Published Bi-Weekly for the Winnebago Tribe of Nebraska • Volume 50, Number 4 • Saturday, March 6, 2021

Bago Bits…

Published Bi-Weekly for the Winnebago Tribe of Nebraska • Volume 50, Number 4 • Saturday, March 6, 2021

WE BELIEVE!

Lady Indians Shocked the World

On the morning of GAME DAY, the Winnebago Lady Indians were looking fierce

and stylish as a team with their custom

jackets from Winnebago Tribal Council.

S/O to Winnebago Public Schools Title VI

Dance Troupe & the Hay-Lush-Ka Singers for their halftime performance at the

Lady Indians state game!

The Winnebago Lady Indians at the Pinnacle Bank Arena in Lincoln, NE. Picture taken by: Garan Coons, Communications Officer

Winonah Leader Charge

From the school to the southside of Winnebago, community members gathered

along main street to show support for

the Lady Indians as they headed off to

STATE!

Winnebago, NE-- The Lady Indians

are the talk of the NSAA State Basketball Tournament, knocking off two

#1 seeds to reach the semifinal game.

Many teams looking pass them, the

Lady Indians have rallied against all

odds. The Lady Indians are the Cinderella story of the whole tournament.

Coming off their regular season the

lady Indians have been on a roll. First,

defeating the Pierce Blue Jays in the

sub districts.

On February 27th, the Lady Indians

went into the district finals with a game

plan against the #1 seed Malcolm Clippers (20-1). It was an intense game, but

they came out victorious. This earned

them a spot at the NSAA state basketball tournament, their first appearance

in thirty-one years. They never gave up

and always believed in themselves and

their teammates every step of the way.

On March 2nd, the Winnebago Public School and the community of Winnebago sent off the Winnebago Lady

Indians to the NSAA state basketball

tournament with prep rally.

On March 3rd, the Winnebago Lady

Indians faced off with the #2 seed Grand

Island Central Catholic (20-2) at the

Pinnacle Bank Arena in Lincoln, NE.

“In order to win the game, go for every

rebound offensively and defensively”

said Lady Indians coach Treivan Bear.

1st quarter the Lady Indians were

down.

2nd quarter the Lady Indians stepped

up offensively and defensively.

3rd quarter both teams went back and

forth, Keisha Snyder, the team’s leading

scorer during the season tweaked her

knee and senior guard Natasha Deal

leading the Lady Indians with 16 points

before fouling out.

4th quarter it came down to free

throws. The Lady Indians snatched the

win 48-46.

This is a huge win for the Lady Indians, they were put up against the #1

seed who only seen 2 losses of their

season.

"It feels great," senior point guard

Natasha Deal said. "We knew we could

beat them (Grand Island Central

Catholic), we always knew we were the

better team, and we had to come and

show them that rankings don’t matter,

records don’t matter."

The Winnebago Lady Indians advance on to the semi-finals in the NSAA

State Championship Tournament on

Friday, March 5th.

We wish our beloved Winnebago

Lady Indians and coaching staff good

luck at the NSAA State Championship

Tournament. Go Big Blue!!!

**The next WIN issue will have all the

results of the NSAA tournament**

Winnebago Tribe Debuts Community LED Screen

Congratulations S/O to Keisha Snyder

who reached her 1,000th career point

for the Winnebago Lady Indians in their

district championship game last Friday.

Congratulations to the Winnebago Junior

High Wrestling Team for bringing home

some medals from their February 22nd

competitions!

Thank you to Winnebago Public Health

Departments Outreach Specialist Richard

Kearnes for planning and hosting an exciting, fun trip for the youth to Drop Zone

in Sioux City, IA.

Louis Bro’s Family Style Café in

Winnebago shared 2 of their most requested dishes with Winnebago Indian

News; “The Choka” for breakfast and

“Steak Philly (with fries)” for lunch.

Picture 1: John Snowball Tribal Council member and Garan Coons Winnebago Tribe of Nebraska’s Communications Officer with the new

LED billboard. Picture 2: The new LED billboard is 14.11 feet by 19.6 feet wide and it includes a sound speaker.

Winonah Leader Charge

WINNEBAGO, NE--A vision that became a reality for the Winnebago Tribe of

Nebraska. Before the COVID-19 pandemic

hit, John Snowball Tribal Council member and Garan Coons Winnebago Tribe

of Nebraska’s Communications Officer

envisioned a LED billboard for the community of Winnebago. But during that

time, there was not enough resources or

funding for the LED sign.

Then the pandemic struck causing a

lot of changes including social distancing which kept everyone at home and a

part from each other. The Winnebago

Tribe of Nebraska (WTN) received CARES

Act funding and was proactive by forming a Pandemic task force in addition to

subcommittees, one of the subcommittees formed was the Communications/

IT committee.

Snowball mentioning his idea of placing an LED sign in the Winnebago Community to the subcommittee. From there

Coons began calling and researching LED

signs. Coons and Daktronics began the

process of getting a LED sign in the Winnebago community.

The proposal for the LED sign went in

front of the Pandemic task force, both the

task force and the tribal council were in

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support of the sign. Fortunately, it was

approved and funded from CARES Act

money. “The main thing we wanted to do

was to get this up and going in response

to COVID” said Coons.

The project began May 2020, along

the way there has been many hurdles

including completing the project by the

December 31, 2020 deadline. Through

the hard work and an extension of funding, Coons and the Communications/

IT committee continued vigorously with

the project.

“It has been hectic but everybody is

keeping their eye on the prize. Everyone

is excited for it but at the same time it has

been a process. We ran into some weather

issues, legalities, and the building process. Overall, I would say it is about 75%

complete” said Coons.

The LED sign is located on land next

to the main road running through Winnebago, this was approved by the WTN for

the next 10 years. This is a heavy traveled

highway, and it is stressed for community

members to drive safe especially during

the times of events.

The LED sign will keep the tribal members and community members informed

and updated of community events,

activities, and news. Most importantly,

COVID-19 updates, promoting the vac-

cinations, and all other safety measures

the community needs to know during

this time.

“There is a lot of people who might not

have social media like Facebook, internet

or are tech savvy with technology but they

can come down here and see it. Moving

forward the sign is going to improve the

quality of living here in the community.

The options are limitless” stated Snowball.

On March 3rd, the LED screen displayed the Winnebago Lady Indians face

off with Grand Island Central Catholic at

the NSAA State Basketball Tournament

in Lincoln, NE. A crowd of 20 cars and a

handful of people gathered at the screen to

cheer their team on. Every time the Lady

Indians scored you could hear cheers,

honking and sirens coming from the area.

“I went down to see the game on the

LED screen. It was a rousing success.

Plus, the game was a thriller. Thank you to

everyone involved in getting it on” shared

Winnebago Councilman Louis LaRose.

The screen is 14.11 feet by 19.6 feet

wide and it includes a sound speaker. The

LED sign is displaying messages, tribal

council meetings and community events

now which is phase one of this project.

Late Spring is the anticipation date for

the completion of this project.

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BAGO NEWS

Next WIN News Deadline:

March 16th

Winnebago Indian News, Saturday, March 6, 2021 — Page 3

TRIBAL NEWS

'It’s not just boys basketball in Winnebago':

Winnebago girls stun No. 2 Malcolm to

reach state for first time since 1990

Winnebago’s Natasha Deal (center) celebrates as Malcolm’s Joslyn Small (left) collapses

to the floor as the buzzer sounds in Winnebago’s win in the C1-1 district final Friday in

Malcolm.

Kenneth Ferriera, Journal Star

Clark Grell

Feb 26, 2021 Updated Feb 28, 2021

MAL COLM — Treivan Bear always

has — check that, had — one instruction

for his Winnebago girls basketball team.

Shoot less than 20 threes a game, and

the wins will follow.

But this group of players loved to shoot

from long range, so Bear, about a handful

of games ago, had a change of philosophy.

“I gave them the green light to shoot

from there on out,” he said. “And we’ve

been on a winning streak ever since.

"Maybe I should have done it earlier."

Later worked, too.

The Indians, the No. 16 seed in Friday’s district round, drained 10 threepointers to stun No. 2-rated and No.

1-seeded Malcolm 51-49 in the C1-1

district final at Malcolm High School.

Winnebago (15-10), which has won six

straight, is headed to its first state tournament since 1990.

“I’m speechless right now,” Bear said.

“Trying to catch my breath, honestly.”

That’s understandable considering

how this one finished.

After trailing by seven at halftime,

Malcolm (21-2) came out of the locker

room on fire, hitting three three-pointers.

That fueled a 15-2 run for the Clippers,

who took a 34-28 lead. But Winnebago

fought back the best way it knew how.

The three ball.

The Indians, who attempt nearly

30 threes a game, hit one at the thirdquarter buzzer to pull to within one point,

and hit three more in the fourth quarter.

Sylvia Valentino's three gave the Indians

a 48-44 lead.

When Malcolm responded, Winnebago

had an answer, and Bear and the players

credit a hard schedule.

“We’ve been in these situations before

and we know how to fight back,” senior

Keisha Snyder said. “We don’t give up.”

Winnebago’s fourth-quarter surge

was sparked by Snyder, who entered

the game averaging 18 points and 12

rebounds a game. She made three big

buckets down the stretch to keep Malcolm on its heels. She finished with 21

points and surpassed a big milestone:

1,000 career points, and now a trip to

Lincoln.

Malcolm had a chance to tie the game

or win it with less than 10 seconds remaining, but a turnover gave the ball

back to Winnebago with 0.1 seconds

remaining.

The celebration was on.

“I’m really happy and proud that

everything worked out,” Snyder said.

“We’ve been fighting for this since my

sophomore year and I’m glad we came

through. We’re not done yet.”

Senior Madeline Cleveland added 15

points for Winnebago.

Snyder said she came down to Lincoln

when the Winnebago boys were making

their state tournament runs, which included a Class C-1 state title in 2015 at

Pinnacle Bank Arena. Snyder recalls how

neat the atmosphere was then.

Now the Winnebago girls get to experience it.

"It’s big," Bear said. "It’s not just boys

basketball in Winnebago. It’s basketball

in general."

Sophomore point guard Alyssa Fortik

had a big game for Malcolm, finishing

with 22 points, including two threes

early in the third quarter to spark the

Clipper push.

Malcolm coach Andy Klepper said the

coaches thanked the seniors afterward

for helping get the Clipper program back

on track, which included a 2020 state

appearance.

“They’ve been just a great bunch,

they’ve been a special bunch,” he said.

“We only have three, but without their

leadership, I don’t think our great season

would have been possible.”

Hōcąk Corner

Pēžega waš'ų šąnąk?

(pay-zhay-gah wahsh'-oo shah-nahk)

Who are you? (to one sitting)

Pēžega wa'ų nąk?

(pay-zhay-gah wah'-oo nahk)

Who is that? (to one sitting)

WinnaVegas Casino Resort Invites You to

Join a Moment of Silence

Sloan, Iowa – WinnaVegas Casino

Resort closed its doors in March 2020

for the first time in 28 years. It was

impacted just like several other small

businesses and casinos throughout

the United States due to the Covid-19

pandemic. They called it the ‘New Normal’ with masks mandatory and social

distancing mandates across much of

the country.

WinnaVegas Casino Resort invites

you to take a minute on Wednesday,

March 17 at 3pm CST and honor those

people and businesses that were affected by the pandemic with a Moment

of Silence. The casino resort will ask

guests to stop gambling for one minute

as we take this time to thank all the

frontline workers and all those that

have been affected.

“It’s been a difficult year for businesses and our local communities,”

said General Manager Mayan Beltran,

“We closed on March 17 and reopened

on June 12 with some of the kestrictest

mask mandates and social distancing

practices in the state of Iowa. It was important that we take care of our guests,

associates and local communities.”

Located in a tri-state area, WinnaVegas Casino Resort monitors all three

state’s pandemic reporting as well as

Little free library opens in Ho-Chunk Village

Take a book, return a book.

That’s the idea behind the new

free library in Winnebago, located

in the entry of Village Place next to

the Dollar General, open Monday

to Friday 8a-4:30p.

Each year, our college interns

help on community projects. The

little library is an ongoing intern

project to increase book access

and promote reading.

“It warms my heart seeing our

interns directly help the community, and develop new skills in the

process,” said Felicia Masquat,

our Education and Youth Coordinator.

Our group of summer 2020

interns kicked off the project,

sourcing a range of new books for

various ages and interests.

The next issue of the WINNEBAGO INDIAN NEWS will be published on March 20, 2021.

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founded in January 1972, is published

bi-weekly for the Winnebago Tribe of

Nebraska.

The Mission of the WIN is to inform and to

educate the Winnebago Tribe of Nebraska

of issues that affect them, and to be a

vehicle in which stresses positive and

beneficial concerns and points of view.

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are the responsibility of the authors and

do not necessarily reflect the opinion or

attitude of the Winnebago Indian News or

the Winnebage Tribal Council.

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Letters to the Editor; however, letters must

be signed and addressed. Letters may be

edited for language and length.

the CDC guidelines. The casino resort

is owned by the Winnebago Tribe of

Nebraska located across the Missouri

River in eastern Nebraska. The casino

resort is now working with the 12 Clans

Unity Hospital in Winnebago to offer the

vaccine to all associates.

“On March 17th we are going to

take some time to reflect on this past

year,” continued Beltran, “it’s important to our guests and associates to

know we thank all the frontline care

workers and honor all those that have

been affected by this pandemic.”

WinnaVegas Casino Resort is

owned and operated by the Winnebago Tribe of Nebraska and is currently

in its 29th year of operation. Opening

originally as a bingo parlor in April

1992, WinnaVegas has grown over the

years to become the largest gaming

floor in the area. Total gaming space

is 54,353 square feet and the casino

has over 767 slot machines – the

most in Siouxland, 10 casino table

games, poker room with 3 tables and

Siouxlands only bingo hall. The resort

features 78 first class room hotel, indoor pool, arcade room, world-class

indoor golf simulator, multiple dining

options, a spacious event center and

multiple meeting rooms.

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without permission is prohibited.

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the Winnebago Tribe of Nebraska”

They worked with our Facilities/Grounds team to design and

build a freestanding structure. It

was recently stocked with books

by a winter intern, Anna Berridge

(pictured).

A second, outdoor little library

is planned for the Land of Wellness

complex. Community members

are encouraged to use the library,

and donate new or used books to

help replenish the library.

A donation box is next to the

library inside Village Place, along

with disinfecting wipes when returning books.

“We hope these little librar ies make it easier to explore the

joys of reading, and discover new

books from a selection that continuously refreshes,” Felicia said.

DEADLINE for this issue will be March 16, 2021.

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Winnebago Indian News Staff

Winonah Leader Charge .............. Editor

.......................................Office Manager

Bethani Redhorn............Office Assistant

Christina Parker............Desktop Publisher

Winnebago Tribal Council

Victoria Kitcheyan .............. Chairwoman

Brian Chamberlain .......... Vice Chairman

Lorelei DeCora ....................... Secretary

Rona Stealer........................... Treasurer

Coly Brown .............................. Member

John Snowball . ........................ Member

Arik Armell ................................ Member

Louie LaRose ........................... Member

Thelma Whitewater................... Member

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LETTERS TO THE EDITOR

There is an infamous picture

amongst midwestern tribes. It is from

1948 and it depicts the U.S. Secretary

of the Interior signing a document that

allowed a dam to be built on a North

Dakota tribe’s land. In the picture the

leader of the tribe is wiping away tears

because he knew that by the stroke of

a pen his people had just lost 155,000

acres of their prime river bottom land.

The land, timber, and wildlife that had

supported this tribe and its people for

thousands of years was gone. This

tribe’s loss was just the opening act.

Four more dams were eventually built

on the Missouri river to control flooding and three of those dams flooded

another 242,000 acres of prime tribal

lands.

The dams were built to protect

people downstream, including the

City of Omaha, from extreme flooding.

The Tribes had a lot of land, but very

little political power. Therefore, tribal

lands became an easy target of these

projects. These actions killed the nascent agricultural economies of these

tribes. It also destroyed their cultural

connection to the land, created historic

trauma, and led to the economic hopelessness that still plague tribes and

their communities today.

But there is hope. President Biden

recently nominated New Mexico Congresswoman, Deb Haaland, to be his

next Secretary of the Interior. Representative Haaland is a citizen of the

Laguna Pueblo and one of the first

two Native American women ever to

be elected to Congress. Her appointment is a historic moment for tribes

and is celebrated as a key step towards

impacting and having more control over

our own lands.

The Bureau of Indian Affairs is part

of the Department of the Interior. While

there have been many tribal members

who have headed the Bureau of Indian

Affairs, no tribal member has ever been

a Cabinet Secretary, let alone a Secretary of the Interior. Representative

Haaland’s appointment is not without

some controversy. During her confirmation hearings, several senators with

mining and oil and gas industries in

their states were on the verge of brow

beating her during their questioning.

Deb was composed and professional,

but the whole thing was uncomfortable

to watch. The image of these older white

men representing their states economic

interests by attempting to strong arm a

native woman fell just short of triggering of past trauma for natives. I actually yelled at the T.V. while it was on

CSPAN—a first for me.

The whole point of the controversy

was the senators assumed that because

Representative Haaland was a Native

American that she would be against

energy development. Natives are not

against energy development per se. A

significant portion of our country’s natural resources are located on tribal lands

and energy development is a very important industry for tribes all throughout

our country, and this is especially true

in the west and Alaska.

Most tribe’s do not mind reasonable

and environmentally sound energy

development. We just do not want to

be exploited and have our cultural and

environmental issues ignored. There

is a saying that if you are not at the

table, you are on the menu. In 1948,

tribes were on the menu and they lost

hundreds of thousands of acres of land

and part of their way of life. In 2021, it

is our hope that tribes will not just be

at the table, but that we will have a seat

at the head of the table.

I have no doubt that Representative

Haaland will balance the competing

economic, environmental, and tribal

interests and find a path forward for all

Americans. After all, Deb is a strong,

native women who tops the list of freshmen in Congress for the most bi-partisan bills. She is known for her abilities

to collaborate and find solutions and I

have no doubt she will continue to do

the same as Secretary of the Interior.

JESUS OUR SAVIOR

LUTHERAN OUTREACH

"I do not want you to be ignorant"

What a way to start off my article

with this title. Now you might be thinking "Did you just call me ignorant?!"

No, I did not. I am quoting the apostle

Paul in his letter to the saints, the

believers in Jesus Christ at Corinth.

However these words are not his words

as much as they have been inspired by

the Holy Spirit.

Let me ask you these questions:

what teacher would want his students to end up remaining ignorant at

the end of the school year? Or what

mother would be considered honorable

if she failed to teach her child right

from wrong? Or what father would

be fulfilling his God-given role by not

instructing his child about God and

his ways?

Let me back track a bit. Prior to Paul

writing about not wanting his readers

to be ignorant, he wrote: 'Do you not

know that those who run in the stadium all run, but only one receives the

prize? So run that you may win! Now

every contestant exercises self-control

in all things. They do it that they may

receive a perishable wreath. But we do

it that we may receive an imperishable

one. So I do not run aimlessly; I do

not box like someone beating the air.

But I pommel my body and enslave it,

lest after preaching to others I myself

should be disqualified' [1st Corinthians

9:24-27 Lockwood translation].

Paul is writing to believers in Christ,

saints living in Corinth. Every two

years the Isthmian Games would take

place some ten miles from Corinth. The

basic athletic events included racing,

wrestling, jumping, boxing, hurling

the javelin, and throwing the discus.

The winner of each event, and only one

winner for each event, would receive a

wreath made out of olive leaves - there

were NO awards for second or third

place.

Paul is using these examples to

make a point, and it is not about

physical conditioning, or emotional or

mental conditioning. Paul is writing

about spiritual conditioning. When it

comes to one's spiritual well-being its goal is not temporal - or worldly.

One's spiritual well-being is not about

winning a wreath, or obtaining a coin

or award or a participation certificate

that one can hang on a wall.

You can begin down this path, start

STRONG and end up not finishing.

Most people live their lives for themselves and disqualify themselves by

lack of self-control and through their

unbelief!

There is a need for one to enlist a

spiritual trainer. The spiritual trainer

is the Holy Spirit. The Holy Spirit calls

upon assistant spiritual leaders - parents, friends, teachers and pastors to

teach the basics to prepare spiritual

warriors. I offer such spiritual warfare

training. If you would like to enroll in

one of my courses - please contact me.

In our day and age there are many

who promote giving each and every

contestant, each and every one who

signs up, an award. Paul warns us in

no uncertain terms that when it comes

to one's spiritual battle there will be no

passes to paradise merely on having

been born. Nor will there be passes to

paradise merely for being a descendant

of Jacob, nor for being a military veteran, or for being a pastor or Lutheran

school teacher. Furthermore, there are

no passes to paradise merely by dying.

This is what he does not you to be ignorant in thinking.

The good news is that Jesus died so

that you would have a path to paradise

- a path to victory assured! More good

news comes in having the Holy Spirit

as one's spiritual trainer who encourages one to get back on track, and who

empowers one to get up after each fall,

and who directs ones eyes to focus on

Jesus as one's Lord and Savior. In other

words, the Holy Spirit not only brings

one to faith, the Holy Spirit keeps one

believing until his/her race is complete!

A message from Tripp, library coordinator:

“The library is happy to introduce the new Library Cards that patrons will be

able to keep with them in the coming months! If you already have a card with

us but would like to make the switch to the new cards, it can be done with no

cost to you. Also, those who switch to the new cards will have their previous debt

washed away whether the item was lost or is just simply overdue! So, please

look forward to the newest addition to the library in the future.”

WTWC Wellness Calendar for March Classes

Winnebago Indian News, Saturday, March 6, 2021 — Page 5

LADY INDIANS HEAD TO STATE GAMES

Winnebago tribal member Isaac Smith conducting the prayer and blessing for the Lady

Indians and their Team Coaches Treivan Bear, Sky Aldrich, and Teisha Snyder.

An exciting moment, the Lady Indians huddle together before the game.

Tribal Chairwoman Victoria Kitcheyan shared an encouraging message to the Lady Indians.

In the 1st quarter, Lady Indians #4 Natasha Deal goes up for 2pts.

Lady Indians at the prep rally.

During the 2nd quarter, #24 Sylvia Valentino on defense for the Lady Indians.

Staying on their opponent, Lady Indians #1 Natasha Deal and #4 Lakaylah Kearnes.

Sinya Harlan, Madeline Cleveland, Ciarra Frenchman, and Keisha Snyder during their

send-off

In the locker room, Coach Treivan Bear has words of encouragement for the Lady Indians

as they get ready to head to the court.

Lady Indians #20 Ciarra Frenchman passes the ball in during the 3rd quarter.

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COMMUNITY NEWS

Louis Bro’s Family Style Café Open in Winnebago

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Pictured: Quincy Louis Sr. owner of the newly opened ‘Louis Bro’s Family Style Café

(EST. 2020)’.

March 16th

Winonah Leader Charge

Winnebago, NE—Quincy Louis Sr. and his wife Brenda Armell-Louis worked

their way up from selling food from a table and tent at the local powwow to becoming owners of their new restaurant ‘Louis Bro’s Family Style Café (EST. 2020)’

located next to the Blackhawk Center.

“We want to bring a family café style of food to Winnebago. The community

needs a variety of authentic food” said Quincy Louis Sr. owner of Louis Bro’s

Family Style Café. On the menu customers will find a mixture of native food,

soul food, and home style cooking.

The restaurant opened on February 14th as a pre-trial run and quickly realized business was good, “we officially opened up for business and it has been

phenomenal” shared Louis.

The café serves breakfast, lunch and dinner. Everyday there is a special soup,

on Fridays the café serves fish, and of course customers can find BBQ that is

served from ‘Louis Bro’s Family Style BBQ’ food truck. Louis also mentioning the

BBQ food truck is still open and will be in Winnebago from time to time.

Louis Bro’s Family Style Café will have their re-grand opening on May 8th.

Hours:

Monday-Thursday 6:00 a.m. to 10:00 p.m.

Friday-Saturday 6:00 a.m. to Midnight

Sunday Closed

Takeout and delivery available:

(402)878-2033

206 Mercer Street

Winnebago, NE 68071

USDA Offers Disaster Assistance to

Nebraska Farmers, Livestock Producers

Impacted by Recent Winter Storms

Lincoln, Nebraska, Feb. 26, 2021 – The

U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA)

provides technical and financial assistance

to help Nebraska farmers and livestock producers recover from damages brought on

by winter storms Uri and Viola. Agricultural

producers are encouraged to contact their

local USDA Service Center to learn about

the programs available to help them recover

from crop, land, infrastructure and livestock

losses.

“The recent extreme cold and winter

weather has been a challenge for farmers and

ranchers in Nebraska,” said Timothy Divis,

acting state executive director for USDA’s

Farm Service Agency (FSA) in Nebraska. “We

know some producers have experienced losses or other impacts. USDA offers disaster assistance programs that may be able to help.”

Disaster Assistance

USDA encourages farmers and ranchers

to contact the FSA county office at the local

USDA Service Center to apply for eligible

programs and to learn which documents,

such as farm records, herd inventory, receipts

and pictures of damages or losses should be

provided to help expedite assistance.

Producers who experience livestock deaths

due to the winter storms may be eligible for

the Livestock Indemnity Program. Meanwhile,

the Emergency Assistance for Livestock,

Honeybees, and Farm-Raised Fish Program

provides eligible producers with compensation for feed and grazing losses. For LIP and

ELAP, producers will need to file a notice of

loss for livestock and extra feed costs or feed

losses within 30 days and honeybee losses

within 15 days.

Additionally, eligible orchardists and

nursery tree growers may be eligible for costshare assistance through the Tree Assistance

Program (TAP) to replant or rehabilitate eligible trees, bushes or vines lost during the

winter storms. This complements Noninsured

Crop Disaster Assistance Program (NAP) or

crop insurance coverage, which covers the

crop but not the plants or trees in all cases.

For TAP, a program application must be filed

within 90 days.

FSA also offers a variety of direct and

guaranteed loans, including operating and

emergency loans, to producers unable to

secure commercial financing. Producers in

counties with a primary or contiguous disaster designation may be eligible for low-interest

emergency loans to help them recover from

production and physical losses. Loans can

help producers replace essential property,

purchase inputs like livestock, equipment,

feed and seed, cover family living expenses

or refinance farm-related debts and other

needs.

Risk Management

Producers who have risk protection

through Federal Crop Insurance or FSA’s

NAP should report crop damage to their crop

insurance agent or FSA office. If they have

crop insurance, producers should report

crop damage to their agent within 72 hours

of damage discovery and follow up in writing

within 15 days. For NAP covered crops, a

Notice of Loss (CCC-576) must be filed within

15 days of the loss becoming apparent, except for perishable crops, which should be

reported within 72 hours.

“Crop insurance and other USDA risk

management options are there to help producers manage risk because we never know

what nature has in store for the future,”

said Collin Olsen, director of RMA’s Regional

Office that covers Nebraska. “The Approved

Insurance Providers, loss adjusters and

agents are experienced and well trained in

handling these types of events.”

Conservation

The Emergency Conservation Program

and Emergency Forest Restoration Program

can assist landowners and forest stewards

with financial and technical assistance to

restore damaged farmland or forests.

More Information

On farmers.gov, the Disaster Assistance

Discovery Tool, Disaster-at-a-Glance fact

sheet, and Farm Loan Discovery Tool can

help producers and landowners determine

program or loan options. For assistance

with a crop insurance claim, producers and

landowners should contact their crop insurance agent. For FSA and NRCS programs,

they should contact their local USDA Service

Center.

All USDA Service Centers are open for

business, including those that restrict inperson visits or require appointments. All

Service Center visitors wishing to conduct

business with NRCS, FSA, or any other Service Center agency should call ahead and

schedule an appointment. Service Centers

that are open for appointments will prescreen visitors based on health concerns

or recent travel, and visitors must adhere

to social distancing guidelines. Visitors are

also required to wear a face covering during

their appointment. Our program delivery

staff will continue to work with our producers by phone, email, and using online tools.

More information can be found at farmers.

gov/coronavirus.

LEGAL NOTICE

Notice of Hearing

Case No. CV21-041AB

In the Matter of the

Guardianship Petition of:

TERESA PARKER

In Re:

A. T. (Born 4/2013)

E. R. (Born 3/2016)

TO: KENDALL WHITE EYES MCCAULEY, Father

ELYAS ROBERTS JR., Father

All POTENTIAL FATHERS

You are hereby notified that a petition

has been filed for Guardianship and a

hearing concerning the above referred

Individual(s) in Case No. CV21-041AB

has been scheduled and will be heard

in the Winnebago Tribal Court of Winnebago, Nebraska on the 22ND day of

APRIL, 2021 at the hour of 11:00 A.M.

LEGAL NOTICE

Notice of Hearing

Case No. CV21-030

In the Matter of the

Guardianship Petition of:

RANESSA CHASE

In Re:

Z. W. (Born 8/2016)

TO:

TRISTA WHITEWATER, Mother

ALL POTENTIAL FATHERS

You are hereby notified that a petition

has been filed for Guardianship and a

hearing concerning the above referred

Individual(s) in Case No. CV21-030 has

been scheduled and will be heard in the

Winnebago Tribal Court of Winnebago,

Nebraska on the 6TH day of APRIL, 2021

at the hour of 10:30 A.M.

LEGAL NOTICE

Notice of Hearing

Case No. CV21-033

In the Matter of the

Guardianship Petition of:

MICHELLE BLACKFISH

In Re:

T. B. (Born 5/2006)

TO:

Notice of Hearing

Case No. CV21-037

GABRIEL BASSETTE, Father

You are hereby notified that a petition

has been filed for Guardianship and a

hearing concerning the above referred

Individual(s) in Case No. CV21-033 has

been scheduled and will be heard in the

Winnebago Tribal Court of Winnebago,

Nebraska on the 25TH day of MARCH,

2021 at the hour of 10:30 A.M.

ANY INTERESTED PARTIES

You are hereby notified that a petition for Name Change has been filed

and a hearing concerning the above

referred Individual in case no. CV21037 has been scheduled and will be

heard in the Winnebago Tribal Court of

Winnebago, Nebraska on the 5TH day of

APRIL, 2021 at the hour of 11:00 A.M.

LEGAL NOTICE

Notice of Hearing

Case No. CV21-029

In the Matter of the

Guardianship Petition of:

JAMES PRICE SR.

In Re:

E. W. (Born 4/2008)

TO:

CHANDA PRICE, Mother

ALL POTENTIAL FATHERS

You are hereby notified that a petition has been filed for Guardianship

and a hearing concerning the above

referred Individual(s) in Case No. CV21029 has been scheduled and will be

heard in the Winnebago Tribal Court of

Winnebago, Nebraska on the 6TH day of

APRIL, 2021 at the hour of 11:00 A.M.

LEGAL NOTICE

Notice of Hearing

Case No. JFJ21-007

The People of the Winnebago Tribe

In the Interest of:

A. B. (Born 11/2005)

To:

ELOISE BLUE, Mother

ALL POTENTIAL FATHERS

You are hereby notified that a hearing for Initial Appearance concerning

the above referred minor individual(s)

in case no. JFJ21-007 has been scheduled and will be heard in the Winnebago

Tribal Court of Winnebago, Nebraska

on the 9TH day of MARCH, 2021 at the

hour of 11:30 A.M.

LEGAL NOTICE

Notice of Hearing

Case No. CV21-021

In the Matter of the Custody Petition of:

KAIRA WOLFE

vs.

PARYSS ALDRICH

To:

PARYSS ALDRICH,

You are hereby notified that a

Custody petition has been filed and

a PreTrial Conference concerning the

above referred Individual(s) in case

no. CV21-021 has been scheduled and

will be heard in the Winnebago Tribal

Court of Winnebago, Nebraska on the

25TH day of March, 2021 at the hour

of 11:00 A.M.

The Winnebago Tribal Council is 100% AGAINST Meth. Not only is Meth

harmful to the individual, it destroys families and our community. Meth

use is not the HoChunk/Winnebago way of life. On 12-30-19, during the

Winnebago Mid-monthly Tribal Council meeting, a motion was passed to

publish all meth related offenses occurring on the Winnebago reservation,

in the Winnebago Indian News.

The following individual(s) has been arrested for a meth offense…

As of 03-2-2021, no recent meth arrest(s) have been reported.

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