Published Bi-Weekly for the Winnebago Tribe of Nebraska • Volume 48, Number 7

Published Bi-Weekly for the Winnebago Tribe of Nebraska • Volume 48, Number 7

Wednesday, April 5, 2017

WINNAVEGAS CASINO RESORT CELEBRATES 25 YEARS

Bago Bits…

The Winnebago Track & Field teams are

back on the field, last week at the Wayne

Indoor Invite. The team is stacked again

this year with lots of Winnebago boys

& girls taking part. Schedule inside this

issue.

Winnebago Powwow is only 4 months

away. Here is the 150th Annual Sr. Princess, Taylor Clairmont of the Twin Cities,

Minnesota.

VJ got this picture of the Wellness Center’s Lunch & Learn program last week.

Unfortunately he got his lunch before he

picked up his camera. He said the nachos

were delicious.

Young Sam Beighley at his work station

at the WinnaVegas Casino Resort’s Kasu

Café.

Flowers Island,

March 30th, “WinnaVegas Casino Resort, joined by the

Siouxland Chamber

of Commerce, hosted

a ribbon cutting ceremony today to celebrate their 25th Anniversary,” announced Mayan Beltran,

General Manager. The ribbon cutting

took place at the casino in Sloan, Iowa.

Following the ribbon cutting ceremony, there was a reception featuring

champagne and cake.

“We are so proud of serving Siouxland with the best gaming action, resort

accommodations, dining options and

entertainment for 25 years, and wanted

to invite everyone to WinnaVegas to

celebrate with us,” said Beltran.

He said that over the past 25 years,

WinnaVegas Casino Resort has grown

from a bingo parlor to be the area’s largest casino with more slots, table games,

poker room and a large bingo hall. Beltran said the expanded dining options

and the addition of the resort hotel has

added luxury accommodations, event

center, convention facilities, and other

amenities truly making WinnaVegas a

casino resort experience.

Beltran added, “We love being part

of the Siouxland community and have

achieved the level of success we have

because of loyal customers and quality

employees. As a thank you for our continued success, WinnaVegas is honored

to give back millions over the years to

various charities to support to the community.”

He said that during the month of

April, WinnaVegas is hosting a variety

of exciting promotions, dining specials,

and entertainment, including a huge

$119,000 25th Anniversary Cash Bash

slot tournament, the Silver Ticket

promotion, Cruise and Cash Sunday

Spectacular, Buffet specials like $.25

Breakfast and $2.50 Wednesday Night

Buffets, Easter brunch, Diamond Rio

live in concert, and a live King of the

Cage event.

WinnaVegas Casino Resort is owned

and operated by the Winnebago Tribe

of Nebraska. Since its opening in April

1992, WinnaVegas has grown over the

years to become the largest gaming floor

in the area. There total gaming space

is 54,353 square feet. The casino has

over 850 slot machines – the most in

Siouxland, 10 casino table games, a

poker room, and a bingo hall. They

also feature a beautiful hotel, delicious

dining options, a spacious event center

and multiple meeting rooms. For more

information about WinnaVegas, please

visit winnavegas.com

Indianz.com… Pipeline continues to leak oil months after rupture in North Dakota

Friday, March 31, 2017

WPS’s Jump Rope class takes a break

for that snapshot, not for their Snap

Chat, snapshot is an old term for taking

a picture.

Winnebago Elementary students were

busy last week taking their Presidential

Fitness tests before funding got cut for

the program…I teez.

Those Winnebago Boys were at it again

this weekend in the Twin Cities. They

are Champs again, and even came home

with some All Tourney hardware.

The Belle Fourche Pipeline has

spilled about 530,000 gallons of oil

crude oil into Ash Coulee Creek, a

tributary of the Missouri River, in North

Dakota. Photo courtesy North Dakota

Department of Health

An ongoing oil spill in North Dakota

is considered among the worst in state

history.

The Belle Fourche Pipeline spilled

about 530,000 gallons of crude oil into

Ash Coulee Creek, a tributary of the

Missouri River, according to a March 23

update to a state incident report. That's

far larger than the original estimate of

about 176,400 gallons.

But the new figure doesn't include an

ongoing leak into the hillside near the

pipeline, The Williston Herald reported.

Although the spill has been contained,

oil continues to leak in that area, more

than three months after it began, the

paper said.

V i s i t

u s

a t

"It is now believed that the pipeline

was bent and ruptured due to hillside

collapse and slumping, possibly aided

by heavy snowfall, when it was shut

down for maintenance on November

30, 2016," the operators wrote in the

update. "Belle Fourche restarted the

pipeline on December 1, 2016, and it

is believed the leak began at that time.

Belle Fourche Pipeline is now estimating

that the total volume released is 12,615

barrels of crude oil."

The operators of the Belle Fourche

Pipeline revised the oil spill amount in a

March 23, 2017, update. Source: North

Dakota Department of Health

The conditions prompted the Office

of Pipeline Safety at the federal Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety

Administrationto maintain corrective

measures at the operation, The Associated Press reported. A top official, in a

written March 24 decision, expressed

concerns about future spills.

“The facility is or would be hazardous

to life, property or the environment

without corrective measures,” the official wrote, the AP reported.

The Belle Fourche incident occurred

about 173 driving miles west of the

#NoDAPL encampment in North Dakota, where tens thousands of people

gathered in 2016 to oppose the Dakota

Access Pipeline. Opponents were concerned about spills into the Missouri,

whose watershed is home to more than

12 million people.

Read More on the Story:

Feds retain many post-pipeline

spill corrective actions (AP 3/30)

Agency: Undetected Belle Fourche leaks

possible (The Williston Herald 3/30)

North Dakota pipeline spill larger than previously thought (The

Christian Science Monitor 3/26)

Pipeline rupture caused by slumping (The Williston Herald 3/25)

For this and more stories from

around Indian Country visit us at www.

indianz.com

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In My Opinion

JESUS OUR SAVIOR

LUTHERAN OUTREACH

and developing a Needs Assessment,

Tribal Council Speaks…

Greetings,

As many Tribal members may have

heard, the Winnebago Tribe is in the

process of determining whether we

have the need for a Nursing Home in

Winnebago. Currently, a Needs Assessment is being conducted by a group of

professionals that is in the business of

working with Tribes to determine their

Nursing Home needs. Native American

Health Management (NAHM) signed an

agreement with the Winnebago Tribe

last July. The President of NAHM is Ron

Ross. Several TC members remember

working with Ron as the Nebraska State

HHS Director from 1999-2004. Then

he was appointed by the Governor as

the Nebraska State Treasurer from

2004-2007. Terry St. Cyr, a Winnebago

Tribal member serves as NAHM’s VicePresident. NAHM began the Needs

Assessment by collecting information

from Tribal Elders, Tribal Enrollment

Department, our Health Department,

the Indian Health Service and the

Great Plains Tribal Chairmen’s Health

Board (GPTCHB). It has been a lengthy

process trying to get information from

IHS. Initially we received some information but the remainder was considered

proprietary, so we had to request the

additional information from the Area

office, who in turn had to request this

info from Headquarters in D.C. Getting info from the Federal Government

can sometimes take years. We ended

up getting this info from the GPTCHB.

Finally, with this information, NAHM

completed the Needs Assessment on

March 21, 2017. Our Tribe has selected

a Nursing Home Committee from Tribal

members that submitted applications.

Last Spring Curt St. Cyr and I had

a discussion with Terry regarding the

possibility of having our own Nursing

Home. The wheels were set in motion

to determine if we actually had the

need for one by collecting information

which has indicated that our Nursing

Home has a need for 28-30 residents.

This document will be reviewed by the

Nursing Home Committee, our Health

Director, our General Counsel, our Construction Manager, our Planning Director and our Tribal Council. The Needs

Assessment has determined the number

of elders that currently are in Nursing

Homes, those that are in need presently

and those that will want to come home

to reside in our own Nursing Home. All

persons wanting to reside in the facility

must be Medicaid eligible, which means

they must have very little income.

The Needs Assessment will help to

develop the Feasibility Study, both of

which will be used to create the Business Plan. Costs for financing of the

construction, annual operational costs

and the health needs of residents will

be reimbursed 100% by Medicaid. But

reimbursement will not begin until after

we have residents that we can bill for,

which could be a year or more away,

even if we do everything correctly. How

will we finance the planning and construction of the facility with funding

reimbursement a year away? NAHM

has partnered with the Shakopee Mdewakanton Sioux Community (SMSC)

to loan us the capital to construct and

finance operations until Medicaid reimbursements begin. The Business Plan

is the instrument that will determine

whether we qualify for a loan from

SMSC. The good news is that all costs

for construction and operations, including salaries will be reimbursed 100%

from Medicaid.

Our Nursing Home committee selected an architect from the companies

that responded to our Request for Qualifications (RFQ) that we went out in early

March. Our TC will have the final decision on this selection. Once we bring

the Architect onboard, payment must

begin and we must bear the cost until

the business plan is completed, which

will be presented to SMSC for the project

loan assessment. A series of meetings

will occur with the architect, Tribal reps,

Elders and anyone who wants to know

more or may want to comment. The

design, interior finishes, furniture and

other amenities will be determined by

community input. We have a Work Plan

that we are following which includes

finishing the Feasibility Study and Business Plan to prepare for the loan. The

Nursing Home Committee consists of:

Vince Bass, Curt St. Cyr, Sarah Snake,

Leila Logan and Bill DeCora. We will

continue moving forward and will keep

our membership updated of upcoming

meetings . If you have any questions,

please contact any committee member.

“Teach us to number our days”

The following is a prayer of Moses,

the man of God; please pray with me:

Lord, you have been our dwelling

place in all generations. Before the

mountains were brought forth, or ever

you had formed the earth and the

world, from everlasting to everlasting

you are God.

You return man to dust and say,

"Return, O children of man!" For a

thousand years in your sight are but

as yesterday when it is past, or as a

watch in the night.

You sweep them away as with a

flood; they are like a dream, like grass

that is renewed in the morning: in the

morning it flourishes and is renewed; in

the evening it fades and withers.

For we are brought to an end by your

anger; by your wrath we are dismayed.

You have set our iniquities before you,

our secret sins in the light of your presence. For all our days pass away under

your wrath; we bring our years to an

end like a sigh.

The years of our life are seventy, or

even by reason of strength eighty; yet

their span is but toil and trouble; they

are soon gone, and we fly away. Who

considers the power of your anger, and

your wrath according to the fear of you?

So teach us to number our days that

we may get a heart of wisdom.

Simple Fried Morel Mushroom Recipe

Morel mushrooms are a treasure of the woods hunted by many in the early spring

here on the Winnebago Rez-Nativia. Simple and quick to fry and enjoy. Finding

these can be very hard to find in the woods but well worth the work once you get

a mess of them to eat.

Ingredients

1 pound fresh morel mushrooms - dirt gently brushed off and mushrooms

halved lengthwise

1 cup all-purpose flour-although I like crushed Ritz crackers

1 cup vegetable shortening salt to taste

Directions

Place halved morel mushrooms in a large bowl; cover with cold, lightly salted

water. Refrigerate mushrooms for about 5 minutes to loosen any dirt; pour off

salted water, rinse, and repeat twice more. Crevices of the mushrooms may harbor

tiny stones or even insects. Thoroughly rinse mushrooms a final time and allow

to drain on paper towels.

Place flour in a shallow bowl.

Heat vegetable shortening in a large skillet until very hot.

Roll mushrooms in flour and tap off excess; gently lay mushrooms in the hot

shortening.

Pan-fry until golden brown and flour coating is crisp, 5 to 8 minutes, turning

often. Drain morels on paper towels, salt to taste, and enjoy your treasures.

In Loving Memory… Maxine Linafelter

Vince Bass

TC Vice-Chairman

In my opinion…

I have read through Lance’s latest

article and I am also proud of our

youth and their dedication to their

teammates and school. We have good

coaches mindful of what it takes to

nurture & develop championship

athletes. Yes it may be because of the

positive strides our community has

been moving in the last few years. I

believe we need to remember that this

tribe is where it is today because of the

prayers & sacrifices our elders made

on our behalf.

Mauna, Our Creator made us Winnebagos, Native for a purpose. Native

people have been good athletes because they lived off the land, took no

more than they needed from Mother

Earth. Had respect for the sacredness

of God’s gifts. Honored these gifts with

ceremonies that became customs and

traditions. We are slipping away from

these things, the things that make us

who we are and why God blessed us

in this manner.

Like my father, I have respect for

our non-native co-inhabitants of this

planet and I try to be around people

who have a general belief in God, however that belief is practiced. But I love

my father’s ways. They have brought

me much comfort, in-sight, strength

and more blessings I can number. We

need to remind our youth who they are,

and that through the prayers and sacrifices of our ancestors they have these

opportunities before them. I pray each

day that we can leave Mother Earth in

a good way for our future generations,

bountiful, pure and full of the beauty

God placed here just for us, and so

we need to continue to practice our

ways, come together in prayer, love

and compassion for one another and

not succumb to the greed of money,

power, fame or materialism.

We need to be the people Mauna

placed each one of us to be, Red, white,

brown, yellow or black. I’m stating all

this because of my love for MY people,

you are worth it.

Respectfully submitted by Dawn M.

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SOUTH SIOUX CITY | Maxine

Rose Linafelter, 89, of South Sioux

City, passed away on Thursday,

March 23, 2017, at her home while

surrounded by family, following a

brief illness.

Memorial services were held Monday at Mohr Funeral Home in South

Sioux City.

Maxine was born in Hubbard,

Neb., on Oct. 8, 1927, the daughter of Clarence and Ella (Messerschmidt) Francisco. She graduated

from South Sioux City High School

and Wayne State College.

Maxine married Donald Linafelter

on Aug. 14, 1949, at First Lutheran

Church in South Sioux City. She enjoyed many years of teaching school,

the last years in Winnebago, Neb.

After retirement, she enjoyed being

out on nature walks at the farm.

She was a member of First Lutheran Church in South Sioux City,

and was involved in many activities

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Return, O Lord! How long? Have

pity on your servants! Satisfy us in the

morning with your steadfast love, that

we may rejoice and be glad all our days.

Make us glad for as many days as you

have afflicted us, and for as many years

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Star and The Red Hat Society. She

was an avid reader and supporter

of the public library system. Maxine

enjoyed music, reading, walking,

animals, Husker team, family and

friends, and especially enjoyed all the

activities she shared with her grandchildren and watching them grow up.

Survivors include her husband of

68 years, Donald Linafelter of South

Sioux City; her sons, James and his

wife, Terri (Bowman) Linafelter of

Sergeant Bluff, and Paul Linafelter

of South Sioux City; daughter-in-law,

Jeannie (Shadbolt) Linafelter of Sioux

City; brother, Skip and his wife, Deb

Francisco of Phoenix, Ariz.; sister,

Vicki Lyons of Sioux City; sister-inlaw, Marge Pridie of Omaha; uncle,

Alvin Messerschmidt of Valencia,

Calif.; her beloved grandchildren,

Dakota and his wife, Jessica Linafelter of McCook Lake, S.D., Brock

Linafelter of Sioux City, and Allison

Linafelter of Sioux City; the many

children she taught, loved and cherished throughout the years; and her

dog, Missy.

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by her son, Elliot Linafelter; granddaughter, Erin Linafelter; and her

many walking companion pets

throughout the years.

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Sioux City, or the Siouxland Humane

Society.

May Creator be by your side

throughout your journey home Mrs.

Linafelter, much love from all your

children on the Winnebago Reservation and beyond.

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Around Winnebago

Nothing changes unless someone is made to

feel uncomfortable By Frank LaMere

Eighteen years ago on a hot and

dry July afternoon 2500 Lakotas

marched into Whiteclay asking Nebraska to close the beer stores, to

stop the lawlessness, to find out who

murdered Little John Means, Ronald

Hard Heart, and Wilson Black Elk.

They marched because they wanted

to make their people well. I have

always said that all the Lakotas and

their supporters should have been

given awards for what they were doing that day.

Instead Nebraska sent 90 of their

finest and joined 40 federal officers

to confront the marchers. They arrested nine of us that day. My friend

Webster Poor Bear was there. He is

gone now but I am understanding

his daughter Babe will join us next

week. My friend Russell Means was

there and he too is gone but I am told

that his daughter who is now the Attorney General for the Lakota people

will testify next week.

I remember talking of my arrest

to my then seven year old daughter

Lexie who has also left us but had

feelings about Whiteclay even as a

child. The powerful documentary, Sober Indian Dangerous Indian, made

by John Maisch is dedicated to her.

All has changed and many have left

but I am still here, you are still here

and like all of you we stand on their

shoulders and ask all to continue the

fight. That is what they would have

us do and that is what we will do.

This is the nature of life, the nature

of death and the nature of change.

Nothing changes unless someone is

made to feel uncomfortable. Nothing

changes unless you make yourself uncomfortable. When you try to change

things and to make things better you

will be marginalized. We have been

fearful of that in Nebraska and it has

caused us to turn our backs on the

great ugly truth that has stood before

us, to wish it away and to find fault

in the victims at Whiteclay while holding harmless those who would prey

on them.

That is changing! That change will

manifest itself in the public and legal

proceeding scheduled in the weeks

and months to come and will continue until we have closed the “mouth

of hell” and have begun to help our

Oglala neighbors and relatives start to

heal and to restore their people. That

is how I see it.

I would like to say that we have

come a long way in a short period of

time elevating the discussion of the

Whiteclay devastation but I cannot.

Where life and children are disaffected

even one day and one hour is too long.

That is how important our work for

change is and continues to be.

Until change comes I expect to

hear the tired old mantra from those

who protect the status quo. “If you

shut them down they will get on the

highway, and drive drunk, and an

innocent Sheridan County resident

may die God forbid.” To those who

beg the question with that utter ance I would first say prove it. Then

I would ask their thoughts about

the hundreds who have died on Pine

Ridge roads because of Nebraska

alcohol and the thousands who have

died from liver disease, suicide, and

murder. And what about the countless children who suffer from fetal

alcohol syndrome (FAS), abuse and

neglect because of Nebraska alcohol? I

would ask if all that suffering we bring

about is worth that one life you seek

to protect when you say that Whiteclay should remain open. I have not

asked that question. I do not have to.

You know the answer. We all know

the answer.

It has always been my contention

that there exists in Nebraska a standard for Whiteclay that is different

from any other community, incorporated or not. Why would we license

four beer sellers in a community of

barely ten people to sell 3.5 million

cans of beer almost exclusively to Lakota people who have no legal place

to drink it. A community that has

no law enforcement capability other

than a sheriff who must travel 22

miles or more to answer any call. A

community that has seen at least five

unsolved murders in the last 20 years

along with incidents of rape, assaults,

pandering and prostitution that many

victims have reportedly even quit

calling for help on. Yet beer sellers

continue to be licensed year after year.

Many have continued to ask these

questions and it seems to have fallen

on deaf ears until now. Attention to

this injustice has been long overdue.

Sadly, and without hesitation I opine

that the current carnage continues

at Whiteclay because of greed, and

Nebraska’s indifference to it. That is

changing! And it is changing before

our eyes.

Today it is my understanding that

they will argue behind us whether or

not the beer sellers have a constitutional right to automatically get their

licenses renewed. Other interests will

voice their feeling that these licenses,

like any license is a privilege and can

be taken if they do not adhere to state

statutes

and liquor regulations. We will

see where it goes. Next Thursday I

understand that if the Liquor Control Commission prevails today and

requires the beer sellers to re-apply,

that there will be a hearing to rule on

the re-licensing. Our witnesses in opposition to re-licensing will be there. I

trust we will all be there. Later in May

we are told that the Nebraska Attorney

General will hold a hearing in the matter of 22 citations that his office has

issued to the four beer stores regarding state and liquor law violations.

It is my hope that justice is served

for all and that the licensees be held

accountable as would any Nebraska

beer seller. I have always said that

no other licensee has been afforded

the same treatment for decades like

the Whiteclay beer sellers have. Why

do the rest get no special treatment?

In speaking of treatment and

consideration I have read accounts

that the beer sellers are beleaguered

and feel that they have been through

much. I have heard them contend that

they are just small Nebraska businessmen looking to establish a business and turn a profit. Maybe even

living the American dream and being

good examples of free enterprise. We

will hear that starting today and for

the duration of this struggle. They

might even ask for our sympathy and I

as a good Nebraskan will feel for them.

I will feel for them in the same

way that they feel for the hundreds

of Lakota children who have been

crippled in the womb by fetal alcohol

syndrome. The way that they feel for

the families or Ronald Hard Heart,

Wilson Black Elk, John Means, Sherry

Wounded Foot and nameless others

murdered on the streets of Whiteclay.

I will feel for them the way that they

felt for all who froze and died alone on

the streets and alleys at Whiteclay. I

will feel for them the way that they feel

for women and children beaten and

abused last night by drunken husbands and relatives who bought their

beer in Whiteclay or from bootleggers

supplied by Whiteclay beer sellers!

Yes, I will sympathize with them

when they realize that they have

stained the souls of all Nebraskans

and have made the ‘good life’ we speak

of nothing more than empty words.

They do not need my sympathy. They

need to humble themselves. They

need to go away with their licenses.

They need to explain to their grandchildren what they did and what they

did not do for our grandchildren and

they need to hope that a hundred

years from now that the fifth generation of Lakotas and the fifth generation of those who preyed on them at

Whiteclay have healed. They must

live together and they must do it differently that we do now in Whiteclay,

Sheridan County, Nebraska. There

are many ghosts there. You will feel

them. You will always feel them. They

are here now. Do not ignore this.

Nebraskans are better than this that

to allow the suffering to continue. At

least I think we are.

Nebraskans are fair. They are fair

to a fault. They are slow to anger but

if you fool them, take advantage of

them and they find out, there will be

hell to pay. That is what I have come

to know and that is where I think we

are at as Native people and as Nebraskans who have lived through this

long nightmare that is Whiteclay. I

hope and believe that this nightmare

is coming to an end.

I have come to know and to understand that there is no coincidence,

that all has been foretold and that

all gathered here were directed to

be here and to put their hearts and

minds together.

We were directed to be here by

Tunkasila, Mao-una, the Creator of

all things that we would touch others in their hearts and minds to stop

death, the dying, and the crippling of

children at Whiteclay.

We are privileged to come together

to do the Creator’s work. There is

a special blessing that will come

to those here today. We have been

guided and that is good. We are ready

for the days and the battles ahead.

A Winnebago elder told me when

I was a young man that those in the

dominate culture around us desire

power, authority and the accumulation of monetary wealth. He said

that if those things are threatened or

taken from him that he would spend

the rest of his existence trying to get

them back. I am mindful of this and

that the non-issuance of a license will

mean nothing to the Whiteclay beer

sellers as they will never understand

the pain that they have caused. That

being said I hope that they will know

that I and many others here will

spend the rest of our existence keeping those who prey on the vulnerable

from ever having a license again after

they are taken. I, like the beer sellers,

have resolve and like them I will never

go away until the work to restore and

heal our Lakota relatives is complete.

I am not tired. We are not tired. We

have come this far with nothing…

except the truth. We will always

stand with the truth. History will

show that is was the right thing….

and that the children lived because

people spoke the truth. Let us get

about shutting down this hell-hole

known as Whiteclay once and for all.

Pi-nah-gi-gi! Wopila! Thank you.

Winnebago Indian News, Wednesday, April 5, 2017 — Page 5

Bago News

Pesticide Circuit Rider Updates …

Spring is here…daffodils and tulips

are poking up thru the soil. The grass

is starting to grow again. This is the

time we all start to look forward to

being outside ..hoping for the day the

first mushrooms can be found. It’s also

the time that farmers are starting to

apply herbicides on fields. One of the

concerns I hear expressed, is the potential for pesticide exposure. Whether by

plane that’s flying over fields, a boom

sprayer coming close to their home

or being drifted upon while hunting

for mushrooms or other sustenance

plants. Pesticide Drift is the airborne

movement of pesticides from one area

of application to any unintended site.

Drift can happen during any pesticide

application, when droplets or dust travels away from the target site. It can also

happen after the application where the

droplets become vapors that can move

off-site. Pesticide drift can cause damage to human health, animals, plants

and property. It can also contaminant

natural areas and water sources.

EPA estimates up to 70 million

pounds of pesticides are lost to drift

each year. It is important, if you feel

you have been accidently exposed to

pesticides, here are some steps you

should take:

Visit your doctor immediately. Young

and old people are especially vulnerable.

Bag your clothes and shoes (do not

wash them) and bring them to the Environmental Protection Department here

in Winnebago.

Write down details regarding date,

time, place (where incident occurred),

etc.

As the Winnebago Tribe and Omaha

Nations Pesticide Circuit Rider, I will

start a formal complaint with EPA- Region 7. We are surrounded by millions

of acres of corn and soybeans, that are

regularly sprayed thru the year. We want

our community to stay safe and healthy.

If you have questions regarding pesticides, please feel free to call our come

by our office – Environmental Protection

Department ,115 North Mission Drive.

Our Number is 402-878-4060, extension 1006. A valuable information site

is… NPIC- National Pesticide Information Center. Their number is 1-800-8587378. You can call, or visit their website

Monday thru Friday.

Thank You….Hilery Spray- Pesticide

Circuit Rider

Outstanding Call of Duty

On Thursday March 23rd 2017, the

Duchesne Academy hosted a recognition ceremony honoring Rose Springer.

This recommendation came from Miss

Anna Berridge, a freshman at the

Duchesne Academy.

Marcella “Coach Rose” Springer

is employed at the Whirling Thunder

Wellness Program and has been working for the Winnebago Tribe for nine

years. During this time Rose has not

only coached but guided, supported

and played a significant role in the

lives of many young ladies in the community.

Her dedication goes above and beyond the call both on and off the clock.

There isn’t much Coach Ros wouldn’t

do to help the teams and their players.

Thank you to Anna Berridge for

her recognition of Coach Rose and for

sharing her gratitude and experience

with us all.

New Deadline ! ! !

for Winnebago Newspaper April 14

10 MOREL MUSHROOM HUNTING TIPS TO HONE YOUR SEARCHING SKILLS

Are you excited with thoughts of

filling baskets of morel mushrooms to

overflow capacity? Here are some tips

to help you have a great mushroom

harvest this year.

If morel mushrooms aren’t already

showing up where you live they soon

will be. Are you ready? Here are ten

quick tips to help fuel your morel

mushroom daydreams.

1. The temperature is just right.

I’m not saying that morels are fickle

or anything, but they are a little like

the baby bear who wanted his porridge to be “just right.” Keep an eye

on the temperature outside. Morels

like it when it starts to get around 60

degrees and above during the day, and

night temperatures hover around 40

degrees. Also, get yourself a soil thermometer and check the temperature

of the soil where you hunt. Morels

start popping up when the earth gets

between 45 degrees and 50 degrees.

2. The slope of the hill.

The side of a hill that gets more

sun will, of course, get warmer before

the other side. That’s where morels

will start showing up first. Check

those south-facing slopes early in the

season.

3. Know your trees.

Morels can be tree huggers. Learn

to identify the trees, with and without

their leaves, that morels like to hang

around and you’ll be more successful.

Elm, ash, poplar and apple trees are

well-known morel mushroom favorites. Look for dead and dying trees

too. But bear in mind that morels also

show up wherever they show up.

4. The lay of the land.

Morels like loamy soil. Loamy soil is

what you might find in creek bottoms.

It’s well-drained, moist but not wet,

has a good mix of clay, sand, decaying matter, calcium and/or lime. But

again, morels can appear wherever

they appear. I’ve found them growing

in gravel and under pine trees.

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5. Disturbed ground is good ground.

Burn sites and logging areas are often prime morel locations. Check online

sources for wildfires that occurred the

previous year in your area. The Global

Incident Map for forest fires is a site

that tracks current and past wildfires.

Pay attention to wooded areas that have

been torn up by large equipment or logging operations. Morels like areas that

have also been disturbed by flooding.

6. After a rain.

A warm spring rain can be just the

right medicine for getting morels to

show themselves. If the temperatures

are right (see #1 above) and you get a

nice rain, mark the following day on

the calendar as “morel hunting” day.

7. Pack a lunch.

Of course you can head out to hunt

and harvest mushrooms, and then go

right home to clean and cook them.

But most of the best days I’ve had

hunting morels, whether I’ve found

mushrooms or not, have been the days

that I brought a light lunch to enjoy in

the field.

Sitting down with your back to a

tree, with a sandwich and a thermos of

hot coffee or tea, is a simple pleasure

not to be missed. You might even pack

a small camp stove, pan, and a tin of

butter to easily fry up a few morels

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right there. You’ll probably find that

they taste even better when eaten in

the woods.

8. Other tasty treats.

Morels and fiddleheads go together

like peas and carrots. Keep an eye

out for ostrich fern fiddleheads (not

all fern fiddleheads are edible, so be

sure to properly identify). Ramps are

also a spring delicacy. A basket full

of morels, fiddleheads and ramps is a

beautiful thing.

9. Take a few pictures.

A camera is a wonderful item to

bring with you when foraging. These

days most smart phones have excellent

cameras already included. Photos are

also a great way to share your outing

and any cool things you may see. A

small journal is another useful item

to record your observations, and could

be useful in planning future outings.

10. Those darn ticks.

You may not find morels every time

you hit the woods, but you can probably bet on a tick or few finding you.

Lyme disease is not something to take

lightly. Dress appropriately, use a tick

repellent and be sure to give yourself a

once-over when you get home.

Good luck, have fun, and good

eating!

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Page 6 — Winnebago Indian News, Wednesday, April 5 , 2017

Community News

PUBLIC NOTICE From the education dept.

Election for membership to the

Winnebago Johnson O’Malley local

Indian Education Committee will be

held on May 3, 2017

One (1) COMMITTEE MEMBER

WILL BE ELECTED

If you wish to have your name

placed on the ballot as a candidate

for the Johnson O’Malley local Indian

Education Committee, you must

submit your request in writing to

the Higher Education Office, 916 N.

Mission Drive (Old Head Start Admin.

modular) no later than 4:30 p.m. on

MAY 1, 2017.

Eligibility for voting and/or running for a term of office on the JOM

Local Indian Education Committee

is as follows:

Have an Indian child attending

Public School on the Winnebago

Reservation, with a total of ¼ or more

degree Indian blood, or is an enrolled

member of a tribe that is recognized

by the Secretary of the Interior as being eligible for Bureau services.

Adult Indian Parents or legal

guardians, and resident of the Winnebago Reservation.

PARENTS: The JOM Program

encourages you and provides you

opportunity to become a partner in

helping to develop and improve its

supplementary educational services

to meet the specialized needs of our

Indian students. Consideration for

your active participation on the Com-

mittee is requested.

What is JOM?

The Winnebago Tribe of Nebraska

Johnson O’Malley Program (JOM) is a

Public Law 93-638 Indian Self-Determination and Education Assistance

Act of 1975.

What does JOM do?

The Johnson O’Malley Program

is to provide services to meet the

specialized and unique educational

needs of eligible Indian students

K-12 attending the Winnebago Public

Schools. Under US Federal regulations the JOM Program is required to

have Indian parental participation in

the development and control for the

Education plans for Indian Children

served under this contract.

The JOM program currently provides the following Educational Programs:

Student Incentive: Students who

show improvement in attendance and

grades receive an Incentive award

each semester.

Education Support Cost: expenses

directly related to educational programs, and or course related activities

to enable student participation and

completion of required courses.

College Readiness: College visits,

ACT Prep, College Bridge & Summer

Youth Programs to ensure all students

are prepared to enter and succeed in

post secondary education.

Community Notice

The HoChunk Community Center Building is now under renovation. It will be closed until the end of April.

If

you

should

have any questions

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please

contact:

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SYEP Employment Notice

The Summer Youth Employment Program (SYEP) will be taking applications

beginning April 10th. Applications can be picked up and returned to the

Higher Education office, located at 916 N. Mission Drive.

Deadline for SYEP applications: May 12th.

For further information, please contact the Higher Education office at

402-878-2631 or 2634.

Masthead Scene

It won’t be long folks before the

Winnebago Rez Timbers are loaded

with Mushrooms and the River

Rats that love to hunt for them. In

Winnebago you’re either a mushroom hunter, harvester or buyer.

Most of us the latter, either way

get that ole cast iron pan ready,

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This institution is an equal opportunity provider

LEGAL NOTICE

Notice of Hearing

Case No. CV17-051

In the Matter of the Custody Petition of:

MARK CLEVELAND

vs.

DANA FAYE PARKER

To: DANA FAYE PARKER,

You are hereby notified that a

Custody petition has been filed and

a Trial concerning the above referred

Individual(s) in case no. CV17-051 has

been scheduled will be heard in the

Winnebago Tribal Court of Winnebago,

Nebraska on the 22ND day of JUNE,

2017 at the hour of 9:00 A.M.

LEGAL NOTICE

Notice of Hearing

Case No. JFJ17-010

The People of the Winnebago Tribe

In the Interest of:

M. T. JR. (DOB 7-22-2009)

To: MICHAEL THOMAS SR., Father

You are hereby notified that a hearing for Initial Appearance concerning

the above referred minor individual(s)

in case no. JFJ17-010 has been scheduled and will be heard in the Winnebago

Tribal Court of Winnebago, Nebraska

on the 6TH day of JUNE, 2017 at the

hour of 10:00 A.M.

LEGAL NOTICE

Notice of Hearing

Case No. CV17-015

In the Matter of the

Divorce Petition of:

ELIZABETH CORTES

vs

MAXIMINO CORTES

To: MAXIMINO CORTES:

You are hereby notified that a Divorce petition has been filed and a hearing concerning the above referred Case

No. CV17-015 has been scheduled and

will be heard in the Winnebago Tribal

Court of Winnebago, Nebraska on the

1ST day of JUNE, 2017 at the hour of

11:00 A.M.

Winnebago Indian News, Wednesday, April 5, 2017 — Page 7

Community News

Indians Spring Sports Schedule

New Deadline !

for Winnebago Newspaper April 14

Varsity Track

April 7th

Ivan Krumwiede Invite @ Homer

April 11th

Cougar Invite @ Lyons

April 13th

Homer Invite

April 18

WP Booster Invite @ Wisner

April 25th

Ponca Invite

April 29th

Conference Meet @ Hartington

1 pm

10 am

1 pm

4 pm

3 pm

10 am

Junior High Track

April 19th

South Sioux City Invite

April 28th

Oakland-Craig Invite

1 pm

3 pm