on your registration card.
Register with the Enrollment Coordinator (Robin Chosa) and receive you photo ID.
Note: You are not registered until you have completed all of these steps.
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Newsletter photo.
Jody Maloney is the new Coordinator for
the KBIC Even Start Family Learning program.
Jody was born and raised in
Greenland, in neighboring Ontonagon
county, and resides there with her husband, Eric, and three boys, Lucas, Milo and
Harris. Because of her background in nonformal education, she is very excited to
work with the families at Even Start. Jody
has a Bachelor's degree in English and
French from Grand Valley State University
in Grand Rapids, Michigan, and completed
her Master's degree in Education during
2010, at St. Mary's University of Minnesota
in Minneapolis. Most recently, before joining KBIC, Jody worked as a 4-H Program
Instructor, and served as an AmeriCorps
member at a HeadStart program.
This time of year, Jody's hobbies include cleaning up the yard to get ready for
the gardening season, and creating Pysanka, a Ukrainian folk art of decorating
eggs with beeswax and dyes. Among
Jody's interests, she loves teaching and
learning language, writing, and helping
others, which work together to help her
create more opportunities for young families through Even Start at KBIC.
Jody is pictured above with her son,
Milo.
Newsletter photo.
Janice Halverson was recently hired as
the CAP Director.
“BooZhoo everyone! I want to say, Miigwech to the Tribal Council for selecting me
as CAP Administrator and giving me the
opportunity to serve my community. I am
looking forward to the upcoming challenges
of my new position.
For those of you who don’t already
know, I was the former Administrative Specialist in the C.E.O. office. I have five children and eight (soon to be nine) grandchildren. I grew up in the community services
field. My mother, Janice Shalifoe, was an
Indian Outreach Worker in both Delta and
Baraga Counties for some 22 years, and
while I was growing up she kept me and my
two siblings involved in community events
and services.
I have a lot to learn with my new job in a
short amount of time and I want to service
all of you the best way that I possibly can.
Please be patient with me. I have your
best interests at heart.”
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Newsletter photo.
Mark Misegan has been hired as the
Ojibwa Campground/Marina Caretaker.
Mark is a KBIC member who recently returned to the reservation after being employed in Florida for 28 years and in Wisconsin for the last three years as a mason.
Mark is stationed at the marina office
and looks forward to working with the community when they visit the Ojibwa Campground this summer.
Mark enjoys hunting, fishing, and fourwheeling, but mostly he enjoys watching
the Green Bay Packers.
Amber Soli has been hired as the Education Clerk at the Tribal Center. Amber
states, “I am very happy to be working
here, and I love my job and my co-workers.
I work under Amy St. Arnold’s supervision
and she is great. My position requires a lot
of filing, preparing and mailing out honor
roll and perfect attendance checks, and
sending out applications for grants and tuition waivers.“
Amber is a L’Anse High graduate who
plans on attending Gogebic Community
College for the fall semester in addition to
her employment.
Amber enjoys shopping, bowling, and
spending time with her family and friends.
Ojibwa
Campground
Rates
Inland Powwow Side Camping
Tent daily (tribal member)……... …$ 5.00
Tent weekly (tribal member)……...$ 15.00
Tent daily (non-tribal member)…...$ 10.00
Tent weekly (non-tribal member)…$ 40.00
RV daily (tribal member)…………..$ 10.00
RV weekly (tribal member)………..$ 35.00
RV daily (non-tribal member)……..$ 15.00
RV weekly (non-tribal member)…..$ 65.00
Lake Front Camping
Tent daily (tribal member)…………$ 7.00
Tent weekly (tribal member)………$ 35.00
Tent daily (non-tribal member)……$ 15.00
Tent weekly (non-tribal member)…$ 75.00
RV daily (tribal member)…………. $ 15.00
RV weekly (tribal member)………. $ 60.00
RV daily (non-tribal member)……. $ 20.00
RV weekly (non-tribal member)…. $100.00
Dump station………………………. $ 8.00
per season……………… $ 20.00
Pavilion
Tribal member………………………. free
Cleaning deposit……………………$ 15.00
Non-tribal member………………... $ 20.00
Cleaning deposit…………………... $ 15.00
Marina Mooring
(prices per foot for the season)
Tribal member……………………... $ 8.00
Non-tribal member………………….$ 10.00
Boat Launching/day………………..$ 2.00
Boat Launching for season………. $ 20.00
The KBIC Head Start and
Early Head Start will begin accepting applications
for the 2011-2012 school
year beginning March 1,
2011, through June 24,
2011. Applications are available at the
KBIC Tribal Center, KBIC Health Clinic,
and the KBIC Head Start and Early Head
Start Center, Skanee Rd. L'Anse, or by
calling 524-6626 and ask for Barb.
KBIC members, Adam Dakota and Tashina
Emery Kauppila were chosen by peers as the
Baraga Area Schools King and Queen at their
prom held Saturday, April 16th. Congratulations.
To be added to the mailing list or to
correct your mailing address, contact
the
enrollment office at
(906) 353-6623 ext. 4113.
ATTENTION OJIBWA SENIORS
Contest for a Senior Tribal Logo
Due: May 11, 2011 Sr. meeting.
Winning logo will be selected by peers.
Winner - $50 Walmart gift card
Submit to:
Ojibwa Senior Office
208 N. Main St., Baraga, MI 49908
Questions, contact: 353-7691
KBIC TO MONITOR WIND CAPACITY FOR ELECTRIC PRODUCTION
towers in mid-April. Data will be collected for one year, and a report
issued by consultant Mark Carlson to advise on the feasibility of
producing wind power. The grant also provides for an energy audit
of the Tribal government and enterprise facilities by energy3, which
will provide recommendations on how to reduce energy consumption. The consultants will meet with the Committee for Alternative &
Renewable Energy to provide recommendations for Tribal Council
consideration.
"Ultimately, our goal is to manufacture or assemble alternative
energy systems and components at KBIC," DesRochers Jr. stated.
"So we are looking to reduce our consumption of fossil fuels; eliminate emissions of pollutants into our waters, air, and land, save
money for the Community; and create jobs through alternative and
renewable energy systems. We welcome any individuals or businesses with the same vision to contact us about working toward
these goals."
~ submitted by Greg Nominelli
Newsletter photo.
KBIC BEARTOWN FIREFIGHTERS
KEWEENAW BAY INDIAN COMMUNITY; BARAGA, MICHIGAN April 18, 2011
The Keweenaw Bay Indian Community is erecting two wind
monitoring towers to assess the wind capacity on the Reservation.
Under a grant received from the U. S. Department of Energy, KBIC
will place one monitoring tower at Buffalo Fields in Zeba and a second tower in the Ojibwa Industrial Park in Baraga.
Both towers will monitor the wind speed and direction to determine the feasibility of installing wind turbines to generate electricity
at a later date.
"We want to evaluate the feasibility of alternative energy, including wind power on Tribal Lands," said Paul DesRochers, Jr., Chairman of the KBIC Committee for Alternative & Renewable Energy.
"We need to learn about the potential effects on our environment as
well as the economic feasibility of installing wind turbines."
"Being self-reliant is a goal of our Tribal Council and a key aspect of our Strategic Plan," DesRochers, Jr. continued. "We want to
exercise our sovereignty; produce our own energy; and keep our
waters, air, and land clean and pure. This project explores the utilization of wind power, and we will also consider solar, geo-thermal,
and other alternative options to achieve our goals."
Seventh Generation Energy Systems is installing the monitoring
BUILDERS
Twenty KBIC Beartown Firefighters were dispatched to Missouri for a
week-and-a-half, and then subsequently were transferred to the Texas
fires for another two-week period during the month of April. A second
crew from KBIC was dispatched to Texas during the last week of April.
Jordanne Gauthier provided the above picture from “their office” in Texas.
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CEO REPORT FOR THE MONTH OF MARCH 2011
The month of March 2011 included the
following activities and reportable items:
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On March 8th, a meeting with Village
of Baraga staff, their consultant U.P.
Engineers and Architects, and KBIC
took place to discuss the proposed
new water intake pipe project the Village is working on. Our Natural Resources Dept. has concerns with the
method being proposed to install the
new pipe which may include trenching the bottom of Lake Superior.
NRD staff has information, which
was shared with those involved in
the project, of potential contaminants
that could be disturbed. The information provided will be reviewed and
consideration of an alternate installation method looked into if necessary.
Amy St. Arnold, Education Director,
will be working on developing a survey for the Tribal Community, in response to Council’s request, regarding a Tribal School. She is in contact
with a colleague who can provide
assistance in the project. A meeting
with Council will be set up to further
discuss the project and the survey
before it goes out.
On March 15th, the bi-monthly department head meeting was held.
One topic of discussion related to the
current hiring processes used within
the government operations. Department heads shared their thoughts
and based on the discussion a written process outlining current practice
will be developed for further review
and potential streamlining. Our office will work with enterprise staff in
developing the same written process
for comparison purposes and consideration for modification.
During Council’s March 17th meeting, Pam Queoff of M3 Insurance
presented their annual stewardship
report. One item of note during her
report was the potential premium increases that may result in the coming years due to the catastrophic
earthquake and tsunami that occurred in Japan. Many of the global
insurance companies which provide
coverage nationally and locally will
be hit with the estimated $30 billion
dollars plus in damages of which is
felt will trickle down to US consumers.
March 21-25, 2011, the TERO Program in conjunction with the Weed &
Seed Program provided job skills
training to approximately eight eligible Tribal members. The training
consisted of skill building in the areas of resume preparation, completing job applications, job search techniques, and also included a presentation by Ojibwa Community College
staff to encourage them in the area
of furthering their education. The
TERO Office will also be hosting
Spring into Success services in April.
Resume writing and review will occur
April 12-14, 2011, and Interview
Preparation skills training will take
place April 26-28, 2011. Interested
individuals can stop by the TERO
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office at the Tribal Center or call
Brigitte LaPointe at 353-4167 to set
up an appointment.
Interviews for the CEO’s Administrative Specialist position took place on
the 22nd. The Hiring Committee
made the final selection and Kim
Klopstein began duties in the position effective March 29th. The position was formerly held by Janice
Halverson who is now the Community Assistance Program Director.
On March 24th, staff received word
that the informational community
meeting scheduled for March 28th
regarding the Cobell/Indian Trust
Settlement had to be postponed.
The meeting has been tentatively
rescheduled for April 11th at 2:30
p.m. in the Ojibwa Casino Resort
Conference rooms.
Tribal Center and related governmental offices were closed on March
25th in observance of the Proclamation, March 23, 1843, for the Treaty
with the Chippewa of 1842.
On March 29th I attended the Ojibwa
Casino Resort’s employee recognition presentations. Casino and resort employees were recognized for
their years of service beginning with
ten up to one employee having
around 30 years. The employees
received a certificate and gift which
were presented by President Swartz
and Robert Mudd, General Manager.
A similar event was held for the staff
at the Harvey Casino on the 30th
which I was unable to attend.
On March 29th I provided an update
to Steven Asplund of WLUC-TV6 on
the Tribe’s plans to build a new gas
station in Marquette Township near
Menards.
President Swartz requested I contact him, which I did,
and stated the Tribe was still in the
process of getting the land into trust
with the Bureau of Indian Affairs.
With the rising gasoline prices, consumers are eager for the project to
move forward and hopefully provide
some relief in the prices of which the
Marquette area is one of the highest
in the Upper Peninsula. I indicated
to Steve that we were working as
quickly as we could within the process available through the BIA.
Effective March 31, 2011, the Tribal
Construction Company has ceased
operations. The business has operated and provided training and employment opportunities for nearly 35
years to area Tribal members as well
as community members.
Mike
LaFernier, Sr., General Manager,
has retired once again and has
around 30 years under his belt with
the company. The newly formed Department of Public Works will be taking on some of the functions of the
company.
As always, if anyone has questions,
concerns, or issues that the CEO’s office can assist with, please don’t hesitate to stop, e-mail, or call.
Respectfully submitted,
Larry J. Denomie, III, CEO
Richard C. “Ricky” Geroux
(August 24, 1973—March 27, 2011)
RICHARD C. “RICKY” GEROUX, age
37, of Baraga, MI. passed away suddenly
Sunday, March 27, 2011, at Baraga County
Memorial Hospital, L’Anse, MI. He was
born in L’Anse on August 24, 1973, the son
of Richard and Debra (Genschow) Geroux.
Ricky graduated from Baraga High School
in 1991. He was the owner/operator of Keweenaw Kustoms Kwik Lube in Baraga.
Until recently he was employed by the Keweenaw Bay Ojibwa Community College for
the past 13 years as the fitness coordinator.
Ricky was a member of Holy Name of Jesus
Church, Assinins, and the Keweenaw Bay
Indian Community.
He liked riding his
Harley Fat Boy, building radio controlled
racecars, designing custom vehicles, and
was an avid Green Bay Packer fan. He had
received his certificate in fitness training,
enjoyed lifting weights, and participated in
the Tough Man competition. Most of all he
loved spending time with his children.
Mr. Geroux is survived by his parents
Richard (Cheryl) Geroux of Baraga and
Debra (Charles) Parrish of Baraga; his true
love Yvette Friisvall of Baraga and their children: Richard C. Geroux, Jr., Harley Geroux, Octavia Geroux and his son Jax Ryder
who is due soon; sister Sharon (Mark) Nez
of New Mexico; aunts; uncles; nieces: Marissa and Megan; nephew Derek; cousins;
and other family members. He was preceded in death by his grandparents.
Funeral services for Mr. Geroux were
held on Thursday, March 31, 2011, at the
Reid Funeral Service and Chapel, L’Anse
with Father Brian Gerber officiating. Following the service, the family invited friends to
join them for fellowship and a luncheon at
the Baraga American Legion Post 444.
Pearl Joan Picciano
(March 11, 1931—April 9, 2011)
PEARL JOAN PICCIANO, age 80, of
Baraga, MI, passed away Saturday, April 9,
2011, at Bayside Village, L’Anse. She had
been a resident at Bayside since 2005.
Pearl was born in Zeba, MI, on March 11,
1931, the daughter of the late Henry and
Louisa (Papin) Curtis. She attended school
in Assinins. On October 26, 1946, she married Dominic Picciano. He preceded her in
death in 1993. Pearl was a member of Holy
Name of Jesus Church, Assinins, Keweenaw Bay Indian Community, Ojibwa
Senior Citizens Center, and a life member
of the Baraga American Legion Post #444
Ladies Auxiliary. Pearl enjoyed camping,
and listening to country music, especially
Charley Pride.
Mrs. Picciano is survived by her loving
children: LeRoy Picciano of Iron Mountain,
Dominic (Ann) Picciano of Baraga, Kerry
Picciano of Baraga, Shirley (Joe) Stevens of
L’Anse, Barbara (Ken) Jones of Ontonagon,
Sharon Wise of Monroe, MI., Darlene Wilson of Atlanta, GA., and Debra Picciano of
Baraga; 11 grandchildren, five stepgrandchildren, and five great grandchildren.
Numerous nieces, nephews, and cousins
also survive. She was preceded in death by
a son, two grandsons, one sister, and one
brother.
Funeral services for Mrs. Picciano were
held on April 15, 2011, at the Reid Funeral
Service and Chapel, L’Anse with Father
Brian Gerber officiating. Following the funeral services, the family invited friends to
join them for fellowship and a luncheon at
the Ojibwa Senior Citizens Center, Baraga.
Dorothy Loonsfoot “Nedeau”
Ehlinger (July 25, 1939—March 4, 2011)
DOROTHY LOONSFOOT “NEDEAU”
EHLINGER, age 71, passed away March 4,
2011, at Bellin Hospital in Green Bay, WI.
Her loving husband of 30 years, Duane, and
her family were by her side as she had been
hospitalized for a month with Congestive
Heart Failure and Pneumonia. She fought
hard and long, but the Lord took her home.
Dorothy was born July 5, 1939, to the
late John and Theresa (Miller) Loonsfoot in
Baraga, Michigan, and was a member of the
Keweenaw Bay Indian Community.
Dorothy enjoyed her family and loved
them all very much. She was a very kind
and loving woman who was very helpful and
very caring to all. Dorothy loved her Green
Bay Packers. She enjoyed visiting casinos,
playing bingo, and traveling, especially back
to her home town of Baraga as often as she
could.
She is survived by her husband: Duane;
two daughters: Colleen (Robert) Gagnea,
Iron River, MI, and Rhoda (James) Zhuckkahosee, Green Bay; and a son: Jon
(Debbie) Ehlinger; her grandchildren: Joe
McGeshick, Catherine (Rafael) Delossantos, Wanda (Shinner) Knipp, Cheyenne
(Putto) Knipp, Clarissa Knipp, Travis
(Benny) Knipp, all of Green Bay, and Vantashia, Preston, Gage and Piper Ehlinger, of
DePere; her great-grandchildren: Cassandra, Deanna, Kendra, Natashia, Kayla, Savannah, Tashinia, Damion, Nicholas and
Nathan, all of Green Bay; one sister: Margaret McCart, Appleton; one aunt: Betty Galer,
Zeba; and many more relatives in the
Baraga, Michigan area.
In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by two sisters: Virginia
Nicholson and Rosemary Williams; and her
best friend forever, George Nedeau.
Funeral services were held on Wednesday, March 9, 2011, at the Lyndahl Funeral
Home of Green Bay, Wisconsin, with Chaplain Robert Nooker officiating. The family
chose to keep Dorothy near them and since
she loved Green Bay and the Packers, they
chose to bury her at the Fort Howard Cemetery in Green Bay, Wisconsin. Online condolences may be expressed at
www.lyndahl.com.
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May 2011 Calendars Events
May 5:
New Year, New You Challenge weigh in;
May 6:
Constitutional Committee Meeting, 1 pm, Council
Chambers; Princess application deadline;
May 7:
Reg. Sat. Council Meeting, 9 am, Ojibwa Casino
Resort Conference Room; B. Patient Auction for
KBIC
May 8:
B. Patient Auction for KBIC; Mother’s Day;
May 11:
Senior Tribal Logo contest deadline;
May 13:
KBOCC Honors Banquet, 5:30 pm, Chippewa Rm;
May 17:
Mother’s Day Dinner, RSVP 353-4546;
May 18:
Veteran’s meeting 7 pm;
May 30:
Memorial Day, Tribal Gov’t offices closed.
~ submitted by newsletter editor
Events occurring throughout KBIC are welcome to be listed on the Calendar of Events.
Contact newsletter@kbic.nsn.gov to list your events. Some events are more detailed FYI
within the newsletter. For up-to-date event listings, visit www.ojibwa.com and click on calendar. For Youth events, see @ www.ojibwa.com, click on youth club, or contact 353-4643/
Main Office at Youth Club, or 353-4644 for the facility attendants or the Kitchen/craft rooms.
* Must be at least 16 years of age to register.
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website: www.kboha.com
Mission: To provide affordable and attractive housing opportunities
in a safe and healthy environment to qualifying tribal members of
the Keweenaw Bay Indian Community, encourage self-improvement
of the community’s low income families, and provide employment
opportunities.
Programs and Services provided by the KBOHA:
• Low income rental homes and apartments
1. 158 Homes/apartments in Baraga
2. 50 Homes in Zeba
3. 40 Homes in Marquette/Harvey;
• Supportive housing/transitional housing to help address family
issues;
• New, custom built, super-insulated homes for homeownership
on Bear Town Road;
• Home buyer training to prepare members for home ownership;
• Financial literacy training to improve members’ financial skills;
• Home maintenance training to improve members’ ability to maintain homes;
• Home rehabilitation program to improve the condition of member
-owned homes;
• Home emergency assistance program to remedy negative con-
ditions in the home;
• Individual development account program – a 4:1 matched savings program for member goals that include:
1. Down payment assistance for home purchase;
2. Business expansion/start-up expenses.
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Low cost home improvement loan program for qualifying Tribal
members;
Low cost tax preparation program for residents and Tribal members;
Affordable curbside trash service for residents and members;
Ojibwa Building Supply Do It Best—providing Tribal employment, quality affordable building supplies and profits for housing
programs;
Ojibwa Builders Construction Company—providing Tribal employment, quality affordable construction, and profits for housing
programs;
Market rate rentals—five rental properties in Baraga and one in
Negaunee- providing profits for housing programs;
Ojibwa BP, Car Wash and Laundry- providing Tribal employment, superior products and service, and profits for housing programs.
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Keweenaw Bay Indian Community
Department of Health &
Human Services
NATURAL RESOURCE DEPARTMENT
COMMERCIAL FISHING HISTORY MEMORIAL
The Keweenaw Bay Indian Community Natural Resource and Licensing Departments have compiled a list of commercial fishermen and women from past
harvest reports, licensing records, meetings with the elder’s, cultural, and natural resources committees and other individuals. But it is NOT complete! The
Natural Resources Department would
like to recognize all the Keweenaw Bay
Indian Community’s commercial fishermen and are requesting your help with
finding and compiling information on historical fishing activity in this community.
There is a rich and active fishing history
in Keweenaw Bay but there are also limited formal records. We are pleading
with everyone; revive your memories as
far back as you can! What did you see
and hear when you lived at the Mission?
Do you remember the fishermen loading
up the traincars with fish packed in ice?
Also, the 1970s and 80s were heightened fishing periods where large tugs
hired several helping hands. Were you
there? And do you remember who
worked along side of you? This worthy
project needs your help in order to
honor our fishing lineage and remember
all those who have been a part of this
traditional lifeway. We must forget no
one! Please call the Natural Resource
Department at (906) 524-5757 ext. 11 if
you have any names or other information about our fishermen and women.
Thank-you!
Commercial Fishermen
Sam and Charlotte Mongoose * Mr. and
Mrs. Charles Kipsoden * Clarence
“Buck” Chosa * Beverly Chosa * Tony
Chosa? * Donald Chosa, Sr. * Eugene
Chosa * George Curtis * Louis Curtis *
Frederick Dakota * Dale Dakota * Bradley Dakota * William “Boyzie” Jondreau *
Gerald Jondreau * Alice Hadden * Edward Edwards * James Loonsfoot *
John “Moo” Loonsfoot * William
“Pulliam” Loonsfoot * Richard Loonsfoot
* Charles and Marilyn “Molly” Loonsfoot
* Rodney Loonsfoot * Andrew Loonsfoot
* Robert Loonsfoot, Sr. * Robert Loonsfoot, Jr. * Virgil Loonsfoot * Wilmer
Loonsfoot * Dan and Dawn Alexander *
Neil Malmgren * Archie “Chico” Knapp,
Jr. * Donald Carlson * Robert Carlson *
Sharon Boyer * Jim Corbett * Cully
Heinman * Lawrence “Oscar” Denomie *
James Denomie * Donald Denomie *
Glen Denomie * Robert and Lauri Denomie * Ralph Bemis * Charles Gauthier *
Daniel Gauthier * Fred Gauthier* Allen
Gauthier * Donald Koski * John Hugo *
Justine Knapp * Pauline Knapp-Spruce *
Earl Miller * Ed Miller * Ronald “Shine”
Miller * Donald Tolonen, Jr. * John
Tolonen * Glenn Tolonen * William
Tyosh, Jr. * Edward White * Katherine
Malmgren * Jerome Barrette * Lawrence
Cardinal * Joe Dowd * Larry Dowd *
Everette Ekdahl, Sr. * James Ekdahl *
Lyndon Ekdahl * Robert Ellsworth *
Andy Emery * Ronald Emery * James
Emery, Sr. * James Emery, Jr. * Joe
Emery * Mark Emery * Samuel Maki *
Robert Duschaine * Floyd Forcia, Sr. *
Floyd Forcia, Jr. * Bruce Geroux * Richard Geroux * Gregory Geroux * Peter
Jaukkuri * Steve King * Harold Koski *
Joseph LaBeau * Edward LaFernier *
Michael LaFernier * Patrick LaFernier *
John LaFernier * Jeff Lamson * Judy Miron * John Misegan * Richard Semasky
* John Banuchie * Robert Douglas *
Dominic Durant, Jr. * David Kauppila *
Michael Lofquist * David Madosh *
James LaPointe * Patrick LaPointe II *
Al Matthews * Jon Matthews * Richard
Shalifoe * Tammy Seymour * Warren
Swartz, Jr. * Paul Smith * Kenneth
Spruce * Shawn Seppanen * Christopher Chosa * Arlan Friisvall * Dale Tilson * Bressette? * Charles Holappa *
Leslie Haataja, Sr. *
10th ANNUAL TREE AND
SHRUB GIVEAWAY FOR
TRIBAL MEMBERS
10th Annual Tree and Shrub Give
Away for Tribal members is sponsored
by the Keweenaw Bay Indian Community Natural Resources Committee.
Plants will be given to Tribal members
thru a drawing. There will be a sign-up
sheet for Tribal members at the Tribal
Center front desk. There will also be a
separate sign up sheet for Seniors at
the Senior Center in Baraga. Interested
Tribal members need to sign up for the
drawing between May 2nd and May 31st.
The winners will be contacted the week
of May 31st. Plants will be available for
pickup the week of June 6th at the Keweenaw Bay Indian Community Natural
Resources Department in Pequamming.
Species available are roses, lilacs, blueberry, raspberry, blackberry, strawberry,
grapes, potato, onion, tomatoes, peppers, apple, peach, cherry, and pear
trees. For questions please call
the Tribal Natural
Resources Department at 5245757 Keith at
ext. 10 or Evelyn
at ext. 11.
Customer Service Standards
Patient Bill of Rights
You, the patient, are our most important
customer! We support your rights as a
patient! You deserve to know who is
treating you and what services are
available to maintain your health. Our
staff will verbally identify themselves to
you upon contact, will wear nametags
and provide information on the types of
services available to you.
You deserve respectful care and
consideration of your emotional, social,
cultural, spiritual values and comfort.
Our staff will be orientated through
in-service training to be sensitive to your
emotional, social, cultural and
spiritual values and comfort.
You deserve to have all the information
you need to help you and your family
make a treatment decision in partner
with your health care providers.
Our staff will inform you and answer
your questions about your treatment.
The information will be documented
in your medical record.
You have a choice to accept or refuse
medical care to the extent permitted by
law, and to be informed of the medical
consequences of such refusal.
Our staff will discuss with you our
recommended treatment of your medical
condition and document your decision in
your medical record.
You deserve to be assured of your
personal privacy and the confidentiality
of your medical record.
We will take full responsibility for
protecting your personal privacy and the
confidentiality of your medical records.
Except as authorized by law, any use of
your record, outside of your medical
treatment, will be done only with
your permission.
You have the right to expect that within
our capacity we will be responsive to
your request for services. Our staff will
respond to your requests for services as
quickly as possible. For service not
available locally, you and your family will
be informed how and where you
can obtain these.
Our goal is to provide you with the best
health care services possible. Your
input, through completion of customer
surveys, and other means of
communication, will let us know how you
measure our performance
against these standards.
You are encouraged to share your
ideas, concerns, compliments, and
complaints regarding customer service
standards and health care services you
receive. This is your opportunity to help
us improve our services to you!
Send your ideas and thoughts
and comments to:
KBIC Health Administrator
Department of Health and Human
Services, Donald A. LaPointe Health
& Education Center, 102 Superior
Ave., Baraga, MI 49908
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409 Superior Ave., Baraga, MI 49908
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Hours:
Funded by:
Monday—Thursday 11am-7pm
Friday—closed
Saturday—10am—3pm
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KEWEENAW BAY INDIAN COMMUNITY
OFFICE OF CHILD SUPPORT
SERVICES
427 N. Superior Ave. • Baraga, MI 49908
In Tribal Court Building
Phone: 906-353-4566 • Fax: 906-353-8132
• Email: ocss@kbic-nsn.gov
“Your Children…Our Priority”
We provide the following services:
Zeba Indian Mission
United Methodist
Church
“We welcome each of you to our
worship services, at 9:00 a.m. each
Sunday.”
Pastor: Rev. John Henry
Church office 524-7939
Parsonage 524-7936
• Establishment, Enforcement and
• Location of Custodial and
Modification of Child Support Orders
Non-Custodial Parents
• Paternity Establishment
• Community Education
tp://www.kbic-nsn.gov/html/ocss.htm
Keweenaw Bay Indian Community Employment Opportunities
http://www.kbic-nsn.gov/html/personnel.htm
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Board Operator (part-time) — May 4 ∗
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Program Director — May 4
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Clinical Social Worker — open until filled
On-Air Announcer/Host — May 4
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Field Superintendent — May 3
Summer Youth Coordinator—May 3
Family Aide (on-call) — open continuously
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* Youth Program & Facility Attendant
* Account Executive/Sales
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For current job listings, complete job announcements, applications and closing dates contact: KBIC Personnel Department, 16429 Bear Town Road, Baraga, MI 49908-9210 or 906-353-6623, ext 4176 or 4140 or
visit: www.ojibwa.com.
Permit No. 62
U.S Postage PAID
Big Rapids, MI 49307
Keweenaw Bay Indian Community
16429 Bear Town Rd-Baraga, Mi 49908-9210
PRE-SORT STARDARD
(12) Ashi Niizh
Catholic Community of
Baraga County
Holy Name of Jesus
Blessed Kateri Yekakwitha
Pastor
Father John Longbucco
Confessions: Sunday before Mass
Sunday Mass 11:30 a.m.
353-6565
saintann@up.net
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