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COUNCILMAN SPOTTED BEAR’S GREETINGS

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Tashka’nito’sha Aame,

Greetings to All,

1 would like to start by giving my

condolences to all those who have recently

lost loved ones. Iam also thinking of

those who might be struggling or facing a

challenging time. I offer encouragement to

you. Iwas taught that in the spring time of

‘the year the Earth is pushing up new life, all

the grass and growing things are moving and

growing like a baby when they are teething,

‘When we say our morning prayers and

remember our Earth mother in our prayers it

brings relief. Each day we walk on the earth

‘we feel those same feelings too. Sometimes

‘we go through challenges and other times

‘our days are bright with sunshine and calm

and peaceful. Our community has alwayss

been known to be helpful and encouraging

towards each other.

‘We have recently made it through two severe

spring storms with so much snow! The first

storm was light snow that blew into the

cracks and crevasses of everything. High

winds caused blowing and drifting and

low visibility. It sounds like we got about

30 inches of snow in a two day period in

the first storm. The moisture was nice to

receive but we all had to hunker down and

make it through the storm, The second

storm the ground was already starting to

‘warm and thaw. We had no frost in the

ground and the wet and heavy snow melted

and penetrated into the soil. This will give

usa lot of green new growth on the land

this spring. Our community members had

to once again settle into place and wait it

‘out. We lost power for about 16 hours or

so. We were lucky. Others were without

power for days and even a week. With ice

accumulating on everything the freezing

rain touched. Many trees and power poles,

as well as power lines were broken. There

‘were stretches in western North Dakota that

‘went for miles and miles with all of their

power poles broken and collapsed from the

‘weight of the ice caused from the freezing

rain. The wind was severe too during this,

storm and I was told we received nearly 30

inches of snow again in the second storm.

Fortunately our new community center had

aback up generator that powered portions,

of the building so community members

had a warm place to stay and wait out the

storm and power outage. Many things

were learned during these storms so we will

be even more prepared for severe winter

conditions in the future.

was out on the land with my children and

nieces and nephews this past weekend and

seen all of the signs of spring. The ducks and

waterfowl were mated up and sitting in the

ponds and water holes. The small birds are

back and the wild turkeys are courting and

in “full regalia” throughout the hills of Twin

Buttes. One of the signs of spring I enjoy to

see are the beautiful purple crocus flowers.

‘They are the fist flowers to blossom in the

spring. [have seen them push up through

the snow to tell us spring has arrived. The

pastures are filled with little ealves and colts

and there are many little red bison calves in

the Hans Creek bison pasture, In Mandan

language we call bison “pti tkush, the “true

animal” or the “real buffalo.” When beef

cattle came to this part of the country about

140 years ago, or 50, we had to distinguish

between the two.

For so many years we have had to travel

‘many miles for basic services. Today we are

generating services and making them local,

‘That means more jobs are being created,

‘more opportunities to stay in Twin Buttes.

Our elders are cared for and out children are

Tooked after and have well-deserved facilities,

to participate in their favorite activities. 1

hope we continue to plant trees and get our

‘community to look like Elbowoods again

someday with beautiful cottonwood trees

and fruit trees our kids and community

‘members can stop by and grab handfuls of

healthy snacks right from the land!

‘The fair grounds project which includes an

indoor rodeo arena, outdoor rodeo arena,

Indian relay race horse track, powwow

arbor, RV parking, camp ground, and

shower building, will be nearly 100 percent

complete by this fall. This area that consists

of about 4o acres will serve as an economic

stimulus package for our community. We

willbe able to host many quality events and

rive our economy and local opportunity.

(Our children will grow up with these

‘opportunities and learn about horsemanship

and engage in our culture. We are the

“Home of the Champions,” because a

handful of our Twin Buttes cowboys and

cowgirls won national ttles and went on to

become professionals and make names for

a piece about the origin of the “Home of the

Champions” ina future newsletter.

‘The Twin Buttes roads department will

get a new building and a new location this,

summer. Richard “Ricky,” Hank, and Julian

have been working out of an old out-dated

facility for many years. The old building was

moved up from Elbowoods when the River

bottom was flooded in the the early 1950's.

mn season is upon us!

‘We have many exciting projects to look

forward to this season. A big thank you to

the members of the MHA tribal business

council for supporting our efforts in Twin

Buttes to build services and offer local

‘opportunities to our community members.

‘The new building will have everything the

roads department will need run a successful

roads department.

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Congratulations to our

College Graduates!

AWNAH FOX-ALTRINGER

Black Hills State University

Degree obtained: Elementary

Education

| plan to put my degree to use in

future years. However, right now

| will be returing home to Twin

Buttes where | will live with my

best friend and see where the

world takes us,

TRAE MURRAY

University of North Dakota

(Exercise Science)

| am planning on attending

Shaun Meyers

Degree obtained: Kinesiology

8th Grade Graduates!

TWIN BUTTES 8TH GRADE GRADUATES

L-R: Annette Donnell, Orlando Starr, Ashlynn Spotted Bear, and

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Twin Buttes Elementary School

Submitted By: Danielle Donnell

Administrative Assistant

Twin Buttes Schoo! District #37

(701) 938-4396

February was a very fun month for us at the Twin

Buttes Elementary School. We celebrated the 100th

day of school on February 1th with a 100 Minute

Scavenger Hunt. We ended the day with and ice

cream with 100 different toppings!!! Everyone had a

lot of fun doing the 100th day event. February 14th

we celebrated Valentine's Day in our classrooms with

parties, There was a Valentine's Day box decoration

competition as well. All the students did such a

wonderful job on their boxes! Have a look at how

wonderful they did!!!

Wonderful job to all of the students! They all looked

so wonderful!!! We started off March with Music

Madness with Mrs. Barcena. Students get to vote

on the teacher's favorite songs as they were growing

up. March oth was an early out day as the teachers

had a Professional Development day. In an effort

to be proactive and keep our kids safe, Twin Buttes

Elementary went virtual for a few days in January.

All the students who completed their work on time

received an exciting reward on March uth. March

11th the students who did their work got to go to Sky

the pictures of the Sky Zone Trip. We are very proud

of our students who put in the hard work and got

their assignments in on time!!

March 14th to March 18th was the Twin Buttes

Elementary Spring Break. Everyone here at Twin

Buttes Elementary was excited for the break and were

able to enjoy family and friends.

Twin Buttes Elementary received a special gift on

Friday, March 25th from the Enerplus Group from

Dickinson ND. Enerplus Inc. purchased a year

subscription of the Imagi Native Roots Magazine

for each of our students, This magazine is written

by six native women and includes things like Elder's

Corner, Imaginative Gallery, Student Spot Light,

Current Events, Indigenous History, Quotes from our

students and much more.

A special thanks to Enerplus for their investment in

our students. Parent-Teacher Conferences were held

March 29th & March 30th. March was a busy yet very

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MMIP Graphic Anwork Design by:

Melanie “Angel” Moniz

‘May sth isthe National Day of Awareness for

‘Missing Murdered Indigenous Women Girls

‘and People. The day seeks to honor the memory

of Hannah Harris and commemorates all of our

‘Missing and Murdered relatives. Community

members came together to start the day in

prayer for our relatives closest to the pain. Our

prayers are stronger together and together is

‘how we strengthen our community against this

epidemic. Care packages went out to familes

‘and survivors. There was a potluck held in

the evening to begin the conversation in our

‘community. Collectively we identified some

creative ways to strengthen community.

Melanie “Angel” Moniz,

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Children’s Movie Night

Healthy Habits (All Ages)

Walking Club (Ages 6+)

ng Path

Cultural Craft (Ages 6+)

Healthy Habits (All Ages) Gym Closed Healthy Habits (All Ages)

Kickball (Ages 6+) Kickball (Ages 6+) Kickball (Ages 6+)

7:00

Walking Club (Ages 6+) Walking Club (Ages 6+) Walking Club (Ages 6+)

Cultural Craft (Ages 6+) Cultural Craft (Ages 6+)

South Segment Fitness & Ree

Kiara Mason

(701) 421-1891

Kennedy Foote

(703) 421-2008

COUNCILMAN SPOTTED BEAR’S GREETINGS

(Continued from Page 2)

There will be a couple paving

projects this summer. Our BIA

22 heading west of Twin Buttes

will get paved this summer to

the Mossett Bay (Charging Eagle

Bay) turn off. BLA 22 East to

Beaver Creek will also get paved.

There are many families down in

the Beaver Creek area that have

been waiting for a paved road for

many years. Our fair grounds

thru-roads, and parking lots will

also get paved this summer,

The round homes are scheduled

for completion this summer.

The homes are about 85 percent

complete and are waiting

finish work in the interior as

well as some final grading and

landscaping in the area. About

six other homes are being

constructed this summer as well.

Fort Berthold Housing Authority

(FBHA) has teamed up with

the Twin Buttes segment and is

building six new multi-bedroom

homes this summer. Five of

them with attached garages will

be built near the school and one

will be built in west housing.

The new Clinic and ambulance

garage is near completion and

is set for opening this summer.

A Twin Buttes assisted living

and elders care campus is being

planned for construction and

as soon as we have a location

pinned down construction will

begin. The Bison handling

facility is near completion and

we will soon be able to work and

manage the bison herd in the

new facility. An elk pasture is

planned out near the Mahto Bay

area of Twin Buttes and will get

fenced as soon as a pasture lease

is secured for the project.

One of the largest projects on the

list to begin is an unprecedented

Twin Buttes High School.

Planning will soon begin to

construct a high school. We have

never had a high school and

after 8th grade our children have

historically left the community

to seek a high school education

off the reservation at nearby

boarder town schools. Our

children travel up to 80-90 miles

round trip per day to attend

the nearest high schools. Some

of these schools have no bus

routes forcing parents to drive

these distances each day to get

their high school age kids to

school. The plan will be to begin

construction on the new high

school the spring of 2023.

More housing will be planned

for 2023 construction. A large

25-35 homes subdivision

initiative will be planned with

all the infrastructure laid for

a new housing area. With the

development of new services

and jobs being created will

MAY 27-29

PARSHALL

JUNE 24-26

WHITE SHIELD

JULY 8-10

MANDAREE

JULY 15-17

TWIN BUTTES

AUGUST 5-7

LITTLE SHELL

AUGUST 12-14

require more homes to be built

to accommodate the growing

community. Manufacturing of

some kind will also be planned

for job creation and more local

opportunities. We want our

children to graduate high school,

attain advanced college degrees

and vocational training and

consider returning home to twin

buttes to start their careers and

families because there will be

an opportunity here for them to

come home to.

One of the projects I am most

excited about is a renewable

energy grid system in twin

Buttes. We will incorporate

solar, wind, and other renewable

energy sources to generate

electricity and work towards

energy independence in our area.

With the global uncertainty of

climate shift and climate change

it is important that our tribe

and community move further

towards self reliance and food

and energy independence. It is

a long term goal and vision. We

will get where we are going and

we will move in the direction

we point our feet. There are

many exciting initiatives to look

forward too. I look forward to a

healthy and productive season

ahead of us. It is important to be

kind and encouraging towards

one another as we navigate

towards an uncertain but

promising future. I look forward

to writing and updating more

in a future edition of the Twin

Buttes Times. Thank you to all

those who submitted and made a

contribution to this edition.

Aho, a’taro’nito’sh.

Thank you, that is all for now.

Twin Buttes Representative

MHA Vice Chairman

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WARBONNET PARADES

FOUR BEARS

MAY 1

PARSHALL

MAY 14

WHITE SHIELD

JUNE S

MANDAREE

JUNE 4

TWIN BUTTES

NO WARBONNET

PARADE

DUE TO COVID

LITTLE SHELL

(Continued from Page 3: Twin

Buttes Elementary School)

fun month for our students at Twin

Buttes Elementary.

The month of April brought in a lot of

fun as well, The students were looking

forward to enjoying the sun and to

the coming summer!! The beginning

of April started with some testing.

Students participated in the BIE Spring

testing for ELA/Math/Science as well

as the North Dakota State testing. April

ist began with a movie day for students

who passed all their classes for the 3rd

quarter, The Shriners Circus came to

Dickinson, ND in April and Twin Buttes

Students were given free tickets! Twin

Buttes Elementary would like to give a

special thanks to the Badlands Shriners

Club from Dickinson, ND and all the

groups collaborating with them! They

Provided the free tickets to each of our

students for the circus in Dickinson on

Sunday, April 10 and Monday, April

11th. Twin Buttes Elementary teamed

up with Elbowoods Memorial Center to

provide a dental clinic for our students

on April 28th. Students got out at 2

PM on April 13th due to Professional

Development Day for our teachers.

There was also a School Board meeting

on April 13th at 4:30 PM. Twin Buttes

Elementary had no school April 15th

to April 18th as students and staff

celebrated the Easter Holiday.

The Month of May has come so quickly

here at Twin Buttes Elementary.

The students finished out April and

began May with State and BIE testing,

Blizzards and fun. Each class had a

field trip planned for the last month

of school. Some went to Lazer Tag

and others to the Zoo. May 2nd,

we celebrated all birthdays in May,

June, July and August with a huge

cupcake celebration. Thank you,

Michelle Grisham and kitchen staff,

for your hard work on our birthdays

celebrations this year. Students

finished the ND State Testing on

Friday, May 6th and BIE testing by

May 13th. We are very proud of how

hard they worked on their testing! May

10th we celebrated all student's art

and music with our Spring Concert.

Students art work was on display in the

gym and all the students preformed

in the music concert! May t7th is the

school Play Day. Students come and

have a blast doing activities all day

with the teachers. There will be an

Amazing Race, Nitro Ball, Tug of War,

Grill out for lunch and many other fun

activities! May 18th will be the 8th

Grade Graduation at ipm in the gym.

Check out our 8th Grade class below!

Our last day of school will be May 19th

and we will have an early out. We wish

the kids an amazing summer!

On a sad note we want to send a special

mention to two amazing teachers who

will be missed. Mrs. Bruce has worked

at Twin Buttes Elementary for a long

time. She is a wonderful woman with

a beautiful heart and the students and

staff will miss her very much. She is

retiring at the end of the year and we

want her to know that she is amazing

and we will miss her!! Also, Mr. Kilwein

will be moving on and wont be with us

next year. He also will be missed. He is

a great teacher and an amazing coach.

Easy Crescent

Veggie Pizza

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SERVINGS: 32

PREPPING TIME: 20 MINS

DIRECTIONS

Heat oven to 375 degrees.

if using crescent rolls: Unroll both cans of dough;

separate dough into 4 long

rectangles.

In un-greased 15x10x1-inch pan, place dough;

press in bottom and up

sides to form crust.

If using dough sheets; Unroll both cans of

dough. In

un-greased 15x10x1-inch pan, place dough:

press in bottom and up sides to form

crust

Bake 13 to 17 minutes or until golden brown.

Cool completely, about 30

minutes

In small bowl, mix cream cheese, sour cream,

dill and garlic powder until

smooth.

Spread over crust. Top with vegetables.

Serve immediately or cover and

refrigerate 1 to 2 hours before serving. Cut into 8

rows by 4 rows

TOTAL TIME: 1 HR 10 MINS

INGREDIENTS

2 cans (802) refrigerated Pillsbury original

crescent rolls

1/8 teaspoon garlic powder

1/2 cup small fresh broccoli

1 package (80z) cream cheese

1/3 cup quartered cucumber

1 roma tomato chopped

1/2 cup sour cream

1/4 cup shredded carrot

1 teaspoon dried dill weed

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BADGER RAY LITTLE OWL

Wa'xtaki"

February 16, 2004 - February 27, 2022

Badger Wa'staki Ray LittleOwl, age

18, of Belcourt, ND passed away

‘on Sunday, February 27, 2022 at

‘Trinity Hospital, Minot, ND.

Badger (Wa'staki) Ray LittleOw!,

also known as His sister's protector

Autumn), was born in Bismarck,

ND on February 16, 2004 to Leon

Paige LittleOwi and Donna Rae

Belgarde. Badger grew up in

Mandan/Lincoln/Bismarck area.

In 2017, Badger and his family

moved to Beleourt, ND. In 2019,

Badger and his family then moved

to Minot, where he attended the

Tocal high school. He was a very

smart young man, but he did not

feel comfortable attending that

school, so when he turned 16, he

studied for his GED, obtaining it

three months later. Badger was

ready to take on the world so he

‘moved back to Bismarek, where

he got is first job. He worked

alongside his sister, Destiny, at

Papa Johns. He also showed

reat interest in music. It seemed

as though he could pick up any

instrument and with ease, play it,

by-ear. Badger decided he wanted

to try out the horizons and he

‘moved to California. He spent

about four months there before

‘coming back to North Dakota. He

started to look at his fu

in Albuquerque, NM, to pursue his

passion in the business world. He

hhad dreams of being his own boss

and owning several businesses.

Badger also wanted to learn how to

bean investment broker, learning

all about stocks and bonds. He

‘was passionate about becoming a

gaming Steamer and wanted to go

live on YouTube. He would play

games with his friends and family

from afar and always enjoyed

himself

Badger grew up around the

Sundance, whom he loved dearly

He was very proud to be Mandan/

Chippewa. When it came to him

learning about his spirituality, he

was very proud ofall the teachings

and knowledge he gained. Due to

him attending the Sundance, they

became his other family and he was

loved dearly by them. Badger grew

to the most loving, handsome,

young man with the brightest smile

and who gave the best hugs. Badger

hhad many friends that he took as

family, that he loved, and who loved

him in return.

Badger is survived by his parents,

Leon Paige LittleOw! and Donna

(Gary) Belgarde; sisters, River

Deen Gills, Destiny Aurelia Ann

Gills, Kaydence Valerie LittleOwl,

Autumn Breeze LittleOwl, Rebecca

Dawn Provincial, Wenelle Nicole

Provincial, and Jacinta Mary-

Louise Defender; brothers, Connor

lacob Houle and adopted brother,

‘Jayshawn Joshua; grandmother,

Raven Heart; and aunts and uncles,

Rose Crow Flies High, Joni (Alex)

LittleOw!, Ronda (Valiant St.)

DeCoteaut, Deanna Belgarde, Randi

StandsAlone, Michael (Sandee)

Belgarde, and Vietoria (Kallen)

Belgarde.

Badger was preceded in death by

his grandparents, Ronald Samuel

“Sammy” LitteOwl, Paul and

Laura (Tetrault) Belgarde, uncles,

Norman Crows Flies High, Peter

‘Joseph LittleOwl, and Adrain Ross

LittleOw1, brother, Rising Sun

Irwin, sister, Elitta Rae Iron Eyes,

and many more relatives not listed.

A visitation will begin at 6:00

PM on Tuesday, March 8, 2022

at Fiddler's Hall, Beleourt, ND.

Funeral Services will be at Noon

on Wednesday, March 9, 2022 at

Fiddler’s Hall, Beleourt, ND. Burial

will follow at LittleOvl Family

Burial in Twin Buttes, NDon

‘Thursday, March 10, 2022.

CRAIG HURKES, SR.

Wrok Nate'fosh

“Standing Bison"

December 3, 1974 -Api'6, 2022

(Craig Michal Huts, Sr. “Woke

[Natevost, Standing Bion original

‘member ofthe Apuka Miga, “Low Cap

{lan of Bismarck ND was called home

Bismarck ND Sanford

the age of 47. Craig vasa very

‘hardworking man that was loved who we

will away be cherish. Services wil be

Tela Monday Apri 1, 2029, 1 AM CST

at the Twin Buttes Wellness Center with

Pastor Kevin Finley ofciating. Burial

wil low t Medicine Stone Cemetery

2. Wake willbe held Apr 10,2022, at

‘Tin Buttes Wellness Center st 4pm

(CST. Randy Phelan willserve as Senior

Palliearee

Craig was born on December 31974,

Bismarck ND to Diana Medicine Stone

tnd Dennis Hurkes. Ths Crug’ story.

(Craig was given the name Standing

Bison by his beloved grandfather Ernest

Medicine Stone which was one of Eests

4 sams He grew up in Twin Batter

jong sie his grandparents Vivian and

Buttes Head Start Program briefly. Craig

slong with his mother moved to Bismarck

‘where helived and finished is General

Equivalene Diploma. Whilein schol

Ihe took part and enjoyed Footbal and

Basketball In his early 20% he moved

to New Town, NDand started working

‘wth Four Bears Casino and Lodge as 8

Tine cook with good friend Seott Haley

‘While ving in New Town he also

‘worked with LCM, and Fort Berthold

Housing Authority a laborer- Hess

obtained jobs laying concrete with his

father's constriction company “Amis

CConstraction”. Among these fobs as

‘wel ne worked with Wels and Sons as

2 Laborer, MeMillen cobs Associates,

‘eral roofing companies, Porter BROS

(Corporation, and Rural Land Fire Fighter.

‘Craig rained asa fie Fighter in 1999

Fort Toten and fought his fs fire in

2000. Craig equals worked jobs fn the oll

field for several years. Crigattended and

_gniuated Iron Workers School in Chicago

Tinos. He alo attend elinary school

in South Dakota where he graduated with

svclinay crite.

‘While in New Town he met Jenner

‘Mann and throug this union 4 ehildren

‘were brought int this world. His eldest

tnd light ois ite the late Samantha

‘Merrie Hurkes, His sons Dein Arto,

Craig and Aiden Mason. Craig thought

theworld ofall his nices and nephews

He made daly efforts wo check on them

to know how their day’ was gong along

He also shomed this same endeavor with

his aunts, uncles, and rest ofthe family

Graigepent many hardworking years in

‘New Tov, Bismarck and surrounding

States He worked hard to survive never

tobe wealthy, Hein no way had trouble

helping his family and fiends when

necessary. Wherever Craig wet; everyone

knew his presence through his amor and

laughter. Helved his cltra traditional

‘wa. Throughout his if he sat around

the drum and sang at elebrations with his

friends, He loved fo be around the drum,

Crag ved ively and fealesy- He lived

howe wanted lve. [a 2047 Craig suffered

hard blow fling his only beautifal

iuhtcr Samantha and grandvon Billy

“Tuff” HallCraigeontinuc to ive wth

aay heart with declining health but

Continued to grace us with another g ears

tt treasured memories

Standing Bison survived by; son's Dltin,

(Craig J Aiden Mason Hurkes of Four

‘Bears Nb; Grandchildren; Fallon Hal,

‘Vogan Hrkes, Sebastian SIR Reynolds,

Calvin Sun Sisters; Vivian Hurkes

of Bismarck ND, Teresa Neto South

Dakota, Rose Crow Flies High New

‘Town ND, Agnes Holen Twin Buttes

ND, Amira Hurkes New Town ND: Mary

"Ellen (Clarence) Sun New Town ND;

Brothers Denis Jr. sie) Howting

‘Wolf Twin Buttes ND; Terran Medicine

‘Stone Twin Buttes, Eugene J. Jordan)

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“Twin Buttes ND; Mothers Anna Rubia

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May 2022

Graduation Ceremonies

We extend our congratulations and best wishes

to this year's graduates and wish them great

success as they continue their educational

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CountING Coup SECTION

MAY 2022

Congrats

to our

hometown

girl,

Chloe

Fredericks!

Gratitude is at the core of who the Fredericks

family is. As this article is being written, our

hometown girl, Chloe Fredericks, is appearing

on the finale of the newest singing competition

show called, “Americas Song Contest”, Chloe

would finish in the top ten out of representatives

from all 50 states, four territories and

Washington D.C. The festivities kicked off with

performances from the show's two hosts, Kelly

Clarkson and Snoop Dogg.

After the show Casey Fredericks, Chloe's dad,

took to social media to thank Chloe's Many fans.

Chloe herself went live in her socials again to

show her appreciation and gratitude to all who

helped vote her to the finish.

Kami Fredericks, Chloe’s mom, said in an

interview, “We have always known that Chloe

was special from the moment she was born! She

truly has been blessed with an incredible soul

and an incredible voice! She would hum and sing

tunes constantly as a child and still does! As a

Child Chloe was completely artsy she was good

in paints, sculpting, drawing, not to mention all

of her writing ability. She was playing a guitar

at the age of four, she loved horses and ranch

life. I have always called Chloe ‘my little singing

Birdie’. Chloe wanted to be a Dentist growing

up! We have told her now to have fun and just

be who she was born to be! We know that this is

what she was destined to do!”

As a community we are grateful to you Chloe,

thank you for showing and inspiring native

youth that dreams really do come true and that

anything is possible...we are very excited to see

what Chloe does next!!

Submitted by Sommer Cummings

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APRIL FITNESS CHALLENGE

Here are the winners of the prizes for the All

Out April Challenge! Shoutout to everyone

that participated and made it outside every

single day. Love all the support and seeing

our community stay active!

Congratulations to the following:

Summer Tote 1 - Mike Kuhimann

Summer Tote 2 - Jessica White Plume

Garmin Watch 1 - Jeremy Burr

Garmin Watch 2 - Chelsea Nicole

Trek Hybrid Bike - Michelle Dahlen

For those of you that did not miss a day and/

or made up the blizzard days your gift cards

are at the front desk of the Wellness Center.

Danica Burr

TAT Fitness & Rec

GOUTHISEGMENT:

TRACK

Thank you to all the parents who submitted photos!

Next track meet is: Monday, May 16th @ 6:00PM, Parshall HS Track

MEMORIAL DAY

DRUM GROUP: LITTLE SHELL

MC: CHARLIE MORAN

OPENING PRAYER

WELCOME

GUEST SPEAKER: CJ O'BERRY JR

PICNIC LUNCH PROVIDED

ALL VETERANS & FAMILIES WELCOME

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PLEASE BRING YOUR LAWN CHAIRS

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Twin Buttes Celebration

We are looking forward to a

wonderful Celebration this year,

the planning has begun. The

committee has been dissolved

and we will keep the following

positions:

Drum Keeper - William Deane

Flagbearer - Tiffany Rave

Princess - Chloe Furr

We have begun to gather

information on any specials

or donations, if anyone would

like to contribute or sponsor a

category please contact Angie

Gillette at agillette@mhanation.

com or (701)421-2705.

If there are any community

members who would like to

volunteer or be a part of the

planning of the celebration

please reach out as well. The

Celebration belongs to the

community and I would love to

have as many active community

members as possible. We are

planning for it to be down

below for the last and final

year. We will once again be

putting together a program,

we would love to have more

community stories or info. in

this program. If your family will

be raising a flag please write up

a little description and picture

we will add it for sure. Anyone

who would be interested in

advertising in the program, we

will be selling advertisement

space.

Lastly, I am looking to put

together a fun story of the

celebration down below. If

anyone has any old pictures of

the powwow arenas from the

past or dancers or any history

at all please get it to me. Iam

collecting all information and

photos for the program and

video that will be out to promote

our celebration. I truly want

to capture the pride of Twin

Buttes Community Celebration

and all the champions that

have originated here. We will

be getting a poster out shortly,

we are just trying to do some

fundraising

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House of Representatives

District 4A Candidates

Lisa F inley-DeVille

Lisa Finley-DeVille will seek election to

District 4A

North Dakota State House Seat

Lisa Finley-DeVille will run as Democratic-NPL

Lisa is stepping up to bring stronger leadership

on behalf of ND District 4A communities in

Bismarck. Lisa is committed to listening to

her neighbors and working every day. K-12

education funding, affordable access to

healthcare, ensuring we diversify our state's

economy are very important but not enough

attention has been given to the issues that matter

most to not only my family and me but for the

future generations:

* Environmental Protections and Public

Health

* Natural Resources; Clean Air, Clean Water

and Healthy Soil

Lisa Finley-DeVille, Maheahzah Ahgawgish

(Accomplishes Everything) has lived her whole

life in Mandaree, North Dakota on Fort Berthold

Reservation. She is a citizen of the Mandan,

Hidatsa, and Arikara Nation. She and her

husband Walter Sr. have five children and seven

grandbabies. Her parents are Marcia White

Eagle and the late Robert “Bobby” Finley Sr.

(Veteran who served in the Army). Her Maternal

Grandparents are the late Thomas and Julia

(Mandan-Charging) White Eagle. Her paternal

grandparents are the late Evan and Louise

(Black Hawk-Huber) Finley Sr. Over the last 12

years, Lisa has volunteered and advocated on

issues that protect the future of North Dakota.

Before her volunteer work, she has helped build

home ownership and renovation programs on

Fort Berthold Reservation for 13 years.

Thomasina Mandan

Thomasina Mandan will seek election to

District 4A

North Dakota State House Seat

Thomasina Mandan will run as Democratic-NPL

New Town, ND (Hometown)

“I think in this day and age, the reservations

should finally be acknowledged at the state

level, the Three Affiliated Tribes should have a

voice beyond what they have.”

-Thomasina Mandan (MHA Nation)

Doctoral student and Director of the Ethics

Commission Office of the Mandan, Hidatsa and

Arikara Nation.

ND Public Service

Commission

Melanie Angel Moniz

The primary election will occur on

June 14, 2022. The general election

will occur on November 8, 2022.

For more information, please go to:

Vote.ND.gov

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Melanie Angel Moniz

(Mapaakookohka'miihe)

It is with good intentions and a humble heart

that I share with you all that 1, Melanie Moniz,

am a candidate for the North Dakota Public

Service Commission.

My relatives | accepted this nomination for

Public Service Commission because it is

imperative that we act now and identify a

strategy for the best possible future for North

Dakota.

lam a parent of four beautiful children, and I

believe that our children and future generations

deserve a healthy clean home to live and

thrive. We must prioritize long term goals that

transition us toward clean energy solutions,

solutions that center equity, justice, and the

collective well-being of all North Dakotans.

My background in advocacy on local, state, and

federal levels has always been for equity, equity

for the most vulnerable, equity for families,

equity for our children, and equity for workers.

True equity requires diversity, and that means

having Indigenous representation at the table.

When I'm in office, 1 will work to strengthen

tribal and state relations, do all I can to ensure

our children have a healthy future, see to it that

public input is what drives the work, put public

safety first and make energy democracy a reality

for all North Dakotans.

I have been called on to stand up and I've

answered the call, but I cannot do this alone

relatives, your support is needed, Together we

can change the future of North Dakota for our

little ones and those yet to come, please join me

and vote Moniz for PSC.

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