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PERMIT NO. 3

Volume 2 Issue 13

December 2022

Jack Frost Colors The Trees and Landscape in West Segment

Quotes For The Heart & Mind:

•

“The most common way

people give up their power

is by thinking they don’t

have any”. ~Alice Walker~

•

“Either you run the day, or

the day runs you”. ~Jim

Rohm

•

“Two roads diverged in a

wood, and I took the one

less traveled by And that

has made all the difference”

~Robert Frost~

Inside This Issue:

Page 2 : Councilwoman’s Update

Page 3: Information for Elders

This photo was taken the day the storm was to begin. It was snowing outside and Jack

Frost colored all the trees and bushes and made them look beautiful. Even though the

trees and bushes look nice it isn’t the same for our rural roads. The storm will set in with

Page 5: FBIR Warming Shelters

more snow which will make traveling on the roads very difficult. It is recommended that

Page 6: Emergency Info RTC

everyone stay home. Inside this months paper we have listed numbers from RTC incase

Pages 7-11: Looking back at 2022

of outages, and inside the West Segment News we have listed warming shelters for all of

Fort Berthold. Our Christmas Festival for the Parade of Lights has also been rescheduled

Pages 18-19: Mandaree School to Monday, December 19. This was all due to our upcoming storm which will cover the

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state of North Dakota. Inside this month’s issue we looked back at 2022 with some but

Page 20: Mandaree Warriors not all of the memories that were here in West Segment, I tried to get everything in this

Schedule

issue but it wasn’t possible. On behalf of the West Segment News we wish everyone a

Page 24: MHA Committee Members Very Merry Christmas and a Healthy and blessed New Year as we welcome in 2023!

Pages 26-27: Obituary

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West S egment New s December 2022

Councilwoman Turner-Lone Fight Update

I would like to say Greetings, to all Segment staff, they’re truly a blessing, they work hard for

relatives and everyone far and near.

us so we can all enjoy our gatherings and events. As you all

Before I begin this update, I would like know we already postponed our Christmas event it was

to extend my deepest condolences to changed to December 14th but due to the storm it is now

the family and relatives of Theola Fox rescheduled to Monday, December 19th.

on the loss of their loved one. Also to

other segments who have lost their

loved ones. The Holidays won’t be the

same for some of our relatives and

families who recently lost their loved

ones. All we can do is treasure the wonderful memories we

have of them. Our prayers goes to all the family and relatives

in mourning.

We have a storm coming in so West Segment residents are

advised to stay home during this storm. Tribal Roads Dept.

and West Segment Transportation will clear the roads after

the storm. We appreciate help from others but it causes

drifts and makes it more difficult to get roads cleared this

came from our Tribal Roads, Dan Hall.

Roads will be clear only after the storm passes. Please keep

that in mind HWY 22 will not be open. Please get your

Now that winter is upon us, I would like to remind our elders supplies before the storm so you’re not out driving in it.

to keep warm and if you need anything please feel free to call

We have emergency numbers here in our newspaper, such

the office at 759-3377 and they will help you with your

as the Fort Berthold Shelters listed for you on page 5. We

needs. Elders please remember that COVID is not gone, we

have Emergency information for Utilities failure from RTC

recently had teachers and students who have COVID so the

on page 6. These are in our newspaper for your

school let students out. So please if you are going to be in a

information, please put them somewhere so you can call

crowd of people, wear your mask for your own safety, even

incase of an emergency.

though you are vaccinated it’s better to be safe and than not

Starting on page 7 you can see looking back at 2022. There

safe at all.

are more to come in 2023. We have our new community

For our West Segment community members we have a list of

center, our new rodeo grounds and our new clinic as well

the services we provide for your convenience from our

so we do have more to look forward to in 2023.

transportation dept. on page 17. Other services are provided

by the Beautification Program you can see their services on Again this Holiday Season I send each of you a very Merry

Christmas and wish you all a Happy and Healthy New Year!

page 21.

Please be safe especially our elders if you are traveling do

I am very grateful for all the positive happenings in our West

wear your mask. COVID-19 is still among us.

Segment community. LeeAnna Nation and Roni Stiffarm are

actively doing activities inside the gym at the Water Chief Elders take precautions when walking outdoors have

Hall. Basketball season is upon us now, I would like to wish someone help you so you don’t fall down.

our Mandaree Warriors a great upcoming season! I am also

proud of our Mandaree students who Gowids.

made the honor roll for the first quarter

keep the grades up and I do hope to see

more students on the list for the next

quarter. See names of students on page 18.

We hoped to have our Christmas events

here in our community for our winter

festivities but due to a state wide storm

watch we had to reschedule. I am very

appreciative and grateful to our West

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West S egment New s December 2022

Information For West Segment Elders

Merry Christmas and Happy New

Year to all our elders! Tis the

season to be jolly this holiday

season! Let us all make this New

Year 2023 a happy and healthier

year for all of us. Speaking of

health,

I came across some

important health information for

Happy Birthday Wishes to our December Elders:

all of us to know about. It’s from

James Johnson

the Center of Disease Control. Its

Avallon Hale

called (RSV) Respiratory syncytial

virus. This virus is a contagious

Ed Danks

virus that is usually mild, but can

C.A. Wolf Eyes

severely affect the lungs and respiratory airways in older adults.

Garland Likes Eagle

While you may not have heard of it yet, RSV is not a new virus and

Ronald Brugh

may be more of a health concern than you think-even if you’re

healthy. And if you’re aged 60 or older, you can get RSV. Learning

Rosie Johnson

about RSV you can be informed. Here are the symptoms of RSV

Bruce Fox Sr.

can range from mild to severe and can last up to 2 weeks. RSV can

Katherine Young Bear

cause severe symptoms in older adults.

Lana Turner

RSV Symptoms may include: Fever, cough, sore throat, runny nose,

Florene Halvorson

congestion, headache and tiredness. The US Center for Disease

Donald Young Bird

Control and Prevention states that adults at highest risk for severe

RSV infections include older adults, especially those 65 years and

Frank White Owl

older, adults with chronic heart or lung disease, and adults with

weakened immune system. Some ways you can help prevent RSV

Happy Birthday with many blessings to you all!

infection are: Wash your hands, keep you hands off your face,

avoid close contact with sick people, cover you coughs and sneezes, Have a safe and happy holiday!

clean and disinfect surfaces around you. I hope you read all this Sincerely,

information and do your part to take care of your health.

Rosie Johnson, Elders Advocate

Another service West Segment provides is light housekeeping, such Work Number: 759-3377 ext. 226

as; vacuuming, sweeping, mopping and errand runs. To qualify for

these benefits, you must be of age 60 and enrolled with the tribe.

Please provide all your documents to me at least 7-12 days prior

for scheduling. Please be advised all checks

will be mailed out to the vendor, I will

pick up the appointment travel checks and

deliver them to you. Merry Christmas!! &

Happy New Year!! to all the elders. We

look forward to a better prosperous and

healthier new 2023. Remember elders if

you are traveling please wear a mask and

always have sanitizers on hand. COVID is

still here. Be safe, enjoy your holidays with

your families.

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For Your Information

Reminder From NHS College

Cash Award Recipient:

Any individual who earns or wins $600 or more

from a business in the same year must report

those earnings to the IRS as taxable income. This

may include cash prizes awarded at one or more

events sponsored by West Segment Development

Authority.

West Segment Development Authority is obliged

to report any combined payments of US $600 or

more made during the tax year.

We appreciate your understanding.

Sincerely,

West Segment Development Authority

West S egment New s December 2022

Page. 5.

Severe Weather Warming Shelters on FBIR

Page 6.

West S egment New s December 2022

Emergency Information For Utilities Outages

West S egment New s December 2022

Page 7.

Looking Back at 2022

Pictured above is West Segment CEO

Regina Yeahquo, Councilwoman

Gladys Sherry Turner-Lone Fight and

Arla Muzzy and Frankie Hall. Who

stood in front of the new marque sign

put up along side of the road on route

12. Bikes were given away during

Easter, as you can see a picture of

Councilwoman hugging one of the kids

with their bike. Mandaree School Prom

photos are; Skylar Newman and her

date and Jewels Lone Fight and her

date.

Many good things took place in 2022 as you can see we had a lot to celebrate. During this year, we got a new marque sign up in our

community. We are very proud of Tessa Holds the Enemy Abbey as she holds Ms. Denver March Pow wow title. Our students celebrated with

their prom and their beautiful graduation of students, you can see a photo of the new school. Councilwoman Sherry Gladys Turner-Lone Fight is

pictured here with two of our elders Ethel and Bill Reeves at an elders gathering.

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West Segment News December 2022

Looking Back at 2022

2022 Mandaree Senior Class

Little guys coached by Fred Hale all from Mandaree.

Blueblossom riders

The first photo is our 2022 Mandaree graduates, then we have the Little Warriors team. Jessi Vigen Blueblossom riders, girls elementary team,

Warrior emblem that is in the new gym inside the new school. Pictured are the ones who planted the garden and kept it clean as you can see in

the next photo their garden supplies. Pictured are elders enjoying bingo, Arline Charging, Gloria Fast Dog and Veronica Serdahl.

West Segment News December 2022

Looking Back at 2022

Councilwoman Gladys Sherry Turner-Lone Fight honored some community members and she also

honored the Veterans. She gifted them each a star quilt. Below in the photos you can see at our

Mandaree Hidatsa Celebration we honored our clans with colored tee shirts and a banner and all

clan members danced in the grand entry with their clans. Pictured also are our Veterans who

brought in the flags during the celebration. At the bottom you can see our Hay Draw café opened up.

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West Segment New s Decemb er 2022

Looking Back at 2022

Lindsey Fox Sepeta and Megan Danks posed for the Hay Draw Café. Pictured above is Co-CEO

Bernadine Fredericks Mendez and West Segment Security Director James Johnson, who had the

honor of blessing the rodeo grounds along side of Councilwoman Gladys Sherry Turner-Lone

Fight. In the photos are LeeAnna Nation, Roni Stiffarm and Rosie Johnson who harvested the

community garden and gave to the elders. Lloyd Vigen Rodeo Manager spoke to the crowd the

day of the ground blessing. Other ground blessings took place for our new community center and

our clinic. Pictured below are photos of our Halloween parade and truck and treat.

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West S egment New s December 2022

Looking back at 2022

Pictured above is West Segment CEO Regina Yeahquo, Store Manager-Dusty Jackson,

Councilwoman Gladys Sherry Turner Lone Fight, Vivian Lone Fight and Co-CEO Bernadine

Fredericks Mendez. All these women worked very hard to make this a reality. All proceeds will

go to the outreach programs for the needs of the children and elders for the holidays so they

can purchase whatever they need. So all the monies will go back to our people. So when you

go to Minot stop by the Twice As Nice Thrift Store the address is listed on the sign above.

I apologize for not having the

others photographed during

the ground blessing. I had to

get the paper to the publisher.

This past year we have lost

many community members,

may we treasure the memories

they gave us when they lived.

We hope to make many more

great memories to look back

upon as we approach a new

year of 2023! Let us all have

positive minds and thoughts as

we enter a new month and a

new year 2023!

To all our readers of the West

Segment News far & near.

Merry Christmas!!! We wish

you good health with many

blessings in this New Year of

2023!! Thank you for being a

good reader.

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West Segment News December 2022

For Your Information

West Segment Covid-19 Testing

When: Monday-Friday

Native Printing LLC IN Mandaree Is

Open For All Your Printing Needs

10am to 3pm daily

Native Enrolled Member in the Mandaree

Area:

Water Chief Hall in Mandaree,

We offer the following:

North Dakota

Embroidery

Everyone is welcome to come in

Sublimation

and get tested!

Open to Everyone!

Vinyl Heat Press

For any questions, please call Shelby at

DTG

701.421.3461 Or Valerie 701.421.3462

Silk Screen Services

Phone: (701) 421-1027

Wolf Chief Store hours are as

Email: nativeprinting_nt@yahoo.com

follows:

Where: East Entrance of

Monday through Friday: 8:00

a.m. to 8:00 p.m.

Mandaree Field Clinic Hours

Clinic is open Monday-Friday: 8:00amOn Saturday and Sundays the

4:30pm: Closed for Lunch 12pm-1pm

Wolf Chief Store will open at

10:00 a.m. to 6:00p.m. 759- FNP Lori Jepson: is in the Mandaree Clinic

3140

on Monday, Tuesday, Thursday & Fridays

If you have any questions, or need some assistance

concerning the Wolf Chief Store, you may call the Wolf

Chief Store Manager/Michaela Bacon at 421-1365. She will

assist you in any way she can.

Breakfast daily: Monday

thru Friday from 8:00am2:00pm

Lunch daily: Monday thru

Friday: 11:00am-2:00pm.

Brunch: on Saturday and

Sunday from 11:00 to

2:00pm

Times and dates may change.

Café Manager: Lindsey Fox-Sepeta at 759-3140

Every Wednesday: a Nurse will be at the

Clinic for immunizations only by

appointment.

Mandaree Clinic Pharmacy: is open

everyday during the week Monday-Friday

8:00am to 4:30pm

Mandaree Post Office Hours:

Monday-Friday: 12:00-4:00pm

Saturday: 11:00am– 1:00pm

St. Anthony’s Catholic Church Schedule:

Saturday: 7:30 pm New Town

Sunday: 8:30am New Town

Sunday: 11:00am Mandaree

West S egment New s December 2022

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For Your Information

2022 December Water Chief Hall Tentative

Schedule

2022-23 Mandaree Celebration Bingo

Attention Bingo

Players:

•

Winter hours For One Stop Store:

Monday through Friday: 6:00am to

8:00pm.

If you have any questions, please don’t

hesitate to call Mandaree One Stop at

759-3609.

December 4th: Mandaree

Celebration Bingo @ 3pm

•

The Committee’s

Bingo fundraisers

will be held every

•

Sunday at 3:00pm

•

at the Water Chief

Hall. Bingo, lunch

•

sale, door prizes and baskets. This

coming Sunday will be a Cash Bingo

•

with the following Sunday a prize bingo.

Please keep in mind our bingo

•

fundraisers will automatically be

cancelled due to wakes or bad weather.

•

Thank you for your supporting you local

•

celebration committee and have fun

playing bingo!

Mandaree One Stop Winter Hours

December 1: Stacy Bear

December 11th: Mandaree

Celebration Bingo @ 3pm

•

December 19th: Parade of Lights

December 16th: MHA Elders Christmas Party @

Four Bears Casino (11:00am-2pm)

December 20th: MHA Employee Christmas Party @

Four Bears Events Center

December 21st: West Segment Community

Christmas /Talent show/ Dinner @ 5:30pm

December 22nd: West Segment Employee Xmas

Party @11am

December 24 & 25: Adrianna Young Bird

December 30th: A.J. Phelan Memorial at 10am

If you have any questions, please feel free to contact

Loretta Lone Bear @ 759-3377 or her cell: 421-5510.

*Please keep in mind that wake and funerals take

precedence over all events.

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West Segment News December 2022

Mandaree EMS Welcomes New Team Members

Photos & Captions Courtesy of Mandaree EMS

Shantel & her son

Koleton.

My name is Shantel Fettig, I was

born and raised here in

Mandaree. I have one son, his

name is Koleton. I Ranch with

my dad and work as an EMT for

the Mandaree EMS.

Being Able to work for and help

my community and people has

been one of the greatest

blessings and opportunities I

have been given.

I am truly honored to work

with the amazing ambulance

crew that we have here at

Mandaree EMS.

My name is Jazmyn Gibson. I

have

been

in

Emergency

Medical Services for about a

year and a half, and have been

part of Mandaree EMS for a

little over a year, working as a

CPR Driver and EMT student.

Outside

of

work,

I’m

a

mommy and a big sister to

eight. I hope to continue to

grow in this field, and to also

continue being a helping part

of this community for a while.

Mandaree EMS welcomes Jazmyn to the team.

Shantel Fettig a local resident . Shantel is working towards

testing out for her EMT which she completed in July. She

attended an EMT course in Arizona and successfully

complete it. It was a very intense course, which she had to

finish in two weeks. Normally it takes six months.

welcome to the Mandaree EMS team.

My name is RaNae Seminole I

have been an EMT for three

years with Mandaree since the

beginning. ReNae would like to

further her career in the EMS

world, her goal is to become a

My name is Katarina Nyberg. I

am fairly new to Mandaree

EMS where I work as an EMT. I

am a recent graduate from

NDSU. I am also a busy mother

to three. I aim to be of service

to the community and am

appreciative of the opportunity

to learn and grow as an

emergency care provider.

The newest member to the

Mandaree EMS we welcome

her to our team!

flight medic. She also is a great

role model for the youth inspiring them to achieve their

dreams. Mandaree EMS welcomes ReNae back.

My name is Jason Perry I’ve been in EMS

and fire since 1999. I’ve served as the fire

chief for a volunteer fire department and as

an ambulance director for a volunteer EMS

agency as well as County Fire Warden. I am

currently working for you and as a

paramedic and as director of the volunteer

ambulance service.

Mandaree EMS welcomes Jason to the team.

Here are numbers incase of emergency:

Jessica: 701-312-0727

Josie: 701-421-1732

Please be mindful, these numbers are listed for EMERGENCY ONLY!

Abel: 303-319-3451.

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West S egment New December 2022

For Your Information

Article submitted by West Segment Hidatsa Housing Program

West Segment Hidatsa Housing Program

Fort Berthold Rural Water

Three Affiliated Tribes *308 4 Bears Complex New Town, ND

58763

Phone: 701.627.8185*Fax: 701.627.4303

When the mercury dips and

winter blows its freezing fury,

your water pipes may be at risk

Preventing And Thawing Frozen Water Services

1. Determine the location of the frozen pipe. This can be done

by touching or by running your hand along accessible

and rupture, the amount of water

water pipes in the home while feeling for extremely cold

spots. If a cold portion of pipe is encountered; thaw it

that can flood your home could

gently, preferably using a hair dryer. DO NOT use a

cause extreme damage. A

propane torch, as it could cause a rupture of the water line.

common precautionary measure

2. If you suspect the water line is about to freeze, check the

during subfreezing weather is to

temperature of the water. Do this at the location of where

let the water trickle from faucets to prevent freezing pipes in

the water enters the home. If the temperature is close to

the cold. Because the water within the pipes is moving, it is

freezing, run a substantial amount of water until the

temperature increases. This could take some time.

resistant to becoming frozen. This simple prevention tactic

Showering and washing extra loads of laundry will put the

takes less than a minute but could save you from untold

extra water to good use.

expense and cleanup effort.

3. If you choose to leave the water in the home trickling, be

Instructions:

careful! Leaving the water running at a trickle can help

prevent frozen water service lines. However, trickling water

1.) Find the pipes at risk for freezing. The taps and faucets

can sometimes lead to frozen sewer service lines. In the

nearest exterior walls lead to the pipes that could freeze and

past, water and sewer lines were installed in close

proximity of each other and often at the same depth.

rupture during extreme cold weather.

Trickling water in a sewer line can cool to the point of

freezing if the sewer line is cold. This could lead to the

sewer service freezing shut and causing a sewer backup.

2.) Turn both the hot and cold taps on so they produce the

for freezing. If water pipes freeze

tiniest line of water trickling out of the tap before you go to 4. If you chose to run the water at a trickle, it is advised to

periodically turn the flow of water up to about a garden

bed at night.

hose size stream for several minutes. The increased flow of

water allows for a better exchange of heat between the

water and water service line/ground and also allows the

3.) Open the cupboard doors under the sink to expose the

water to assist in heating the sewer system.

pipes to warmer household air overnight.

5. If having a freezing water issue is on a septic system,

trickling water should be diverted away from the septic

Tips & Warnings:

system. Septic systems have a limited capability to accept

If you have outdoor water sources, turn the water off at the

excess water in deep frost conditions. The trickling water

source before freezing temperatures begin.

could compromise the on-site septic system, leaving the

customer with more problems and expense. If possible, use

Disconnect hoses and drain them of water. Turn the outside

a hose to run the trickling water to an outside, acceptable

spigot on to empty the water lines of standing water after

area.

you turn the water source off.

Continue on page. 16

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West Segment News December 2022

For Your Information

Fort Berthold Rural Water

December 2022 Christmas Holiday Events for

West Segment

Three Affiliated Tribes *308 4 Bears Complex New

Town, ND 58763

Phone: 701.627.8185*Fax: 701.627.4303

On December 19th: Starting with

the Parade of Lights (everyone

meets at the new Mandaree

School parking lot at 6:30 pm.

December 21st: West Segment

Community Christmas Dinner @

5:30pm

6. Electrically heating of water lines, using a welder, only

works on metallic lines. It will not work if there is any

plastic or pvc piping in the service line. Care should be

taken, if using.

7. A welder, as they have been known to start fires in

adjacent structures. It has also been found that the use of

welders can increase the speed at which cast iron or ductile

ATV And Horses:

iron lines corrode.

Parade of Lights Categories &

Prizes:

Float/Vehicles:

1st place: $700

1st place: $1,000

8. If the water service lines does become frozen FBRW 2nd place: $500

advises our users to open one or two faucets. This will allow

the ice to have room to expand without damaging any other 3rd place: $400

piping.

2nd place: $800

9. For manufactured homes on piers/blocks without a

basement it is recommended that you install heat tape on

the waterline coming into the home then wrap pipe

insulation around the exposed pipe. These are commonly

found at hardware stores.

3rd place: $700

4th place: $300

4th place: $600

5th place: $200

5th place: 500

Headstart-12 grade classes will compete against each

other, please have advisor sign up early with Events or

on-site during parade line up. All participants can

register early please contact the events department by

10. There are companies throughout the state that have calling Rayne Brown at (701) 421.4641 or Michaela

ability to thaw frozen services with a re-circulating thawing

unit. If there is no one that offers this service in your area Bacon at (701) 421.1365

and you would like assistance, please contact us at (701) • Keep in mind that W-9’s must be signed to receive

627-8185. We will guide you through the processes of

prize money.

thawing our a froze up line and help you with contacting a

contractor for assistance.

Thank you,

Joseph Silveria-Director

Office: (701) 627-8185

Cell: (701) 421-2502

•

Not included the Parade of Lights and the snowman

contest.

West S egment New s December 2022

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For Your Information

What’s Going On?

Inflation, shipping delays, high

gas prices, wars, political

unrest, lawsuits, hurricanes,

blizzards,

droughts,

earthquakes, wildfires, erupting

volcanos, human trafficking,

drug

overdoses,

excessive

number of young deaths …

what’s going on? Where is God?

This is the time of the year

when we are preparing for the

celebration of the Birth of Jesus,

the time when the Father sent

His Son into the world to let us know “God is with us.”

Emmanuel! (cf. Mt 1:23). Christmas is a time to see God

with us everywhere: in Christmas trees, twinkling lights,

wrapped presents, Christmas wreaths, manger scenes,

church services, Christmas carols, Santa Clause, and elves.

Shaking hands, bear hugs, mistletoe kisses, belly laughter,

humble generosity, calming peace, soothing gentleness,

tender kindness and genuine love for one another reveals

Jesus with us. There is no room for Scrooge’s gloominess.

Yet for a lot of people this gloominess has a grip on them

because the holidays remind them of who is not with them

or what is going wrong in their life.

Jesus came into the world to rescue us from this

gloominess. His entry into this world as a one celled

embryo in the womb of a virgin who nine months later

would be born in a stable and laid in a manger was the

beginning of destroying worldly death, sickness and chaos,

the cause of gloominess. When we focus on worldly turmoil

and disasters, when we focus on what we are missing

because our loved one is no longer with us, we miss seeing

God in our midst. A conscious decision must be made to

deliberately look for Jesus in everything, including the

gloominess. Yes, Jesus died the horrible death on a cross

but in three days he rose again. Jesus took something

horrible and made it into something beautiful. Yes, our

loved one has died but like Jesus our loved one will rise

again. Yes, the gloominess from this world’s chaos presses

in on us but when we focus on what Jesus is going to do

with it, how Jesus will transform it’s ugliness into

something beautiful, gloominess will go away, Jesus will

become present, and Christmas will again be joyful.

Christmas should always remind us how much the

Father loves us – He sent his Only Begotten Son to set us

free from the kingdom of darkness.

This year, look closely at a nativity set. Ponder the baby

Jesus in the manger. Let the Father’s plan for His Son to be

born in a stable instead of a room at the inn inspire you to

confidently trust God in everything. Let the joy of a newborn

child born in a manger remind you that God always loves you

and is with you right now. Let the Christmas story inspire

you to know without a doubt God promises to be with you

always, whether you are experiencing a rough time or a

relatively painless time. Choose to focus on what He is doing

with you right now. Choose to pay attention to what Jesus is

doing for you right now. Choose to see what’s going on. You

will find what you are looking for.

Have a great day with Jesus Christ

Love & Prayers

Father Roger A. Synek

St. Anthony Catholic Church

New Town/Mandaree

List of Services From the West Segment

Transportation Department

Submitted by Curtis Hall Sr., & Rhonda Hall

1. We take in work request orders from all our community

members. Elders can call in and a work order will be filled out

for them. Non-elders we ask that they come in and fill out a

work order.

2. This time of the year winter storms are upon us. We kindly ask

all our community members not to park on the streets as we

are trying to plow them as best as we can.

3. We will sand and salt the streets and the icy intersections and

where ever else needs to be sanded and salted.

4. We only haul water on Monday and Friday to families that live

out in the country, who are not hooked into the rural water

system. Water will be hauled whether its 40 below or 100

above. We haul junked or stalled vehicles if they are not

claimed.

This month we have been working out very best at pushing snow

and removing old vehicles out of yards for elders and the

community. This month we helped Northern Integrity deliver

generators to elders. If you have any requests regarding snow

removal, please feel free to call the office at (701) 759-3058 or

contact Rhonda Hall at (701)421-0547. at (701) 421-7907. We will do

the best we can to help you. For Emergencies you can call Curtis

Hall Sr.

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Mandaree School News

Submitted by Mrs. Carolyn Bluestone Mandaree School Superintendent

Mandaree School Proudly Presents 2022-2023 1st Quarter High

School Honor Roll

Grade 9:

Jocelyn Grady

Natie Mann

Grade 10:

Aiyona Johnson

Lewis Ten Fingers

Nancy Montclair

Roman Castro

Grade 11:

Ayla Hale

Breyson Bradfield

Dahu Xubba Beston

Theodore Lone Fight

Grade 12:

Brandee Rhae Mays

Elmer Flying Horse Jr.

Jewels Lone Fight

Rae Jean Young Bear

Tiana Lester

Congratulations to these students for achieving the 1st quarter honor roll!

Winter is Here!

The transportation Director would like to remind Parents/Guardians that students that are not dressed adequately for the

weather will not be permitted to ride the bus.

Also, if Parents/Guardians bring students to school not dressed for the weather, they will be sent home to change.

ATTENDANCE REMINDER:

A reminder that for the fall semester a student is ineligible for sports if they have 5 or more absences in a class.

They must pass 5 of 7 classes to participate.

SATURDAY ACADEMY

1ST AND 3RD SATURDAY OF THE MONTH

Must be here by 9am

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Mandaree Public School Calendar

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Mandaree School Warriors Schedule

Submitted by Elmer Flying Horse

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Beautification Program Mission & Services

Our Mission

Taking action to make

MHA Nation a cleaner,

greener, litter-free place

to live., work and play.

The

Beautification

Program is dedicated to

the simple idea that

“beauty

matters”

A

landscape littered with

trash is anything but

beautiful.

The most important words in our mission

statement are “taking action”. We focus on getting

people involved and actively working to improve

their communities through community cleanups

and beautification projects. We also encourage local

businesses and government leaders to take an

active role in these efforts.

Once people see how their actions, efforts, and

personal behaviors are helping to improve their

communities, they feel empowered to do even

more.

We thrive on collaboration with local segments,

business leaders and residents that can help

improve the health, cleanliness, and appearance of

their own neighborhoods and communities. They

just need a little guidance, and that’s where the

Beautification Program can help.

For all scheduling and questions, please contact:

Hope Baker: 701-421-5474

Richard Hosie/Deputy Director: 701-421-4495

James H. Baker/Program Director: 701-421-7414

List of Services:

•

Snow removal & salt application (driveways,

porches and sidewalks)

•

Community Clean-up

•

Tree Planting

•

Home Weatherization: includes plastic + lath on

the outside of house windows (due to covid

mitigation we are not offering plastic on the

inside of house windows).

•

Smoke Alarm installation and testing

•

Gutter Cleaning services

•

Furniture Hauling & Moving Services

•

•

•

•

Lawn Care Services: includes mowing, weed

whacking, landscaping and or general

maintenance.

Trash Removal/Dump: runs (No HOUSEHOLD

TRASH, will take larger items or anything else to

be thrown out),

Major Building Demolition Projects

(Reservation wide).

ND Adopt a Highway Project.

Policies and Procedures:

Snow removal and lawn care services are restricted

to elders, handicapped and single parent homes.

All services rendered are by appointment only;

must call and make contact for scheduling options.

Program policy for snow removal, weather and road

conditions permitting we will be in route withing a

period of 24 hours of snowfall stopping.

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Nueta Hidatsa Sahnish College News

Submitted by Frances (Buffy) White. NHSC Mandaree Liaison

1) We are now accepting applications for our Spring 2023 semester. Applications are due by November 15th

and documents are due by December 10th. Apply now at www.nhsc.edu

2) NHSC officially offers a B.A. in Business Administration and Management now. We received approval from

the Higher Learning Commission and we will begin to offer courses for the bachelor’s program this coming

Spring semester. Registration is now open for students that want to enroll in this program.

3) NHSC has been selected to host the 2023 AIHEC Basketball tournament. The tournament is for Tribal

Colleges and Universities and will be held March 30-April 2. Check out our website to learn more

information about the tournament - Basketball Tournament - NHS College

4) NHSC will be celebrating 50 years of impact in May 2023. We will be holding campus town hall events soon

for community members, NHSC Alumni and others to attend to help with our planning process. Please

watch the NHSC Facebook page and our website for updates on the community planning events.

5) Fall 2022 graduation will be held on December 16th at 10:00am in the 4 Bears Casino Grand

Ballroom.

6) What’s happening at NHSC? Check out a few of our upcoming events happening during November and

December–

a. December 2nd - NHSC Men’s and Women’s basketball game away vs Sisseton

b. December 2nd – Donut forget about your Financial Aid Day – 9:00am-12:00pm

c. December 3rd - NHSC Men’s and Women’s basketball game away vs Sisseton

d. December 5th-9th – Fall Finals Week

e. December 7th - NHSC Men’s and Women’s basketball game away vs Bottineau

f. December 9th - NHSC Men’s and Women’s basketball game away vs FLBC

g. December 10th - NHSC Men’s and Women’s basketball game away vs FLBC

h. December 10th – NHSC Holiday Arts and Crafts fair

i. December 12th – Early Spring Registration – 9:00am-6:00pm

j. December 13th – Early Spring Registration – 9:00am-6:00pm

k. December 13th – NHSC College Talk Facebook live – 11:00am-12:00pm

l. December 16th – NHSC Fall Graduation – 10:00am – 4 Bears Casino Grand Ballroom

m. December 19th- January 3rd – Holiday Break - Campus closed

7) All Chiefs Society, sponsored by our Native American Studies department, is an organization that is not only

open to NHSC students but it’s opened to all community members as well. All Chiefs Society holds a meeting

every Wednesday at the NHSC Cultural Center at 12:00 pm. For additional information, you can contact our

Director of Native American Studies, Shannon Gillis at sgillis@nhsc.edu.

8) We have openings for our NAS and NACTEP cohorts for our upcoming Spring semester. Both cohorts are

available for students that are registered for the Spring semester. For additional information on each cohort

contact Iman Moore for NACTEP or Shannon Gillis for NAS, or you can also go to www.nhsc.edu/students/

student-cohorts.

9) Did you know that recent Fort Berthold High School graduates can qualify to receive a tuition waiver if they

attend NHSC during the first year after they’ve graduated High School? For more information, you can talk

with our Students Accounts Coordinator, Sasha Sillitti at ssillitti@nhsc.edu

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Nueta Hidatsa Sahnish College News

Submitted by Frances (Buffy) White. NHSC Mandaree Liaison

10) Are you interested in obtaining your GED? NHSC can help! Check out our website at www.nhsc.edu/degreescertificates/ged/ for additional information. Or you can contact the following individuals:

a. NHSC Main Campus – Betty Lockwood at 701-421-0034 blockw@nhsc.edu

b. White Shield Liaison – Elissa “Elise” Argent at 701-743-4552 eargent@nhsc.edu

c. Mandaree Liaison – Frances “Buffy” White at 701-759-3528 fwhite@nhsc.edu

d. Parshall Liaison – Delrene “Susie” Simpson at 701-862-2106 dsimps@nhsc.edu

11) Are you a former NHSC or FBCC student and want to join our Alumni group? Reach out to our Alumni team at

alumni@nhsc.edu for additional information.

12) Want to join the NHSC team? We have a number of jobs currently open and would love for you to join our team.

Check out our www.nhsc.edu/jobs to apply.

a. Computer Science Instructor

b. Engineering Instructor

c. Director of Sponsored Programs

d. Library Assistant

e. Tutor (English, Math, Science, Psychology and/or Computers)

f. National Endowment for Humanities Rescue Intern

13) Interested in playing for the Storm Athletics program? Contact our Athletic Director Kyle DeCoteau @

kdecoteau@nhsc.edu . We have Athletic tuition waivers available on a first come, first serve basis. Contact Kyle early

to sign with us and apply for your tuition waiver! We are accepting applications for our Spring 2023 semester.

a. Basketball

b. Golf

c. Cross Country

Merry Christmas! Happy Holidays!

Have a safe and healthy 2023 New Year!

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MHA Committee Members & Agenda Contacts

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December Mandaree Meal Site Menu

Update from the Mandaree Meal Site:

For the month of December:

We will be having 12 days of Christmas for the elders! Starting on

December 7th Monday-Friday there will be a small gift for each

elder on our delivery list and who stops by the elders building

leading up to December 22nd which will be the last gift. Have a safe

& Healthy Happy New Year 2023!!

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Obituary

On March 22, 1957, Theola was born to Guy and Grace (Parshall) Fox, and that’s when the world rejoiced! She was raised

with the country lifestyle in Mandaree, ND, the youngest of fifteen children.

Theola graduated from Mandaree High School in 1974. (YAY! Go Mandaree Warriors!!!) She started her higher education at

Denver, Colorado Barnes Business College for three years. She moved back to New Town and worked for the tribe and at

Fort Berthold Housing Authority. From October 1992 to 1995 she started working for AMERIND Insurance in Washington,

D.C. and was then transferred to Albuquerque, New Mexico. Within her twenty-one years in Albuquerque, Theola enjoyed

her career and paved her way to become Director of Underwriting with six underwriters on her team. She relished in the

southwest culture and atmosphere with her friends and family.

She continue forward with the University of Phoenix where she received her Associate of Arts in Business in 1999. In 2002,

she received her Bachelor of Science Degree in Business Management.

In 2013, she retired from AMERIND and moved back to Mandaree, she then moved back to her home in New Town after it

was remodeled. During her time of retirement, she enjoyed going to pow wows, playing bingo, attending birthday parties

and gift giving; and of course, gambling at many different casinos. Another favorite past time was attending concerts, her

last being Slipknot where she said she had a rocking exhilarating experience. Theola was a world traveler, from seeing

kangaroos in Sydney, Australia to touching the ancient stones of the Roman Colosseum and Parthenon of Athens, Greece.

Theola adored her handsome son and granddaughters with all of her heart and soul. She loved and was loved by all of her

family and friends. Theola touched the hearts of everyone she came in contact with, with her boisterous laugh and

contagious smile.

Survived by, son Jude Fox, granddaughters; Rainy Rose, Jada Dawn and Jullysa. Brother; Dennis Fox (Sandra Fox); three

sisters; Belinda Beston, C.A. Wolf Eyes, Arla Muzzy (Don Muzz); and all her nieces and nephews, grandchildren, greatgrandchildren and great-great grandchildren.

Preceded in death by; mother and father; Grace and Guy Fox. Siblings; Guy Fox Jr., Wanda Sheppard, Esley Thorton Sr.,

Angus Fox, Anthony Rex Fox, Thornton Fox, Teresa Fox, Maynard Fox, Gerald Tex Fox, Dean P. Fox. Niece; Cheryl J. Fox,

Nephews; Angus Jerome Sheppard, Anthony Shane Fox, DuWayne Fox, Christopher John Fox, Frank Schumacher, and her

long time best friend and sister Rosaria Wicker.

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Obituary

A Celebration of Life For Theola Francine Fox

March 22, 1957~November 10,2022

Funeral Services:

The “Celebration of Life” with all her many

friends and family will take place at the Water

Officiating:

Pastor Phil Fox

Chief Hall in Mandaree at 1:oo p.m.

The Church Service, Feed, and donating will all

take place at this time.

All who knew and loved her are invited to attend.

At a later date, per Theola’s request, her ashes

will then be spread on the land and at the pond

where she grew up and loved.

She told her son that she was not meant to be

kept in a box!!

There will be no public viewing.

(In Honor of Theola Fox’s request)

Senior Pallbearer:

Doreen Charging

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On behalf of West Segment we

extend our wishes of sympathy

to the family and relatives of

Theola Fox. Our prayers are

with each and every one of

you as you go through this

time of sorrow. We extend our

condolences to other families

and relatives who lost loved

ones from our other segments.

From Councilwoman Gladys Sherry Turner-Lone

Fight & Personnel.

West Segment News December 2022

The Holiday Season is

upon us! From All of us

here at West Segment

we wish our relatives

and families far and

near “Merry Christmas”

& A Safe & Healthy

“Happy New Year”!!

From Councilwoman

Gladys Sherry Turner-Lone Fight & Personnel

Happy Birthday Wishes to Our Elders!!

James Johnson

Avallon Hale

Ed Danks

C.A. Wolf Eyes

Garland Likes

Eagle

Ronald Brugh

Rosie Johnson

Bruce Fox Sr.

Katherine Young

Bear

Lana Turner

Florene Halvorson

Donald Young Bird

* Please forgive us if we forgot to mention your name,

it was not done intentionally.