Anishinaabeg Today - White Earth Nation

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Anishinaabeg Today
A Chronicle of the White Earth Band of Ojibwe
Vol. 13, No. 14
White Earth, Minn.
Heading out to rice
Photo by Sheila LaFriniere
“Chuck” Hvezda, left, and Donald Stevens Sr., get ready
to harvest wild rice on Lower Rice Lake.
We Moved
Several RTC programs, including the Anishinaabeg Today
have moved into the newly constructed Tribal Administration
Building. Please be patient as we work out the kinks. The
White Earth Tribal Council would like to invite everyone
to the Grand Opening on Friday, Oct. 17 at 10 a.m.
Wednesday, October 15, 2008
Tribal police
receive more than $1 million in COPS funding
The White Earth Reservation Tribal Council
applied for and received $1,068,740 for
Technology and or Equipment and Police Cars
under the Tribal Resource Grant Program (TRGP)
and the COPS Methamphetamine Initiative. The
funding will be used to support the White Earth
Tribal Police Department and its initiatives.
The objectives of both initiatives will be to
promote community-policing activities that will
assist in developing community relationships to
help reduce crime; increase awareness on the
reduction of crime; develop a wider network of
collaboration and assistance in reducing crime
resulting in responsive and effective law enforcement and policing service for the communities.
The goals identified for the TRGP initiative
are to decrease crime on the White Earth
Reservation by enhancing and improving on community policing efforts; to increase response time
to service calls on the White Earth Reservation,
which will enhance the lives of tribal members; to
provide safer roadways within the reservation
boundaries through capacity building as well as
strategic police supervision; and to increase competence and knowledge base of the police force
resulting in increased effectiveness.
Steven Day, White Earth’s new Director of
Public Safety, is excited to be receiving new technology and equipment to support the Police
Department in its enforcement efforts, “Every
department struggles with finding funding for new
equipment and technology. It is extremely important for police departments to be well equipped as
well as have the technology to effectively respond
and assist to emergency calls in the community.”
Day also notes that, “We have a police department
that has had a tremendous amount of growth within the last few years. The need for new police
vehicles and digital technology that will bring our
department up to national and local standards is
very important. Receiving the TRGP grant will
greatly enhance how we serve the White Earth
community.”
The White Earth Reservation Tribal Police
Department also applied for two 2008 COPS
Methamphetamine Initiative grants. The goals
identified for the Methamphetamine Initiatives are
to decrease methamphetamine use and abuse on
the White Earth Reservation by enhancing and
improving on community policing efforts; through
more informed decision-making practices, tribal
members will benefit from a reduction in methamphetamine use and abuse on the White Earth
Reservation; to develop a systematic process for
collecting, analyzing and using data that will
enhance policing effectiveness as it pertains to
methamphetamine use on the White Earth
Reservation; to increase competence and knowledge base of the police force resulting in effective
targeted law enforcement focused at reducing
methamphetamine abuse on the White Earth
Reservation; and expand awareness of and
enhance resources to create a critical mass of culturally relevant information about methampheta-
See COPS Page 12
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White Earth
Tribal police
Investigator John
McArthur took
this picture of a
moose on his
property located
couple miles
west of White
Earth Village.
Photo by
John McArthur
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Anishinaabeg Today
The Anishinaabeg Today (AT), a publication of
the White Earth Band of Ojibwe, is published every
three weeks. Editorials and articles appearing in the
AT are the responsibility of the authors and do not
necessarily reflect the opinion or attitude of the AT
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Nation members, but costs $17 per year for nonmembers.
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Ext. 1206 ~ Email: [email protected] ~ Fax:
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Anishinaabeg Today
White Earth Tribal Council
PO Box 418,
White Earth, MN 56591
Member of the
Native American Journalist Association
and the Minnesota Newspaper Association
Tribal Council/Editor
Erma J. Vizenor
Chairwoman
Franklin “Bud” Heisler
Secretary-Treasurer
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District I
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District II
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District III
Gary W. Padrta
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Senator Dorgan says Indian Housing Bill will
address housing crisis in Indian communities
(WASHINGTON, D.C.) – U.S. Senator Byron
Dorgan (D-ND) recently heralded the passage of the
Native American Housing Assistance and SelfDetermination Reauthorization Act of 2008, saying that
the housing crisis existing for American Indian and
Alaska Native families must be addressed.
The bill passed last night reauthorized and
enhanced the Native American Housing Assistance and
Self-Determination Act (NAHASDA), adopted in 1996.
The act provides formula-based block grant assistance
to Indian tribes, which allows them the flexibility to
design housing programs to address the needs of their
communities.
“There is a bona-fide crisis in housing for Indian
families across the nation,” said Dorgan. “Adequate
housing is the first and most necessary step in building
a strong community. This bill is more than just a housing act—it will give tribes more authority over their
own land and truly help build stronger communities in
Indian Country.”
90,000 Indian families are homeless or underhoused in the U.S. Of those who do have housing,
approximately 40 percent of on-reservation housing is
considered inadequate, and over one-third of Indian
homes are overcrowded.
The legislation passed Sept. 26 will strengthen
NAHASDA by providing tribes with increased flexibility, with the goal of producing more homes in Indian
Country. The bill will allow funds to be utilized for
community buildings such as day-care centers,
Laundromats, and multi-purpose community centers,
with the hope of not only building homes, but also
building communities. The bill also authorizes a study
to assess the existing data sources for determining the
need for housing and funding programs.
Bagley HS
Royalty
Jessica Benson and
White Earth enrollee
Eric FastHorse
where named
Bagley High School
Homecoming Queen
and King. Eric’s
parents are Donald
and Lori Fairbanks.
He is a senior and is
involved in football
and basketball. Eric
is currently on the
youth council for the
Boys and Girls Club
of Rice Lake and he
plans on going to
school for criminal
justice.
Photo by
Janey Merschman
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Gambling
Awareness
Raising money ‘fore’ Boys & Girls Clubs
The Shooting Star Casino
hosted a conference that
raised the awareness of gambling addictions on Sept. 19 in
the Event Center.
“Beyond the Odds - Problem
Gambling” was a daylong
event that included speakers, a
video, panel discussion, and
much more.
Top: Maxine Boswell, left, WE
Substance Abuse Program
and Thelma Wang, WE Indian
Child Welfare, share their stories of gambling addictions
during a panel discussion.
Middle: Marlin Farely, Black
Stone Consulting, and Mindy
Iverson, Shooting Star Casino
Human Resources Director
helped plan the conference.
Left: Trisha Prentice, Red Lake
Community Health presents a
video dealing with gambling
communication.
Photos by Gary W. Padrta
Photo by Leonard Wells
The Boys & Girls Clubs of the White Earth Reservation held their first ever
golf tournament Sept. 6 at the Mahnomen Country Club. Eighteen teams
played a four-person scramble format and raised $2,500 for the Boys &
Girls Clubs of the White Earth Reservation. Pictured is the winning team
of Harley Hanson, left to right, John Clark Jr., Tim Spaeth, and John
Simon.
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White Earth Human Service Division
receives funding from Office of Justice
The White Earth Reservation Tribal Council
received funding from the Office of Justice to provide service referral and Circle Reentry process
for individuals returning from prison, community
training of White Bison/Warrior Down, and cultural awareness for area law enforcement,
Department of Corrections, and judicial officers.
Selim “Sonny” Wadena has been hired as the
Prisoner Reentry Coordinator to provide a central
contact point on reservation and his office is located in the Community Service Center in
Naytahwaush. The White Earth Human Service
Division will oversee the proposed project.
Wadena will be overseeing the development
of a White Earth Warrior Down program; this
group will consist of volunteers who are willing to
make a difference in their community.
The first training offered is White Bison’s Fire
Starter Training on Nov. 4-6 at the White Earth
Veterans Building in Mahnomen.
This training is necessary to participate in the
Warrior Down Training on Dec. 2-4 at the same
location. Fire Starter Training will focus on the
Medicine Wheel 12 Steps. Both of these trainings
are focused on Wellbriety and the recovery of
mental, emotional, physical and spiritual - not just
drug and alcohol addiction.
If you are in need of services or interested in
participating in the Warrior Down program please
contact Sonny Wadena, Prisoner Reentry
Coordinator for further information at (218) 9355554 or 1-800-763-8629 or [email protected]
DOVE distributes 35 buttons to honor victims
By Jodie Sunderland/General Crimes
White Earth DOVE Program
October is Domestic Violence Awareness
Month…in honor of this, and in memory of all the
Minnesota victims who lost their lives to domestic
violence in 2007, the White Earth DOVE Program
will be distributing 35 buttons around the community. There were 35 Minnesotans who lost their
lives to domestic violence last year. Each button
will display one of their names as well as their age.
The buttons will be purple—purple is the color
that represents Domestic Violence Awareness
Month.
If you receive a button, you will be asked to
wear the button for a day in honor of the victim as
well as his/her family. At the end of the day, you
will need to pass it on to someone else, but before
you pass it on to the next person you will need to
participate in an act of kindness for the person you
are passing the button onto. This can be as simple
as giving them a compliment, opening the door for
them, etc.
There will be a small tablet going around with
each button. This tablet will track every person
who wore the buttons as well as the acts of kindness. If you receive a button and tablet, please
record your name, the person you passed it onto,
and your act of kindness. We will be doing this
through out the month of October so we ask that
you please take care of the buttons and tablets and
pass them on respectfully. Remember, we are honoring fellow Minnesotans who lost their lives as
well as spreading awareness.
If you are wearing the button on Oct. 31,
please contact the DOVE Program and let us know
so we can collect them and see the results! We are
very eager to report on all the acts of kindness we
hope to spread among the community!
If you have any questions, please feel free to
contact me at (218) 935-5554 Ext. 3284.
Wednesday, October 15, 2008
The next White Earth Tribal
Council Quarterly Meeting is
Thursday, Oct. 23 at 9 a.m. at
the White Earth Community
Center.
Everyone is invited
Charles W. LaDue
Attorney at Law
(White Earth Enrollee)
! Personal Injury
! Insurance
Call Toll Free 1-866-784-6384
Coon Rapids, MN
Thank you for your participation and for supporting Domestic Violence Awareness Month!
If you would like more details about the person you are honoring/remembering, please view
the femicide report at: www.mcbw.org.
COLS teacher presented with alumni award
Minnesota State University Moorhead presented alumni awards to six of its graduates during
Homecoming celebration Oct. 3-4.
Receiving Distinguished Alumni Awards:
Wendy Harstad, a third grade teacher at the Circle
of Life School in White
Earth. Dwayne Radel,
senior vice president and
general
counsel
at
Securian
Financial
Group; Verna Rasmussen,
a first grade teacher for
the West Fargo School
District;
and
Bill
Hultstrom, production
designer for the CBS-TV
daytime series “The
Young and the Restless.”
Receiving the Outstanding Young Alumni
Award: Mike Redlinger, city manager for the City
of Moorhead.
Receiving the Eva Vraspir Nursing Award:
Mark Floding, patient care coordinator for the VA
Palo Alto Health Care System in Palo Alto, Calif.
The six were recognized at an awards banquet
on Oct. 3 at the Ramada Plaza Suites in Fargo.
Harstad, a Detroit Lakes native, currently living in Callaway, was awarded the Minnesota
American Star of Teaching Award last year, selected by the U.S. Department of Education from
among 4,000 nominees. A third grade teacher at
the Circle of Life School in White Earth for the
past 17 years, she was recognized for successfully
tailoring lessons to deal with an area where there
is a lot of poverty, abuse and crime.
The 1991 MSUM elementary education graduate is the mother of three daughters and the
grandparent of two girls.
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Several White Earth members graduate
from first TOT program in Detroit Lakes
By Craig Wilkins
The graduates accepted their certificates,
stepped off the stage and then turned to meet with
waiting potential employers.
A few of the graduates, though, skipped the
job fair because they already had job offers before
their five-week course of study ended.
The 12 graduates comprised the first class to
complete the Transportation Opportunity Training
program created by Mn/DOT’s Office of Civil
Rights, the White Earth Indian Reservation and
several other partners.
Classes were held at the Minnesota State
Community and Technical College at Detroit
Lakes. During their training, the students studied
math, reading comprehension, conflict resolution
and other skills. They also learned truck driving
skills and met other requirements to obtain a commercial driver’s license.
Officials from the Department of Public
Safety joined college faculty to conduct the twoday testing period after classes ended.
This program increases the diversity of the
hiring pool in the region and will help contractors
meet federal and state goals for employing women
and minority group members on federally funded
construction projects.
The students included Somali and Liberian
immigrants as well as 10 White Earth tribal members. Three of the graduates were Native women.
They were referred to the program by the
White Earth TERO office and Lutheran Social
Services to qualify for road maintenance jobs with
tribal, state and county governments and privatesector contractors.
Graduates are also eligible for on-the-job
training placement with contractors.
“This program increases the diversity of the
hiring pool in the region and will help contractors
meet federal and state goals for employing women
and minority group members on federally funded
construction projects,” said Ashanti Payne, project
manager with the Office of Civil Rights.
The White Earth Reservation stretches across
Mahnomen, Clearwater and Becker Counties
northwest of Detroit Lakes.
The class was supported by a $72,000 workforce development grant from the FHWA and staff
and equipment provided by Detroit Lakes/District
4.
“We believe this program may be the first of
its kind in the nation,” Payne said.
The germ of the program emerged when Lee
Berget, district engineer at Detroit Lakes, developed the concept during a leadership training session.
“The TOT program is unique because it condenses several subject areas into a five-week program to qualify graduates from areas of high
unemployment for entry-level highway maintenance jobs,” Payne said.
“We’re ready to conduct a second class or
more if we can get the financial and in-kind support we received for the first one,” Payne said.
White Earth Graduates
John Bruguier
Clifford Crowell
Donna Crowell
Pamela Fairbanks
Thomas Fairbanks
Ralph Goodman Jr.
Roberta Huber
Joshuah Keezer
Dennis Murray Jr.
Richard Smith Jr.
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Rez Briefs
RTC Offices Closed
White Earth RTC offices will be closed Tuesday, Nov. 11
for Veterans Day, and will reopen on Wednesday, Nov. 12 at 8
a.m.
Pumpkin Patch is now open
The Pumpkin Patch is now open from 8 a.m. to 8 p.m. You
pick - $2.50 each. We pick - $3 each. Directions: 10 miles south
of Bagley on Hwy 92, or four miles north of Zerkel, two miles
east
on
County
Road
36
Minerva
Road.
For more information call (218) 657-2514.
Diabetes Bingo
Diabetes Bingo will be held Oct. 16 in Rice Lake, Oct. 20 in
Mahnomen, and Oct. 21 in Elbow Lake. Bingo will begin after
the 11:30 a.m. elder nutrition meal. Bingo at Mahnomen will
begin at 1 p.m. at Valley View Apartments. All are welcome.
Artists needed for a Community Art Festival
TrekNorth Junior & Senior High School announce the creation of a Community Art Festival on Nov. 22 in Bemidji. We
are seeking Minnesota artists to apply for one of 45 booth
spaces. This is a great opportunity for artists to tap into the
Bemidji market. Help will be available for set up and take down,
wall space and tables will be provided at no cost, and each artist
will be given two meal vouches for the day.
There is a $25 participation fee as well as a 5 percent donation
of gross sales to TrekNorth's Scholarship Fund. There will be a
theatre performance and live music throughout the day to
increase the attendance at the festival. For more information
contact the TrekNorth High School office at (218) 444-1888.
Big Elbow Lake hosting MICOE meeting
The Minnesota Indian Council on Elders (MICOE) will
meet on Nov. 3 at the Big Elbow Lake Elderly Nutrition Site.
Lunch is served at 11:30 a.m. with the meeting following. New
members welcome! For more information please call John
Buckanaga, MICOE Chairman at (218) 573-3104 or Carol
Fabre, Elderly Nutrition Coordinator at (218) 983-3285 Ext.
1266.
Child Safety Awareness Program
The Mahnomen Women of Today will be hosting a Child
Safety Awareness Program on Oct. 24 from 6-9 p.m. at the
Mahnomen Public School. Please use the doors by the elementary office. There will be games and fun filled activities from 67 p.m., with the safety program starting at 7 p.m., which will
include Halloween Safety Tips, Stranger Danger, and Fire
Safety. Following the presentations, we will be carving pumpkins and enjoying cookies and refreshments. The entire evening
will cost $1 per child. The children are invited to wear their costumes, however, we ask that no masks be worn. We will also
have general safety information for parents/guardians. Door
prizes and goodie bags will be given out. For more information
please contact Paige at 935-2628 or Gina at 935-2931.
White Earth Veterans
There is a monthly White Earth Native American Veteran
Outreach every first Wednesday from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. at the Rice
Lake Community Center. The White Earth Tribal Veterans
Service Officer Sam Mason and Clearwater County Veterans
Service Officer Harry Hutchens are there to serve all veterans
and their beneficiaries.
Photo by Gary W. Padrta
Ten White Earth enrollees graduated from the first class to complete the Transportation
Opportunity Training program at Minnesota State Community and Technical College in Detroit
Lakes. Pictured are staff members and some of the graduates.
Looking for a job?
The White Earth Human Resources Department has a Job
Hotline. Call (218) 983-3285 and ask for Ext. 1000. It has all
the current job openings.
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WE Health Center staffers are recognized
The White Earth Health Center staff were well
represented at the IHS Bemidji Area Office 18th
Annual Awards Ceremony on Sept. 12 at Hampton
Inn in Bemidji.
White Earth Service Unit:
Awards for Excellence - John Fredell, Allan
Leff, Deanna Pepper, Delores Rousu, Jeannie
Sullivan.
Award for Outstanding Group PerformanceHealth Information Management Department,
Dental Department, Housekeeping Department,
Optometry Department, Pharmacy Staff.
Award for Managerial Excellence - David
Bellware, Samuel Foster.
Award for Exceptional Performance - Karen
Coleman-Kellerhuis, Linda Jackson, Joanne Mittet,
Cheryl Namtvedt, Melissa Opsahl, Debra
Rethwisch, Patrice Roberts, Vicki Varriano.
Outstanding Health Professional - John
Fredell, Carson Gardner, Yvette Woodward.
Tribal Awards:
Outstanding Tribal Health Administrator - Pat
Butler.
Outstanding Tribal Health Employee: Andrea
Athmann-Luksik.
PHS Commissioned Officer Honor Awards:
USPHS Achievement Medal - Lt. Andrew
Shiber.
PHS Commissioned Officer Years of Service:
20 years - CAPT Linda Jackson.
10 years - CDR Scott Trapp.
Civil Service Length of Service:
20 years - Pamela Spaeth.
10 years - Maureen Van Den Einde, Deborah
Foster, Paulette Halvorson, Margaret Stalberger,
Bradley Fairbanks, Clarlene Gordon, Leeann
McDougall, Allan Leff, Leslie Munnell, Vernon
Bray, Gloria Mueller, Donna Niemi, Margaret
Sullivan, Joanne Hanson, Tammy Noll.
Civil Service Awards Previously Awarded:
Group Awards
White Earth - Susan Johnson (2), Douglas
Darco, Allan Leff, Vernon Bray, Randel Goodwater,
Stephen Malinowski, Leeann McDougall, Lynn
Goodwin, Karen Floan.
Individual Cash Awards
White Earth - Susan Johnson, Deanna Pepper,
Laura DeGroat (2), Clifford Hanks, Victoria
Varriano, Heath Anderson, Debra Rethwisch,
Stephen Malinowski, Gregory Larson, Margaret
Sullivan (2), Chastidy Chastek, Melisa Lenior,
Yvette Woodward (2).
Time-Off Award - John Fredell, Carson
Gardner.
Wednesday, October 15, 2008
THE DOCTOR’S CORNER
By Sister Patricia Sniezek
White Earth Health Center
Asthma affects 32.6 million Americans of all ages. Often
when a person with asthma starts to cough, wheeze, and get
short of breath they have come into contact with a trigger that
their body can’t handle causing muscles around airways to
tighten and become inflamed. The lungs lining swells and produces excess mucus making it difficult to get air in and out of
the lungs. This article will focus on getting to know different
triggers in order to help prevent asthmatic attacks.
Dust can be a trigger for some people. Dusting often with
a damp cloth or the use of a mop in cleaning the floor is helpful. Covering pillows, mattresses, and box springs cuts down
on dust mites. Vacuuming, washing sheets and stuffed animals
weekly in hot water (130 degrees) is encouraged. Keep in mind
it’s a good idea not to let children sleep with the stuffed toy.
Smoke is another trigger that causes asthma attacks. Don’t
allow anyone to smoke in the house. If you smoke, quit. This
may be the single best thing you can do for your asthma. Shut
bedroom doors so smoke from fireplaces and wood burning
stoves don’t get into the rooms.
Dogs and cats are best kept outdoors and out of the bedrooms. It’s good to bath animals frequently.
Pollen from grass, trees, and weeds can cause allergies.
When pollen counts are high it’s recommended to keep windows closed and to use air conditioners or fans if necessary.
Don’t forget filters on air conditions must be changed often.
Mold is an allergenic. It can build up on walls, showers,
stalls, and sinks. Keeping such areas clean of mold helps keep
people with asthma breathing better.
Change in the weather can cause a flare up.
When weather changes from cold to hot and humid limiting
outdoor activities is recommended. In the very cold winter
months or on windy days (wind spreads pollen and mold) covering your mouth and nose with a scarf will help.
Strong scents can also trigger wheezing and other asthma
related side effects. Try not to be around aerosol sprays, hair
spray, mothballs, paints, cleaning products and if your home
has a gas stove use the exhaust fan when the stove is on. Switch
to unscented soap, toilet paper, and cleaning product to reduce
asthma attacks.
Cold or flus can trigger asthma symptoms. Frequent hand
washing with soap and water is essential to prevent the spread
of germs. Be sure and stop into the clinic for your yearly flu
shot.
Food additives can trigger asthma flare ups. Check food
labels for “sulfites” metabisulfites, yellow no.5, or “sulfur
dioxide.” Try to avoid food such as wine, beer, or dried fruit
that contains these additives if this triggers your asthma.
You can live well with asthma by identifying and avoiding
the triggers listed above that cause asthma problems. The
White Earth Health Center currently has Peak Flow Meters
available for asthma patients to monitor airway passages even
before a patient has symptoms. We will ask patients to please
write down their peak flow results and then share them with
their primary health care provider. This will help the provider
to prescribe the best medication for each asthma patient.
If you have asthma, a quarterly check up with your
provider is recommended. If you would like to receive more
educational material on asthma please contact your primary
health care team at the White Earth, Naytahwaush, or Pine
Point Clinics.
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Mii-gii-way-win Advisory Board donates $$$
The Mii-gii-way-win Advisory Board
recently approved more than $7,000 in donations
for September. The following are a sample of the
requests they approved.
- $500 to help pay for transportation costs for
White Earth members attending the National
Recovery Month Wellbriety Conference.
- $500 for the American Indian Center (Twin
Cities) Thanksgiving Feast and powwow.
- $1,000 to help establish a K-6th grade fitness program at Bagley Elementary School.
- $1,000 to help staff of the new White Earth
Prisoner Re-Entry program to host a Warrior
Down Fire Starters conference.
- $2,500 for the Ogema Fire Department to
purchase equipment.
$2,000 for the White Earth Elderly Nutrition
program to purchase new cooking utensils.
The Mii-gii-way-win Advisory Board is
committed to serving communities, through economic opportunities, that promote the enhancement of the quality life for tribal membership and
their families. They work diligently to serve the
needs of organizations and charities requesting a
donation, through a fair and effective manner in
order to ensure the preservation and respect of
the Native culture.
The board consists of associates from the
White Earth Reservation Tribal Council departments and associates from the Shooting Star
Casino, Hotel & Event Center. Funding is made
possible by the joint effort of the White Earth
Reservation Tribal Council and the Shooting Star
Casino, Hotel & Event Center
Justin Littlewolf
captures sixth place in Snow Fighters Roadeo
ST. PAUL, Minn.—Snowplow operators from
around the state recently took part in a Snow
Fighters Roadeo held Oct. 1-2 in St. Cloud.
The roadeo was part of the annual Fall
Maintenance Expo that brings city, county, state
and tribal agencies together to sharpen operators’
skills, share information and help them prepare for
the rigorous challenges posed by a Minnesota winter.
Scoring sixth of the top 10 spots was Justin
Littlewolf from the White Earth Indian
Reservation with drivers from central Minnesota
and the metro area capturing the other spots.
Off the course, drivers and other maintenance
staff participated in workshop sessions on disaster
recovery operations, weather forecasting and
advances in anti-icing chemicals.
Conference sponsors include the Street
Superintendents Association, the Public Works
Association, the University of Minnesota’s Center
for Transportation Studies and the Minnesota
Department of Transportation.
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knowledge about processes they can adapt to their
work this winter, be they crowded urban freeways
or vast stretches of highway in the state’s most
remote areas,” said Steve Lund, director of
Mn/DOT’s Office of Maintenance.
1222 1st Street ~ Waubun
Daily Lunch Specials & Hand-Made Pizza’s
Bingo on Mondays & Fridays @ 6 p.m. - Be Early!
Fridays WAMO Meat Raffle @ 5:30 p.m.
Call (218) 473-2700 for Take Out
Monday ~ Saturday 7 a.m. to 8 p.m.
Saturday Night Buffet
Barbecue ribs, rotisserie chicken,
salad bar and baked potato
Adults - $9.95 " children under 12 - $5.95
Pappy’s is a Smoke-Free Restaurant
Dispatch: (218) 983-3201
Cops Line: (218) 983-2677
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White Earth
fall netting season begins Oct. 18
Gill netting period:
- Gill nets may be set beginning Oct. 18 to Dec. 31, 2008.
Lakes open to gill netting:
Big Bass (Mahnomen County), Big Elbow, Gull, Ice Cracking, Island
(Mahnomen County), Little Bemidji, McCraney, Net, North Twin, Pike,
Roy, Big Rush, Snider, Strawberry, South Twin, and Tulaby.
Special Regulation gill netting period
Gill nets may be set beginning Nov. 1 to Dec. 7, 2008.
Lakes open to gill netting under Special Regulation
Many Point, Round, and White Earth.
Special Regulation netting restrictions
- Gill nets must be checked at least once every 24 hours.
- Gill nets must be set such that both ends are in water less than 10 feet deep
as measured from the lake bottom to the surface of the water or ice.
- Gill net dimensions, general rules, location, markings and limits are the
same as listed below.
Note:
- Efforts to restore Lake Sturgeon in White Earth Lake and Round Lake have
included dam alterations to allow fish passage and the stocking of fingerlings.
- Please measure and report the total length of any live Lake Sturgeon caught
in your net and return them to the lake. Please contact the White Earth
Natural Resources Department at (218) 573-3007 and report any Sturgeon
mortality.
Gill net dimensions:
1. Gill nets cannot exceed 200 feet in length.
2. Gill nets cannot exceed 6 feet in depth.
3. Mesh size cannot be less than 4 inch stretched, two inch bar.
General:
1. The sale of game fish is prohibited.
2. It is prohibited to posses or harvest Lake Sturgeon.
3. No more than 200 feet of gill net per tribal member.
4. It is prohibited to disturb, move, obstruct or interfere with any gill net of
any tribal member, unless that tribal member is present.
5. Gill nets must be checked at least once every 72 hours.
6. Tribal members must have in their possession a White Earth Identification
Card and a current Harvest Permit.
Location:
1. Gill nets must be set such that one end is in water less than 10 feet deep,
as measured from the lake bottom to surface of water or ice.
2. Gill nets shall not be placed in, or within 300 feet of a river channel,
stream, inlet, or outlet of a lake.
3. Gill nets shall not be set within 50 feet of a previously set net.
Markings:
1. Gill nets must be clearly visible from the surface of the water or ice and
marked with a float, buoy, pole or flag at both ends.
2. The name and enrollment number of the tribal member must appear or be
attached to both ends of the gill net.
Limits:
1. No limit on the amount of tullibee, whitefish or rough fish.
2. Incidental game fish may be kept.
Wednesday, October 15, 2008
Delores Rouso
Faith helped to change life for the better
Editor’s Note: This article ran in the
Sept. 24 Anishinaabeg Today, but due to a
computer error the full story was not
printed. Sorry Delores - GWP
When Delores Rousu came to
Experience Works, she had never worked
outside the home. She worked beside her
husband on the White Earth Indian
Reservation in a home-based business,
trapping and delivering leeches to resorts.
Delores’s job was to deliver the leeches
and negotiate prices. They also supplemented their income by harvesting maple
syrup and wild rice and cutting wood
when available.
Delores never had
money of her own.
W h e n
Delores’s children
left home to make
their own lives,
Delores decided
that she wanted to
find a job. She
prayed,
“Lord,
you know our situation. I raised six
children and have dedicated 40 years of
my life to my husband. Now, it is my
time.” Her husband told her at her age she
would never be able to find a job. But
Delores persevered. “I prayed so hard and
decided that what happens is in God’s
hands,” she says.
She asked her friend, Eunice, if the
Green Thumb program still existed.
Eunice informed her that Green Thumb
had changed into Experience Works, Inc.
and helped her find the number to call.
Later that week, the local employment
and training coordinator for Experience
Works, Deb Trygstad, called her back.
Together, they determined that Delores
qualified for the program, and they made
an appointment to complete her paperwork that same week. Delores was quickly enrolled in the program and on her way
to realizing her goals. She had some experience volunteering at the White Earth
Health Center and thought that would be
a great place to complete her training.
The White Earth
Constitutional Convention
will reconvene at the Shooting Star
Casino Event Center on Friday,
Oct. 24 at 3:30 p.m. and adjourn
on Saturday, Oct. 25.
Please plan to attend and and
bring your materials and notes
from previous conventions.
David E. Wilkens, a leading scholar on tribal constitutions and governments will be a special presenter at the convention
Fred Koebrick, the new CEO of the
White Earth Health Center, interviewed
Delores and said in his southern accent,
“Delores, you are just the kind of person
we are looking for.” Delores started her
training as a receptionist at the White
Earth Health Center on Dec. 12, 2006, at
20 hours per week for $6.15 per hour.
Fred, a kind and caring man, took Delores
under his wing and trained her to be a topnotch receptionist. Delores says the training was perfect for her because she has
the gift of gab and was great at answering
the phone.
Her supervisor worked at training
Delores for seven months and then told
Delores about a job that was going to be
open. Her fellow workers at the White
Earth Health Center helped her fill out the
application, and Fred hired Delores as the
receptionist at the White Earth Health
Center for 40 hours a week at $12 per
hour on July 15, 2007.
Delores life has changed since she
has found full time employment. Her
retired husband has softened up and is
proud of Delores for making more money
than they have ever seen. He supports her
work by helping out at home. Delores
recalled that for the first time in her life
she was able to take her children out to a
nice restaurant to eat and pay the bill herself. Delores said, “Never in my wildest
dreams would I believe that I would be in
a place like this. Life has been awesome
since I met the people at Experience
Works. It has changed my life so much.”
Despite all of Delores’s newfound
success, she remains humble. “My head is
not getting bigger, but my heart is bursting.” She attributes much of her new life
to her faith in God, her great boss, her fellow workers at White Earth Health Center
and to Experience Works. With the right
people in place, the right purpose in mind
and a little bit of faith, lives can change.
Delores Rousu is proof of that.
For more questions about Experience
Works visit Jean A. Lillis at 109 Walker
Ave. S. in New York Mills, MN or telephone (218) 385-2900 Ext. 124.
Experience Works
55 & OLDER? Limit
Income? Experience Works
is offering training and
employment opportunities in
your community. Light maintenance, clerical, and library
aides. Call Jean Lillis at
218-385-2900 Ext. 124 or
Experience Works at 1-800450-5627.
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Abuse
October is a time to remember those who have lost their lives to domestic violence
By Jodie/General Crime Victim Advocate
DOVE Program
October is National Domestic Violence Awareness
Month—a time to remember those who have lost their
lives to domestic violence as well as those who have survived and those who are currently experiencing domestic violence. It’s a time to spread awareness about what
domestic violence really is—what is it? Do you know?
Maybe it’s even a time for some of us to sit back and
reflect on our own relationships—are they healthy?
What about the relationships of our family members?
Our friends? Our co-workers? Would you recognize the
signs if they were in an abusive relationship?
Many people believe domestic violence is physical
abuse and physical abuse only, but it’s not. Domestic
violence includes physical abuse and sometimes it doesn’t. Domestic violence is a method of power and control
that could be passed down from generation to generation. If we become educated and spread awareness, we
can break the cycle of abuse. Power and control is at the
root of domestic violence and includes using:
Coercion and threats: Threatening to cause physical harm to you or a loved one, threatening to commit
suicide, making you drop charges or do illegal things,
and threatening to report you to welfare, etc.
Intimidation: Making you afraid by gestures, looks,
actions, smashing things, destroying your property, dis-
playing weapons or harming pets.
Economic abuse: Preventing you from getting or
keeping a job, making you ask for money, taking your
money, etc.
Emotional abuse: Putting you down, making you
feel bad about yourself, calling you names, making you
think you are crazy, humiliating you, playing minds
games, and making you feel guilty.
Isolation: Controlling what you do, say, see or talk
to and even where you go, limiting your outside involvement.
Minimizing, denying and blaming: Saying you
caused the abuse, or trying to justify the abuse, making
light of the abuse and not taking your concerns seriously.
Using children: Using visitation with children to
harass you, making you feel guilty about the children,
using the children to relay negative messages and threatening to take away the children.
Using male privilege: Threatening you like a servant, making all the decisions, etc.
If someone is using one or more of these methods of
power and control against you, they don’t necessarily
have to lay a hand on you to control you when they
already are, but this behavior is dangerous and can ultimately lead to physical abuse, injury and even death.
This method of power and control isn’t always obvious,
especially to young people. Actually, it can be mistaken
Homecoming royalty
Submitted photo
Austin Lanoue and Felecia Bellanger were crowned Waubun-OgemaWhite Earth homecoming king and queen. They are surrounded by the
homecoming court including Ariel Jasken, Laura Lhotka, Jennifer
Haverkamp, Tyson Winter, Izaak Bray, Austin Lanoue and Floyd DeGroat.
Computer class offered at Mahnomen Library
Come to Mahnomen Library this fall
to take a variety of computer classes.
They are free and open to the public, but
space is limited. Please call (218) 9352843 to register.
Explore the Internet
Oct. 23 from 6:30 to 8 p.m.
Find information online using search
tools and library resources. Basic computer and internet skills needed.
For more information on this and
other fall programs, please call or visit
your library at 203 S Main St., or go
online at www.larl.org.
for the opposite—one might think ‘he/she only acts this
way because they really love me,’ but the truth is--love
shouldn’t hurt.
We all deserve a healthy relationship! If you are in
a healthy relationship, you feel good about yourself, feel
a strong sense of friendship and trust, are respected, supported, safe, treated as an equal, you can negotiate and
communicate honestly and you feel strong both on your
own and with your partner.
Someone is experiencing domestic violence as you
read this. In fact, “in 2007, at least 35 Minnesotans lost
their lives as a result of domestic violence and child
abuse …24 children in Minnesota lost their mother as a
result of domestic violence femicides.” 2007 Femicide
Reports, www.mcbw.org
If you are experiencing domestic violence or suspect
someone you know may be, get in touch with your nearest domestic abuse program/shelter or refer them there.
If you would like more information or would just like to
talk, please contact an advocate at the DOVE (Down On
Violence Everyday) Program.
Remember, you are a strong person, you do not
deserve to be abused in anyway, and YOU should always
be in control of your own actions, decisions, feelings,
future…life.
1-800-543-0629 24 hour crisis line
1-800-799-SAFE (7233) National Domestic
Violence Hotline
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Notice White Earth Reservation Elders
Wednesday, October 15, 2008
Firearms certified
In order to provide information and possible services to White
Earth Reservation enrolled elders (age 55 and up) living on or near
the reservation your assistance is needed. Please complete the following data form and return to my office. The information you
provide will be kept confidential and will be used to identify services and events from which you may benefit.
“I understand that the information I am providing on this form
is for registration purposes. The information will be used by the
White Earth Tribal Council to create statistical reports and may be
used by service providers to help identify other services from
which I may benefit. This information will not be released to anyone other than the above mentioned parties in a way that will identify me as an individual unless I sign a separate consent for that
purpose. I understand that I do not have to sign for release of
information but will still receive services for which I am eligible.”
Signature ____________________________Date ____________
White Earth Reservation Elder Data Form
Name: ______________________________________________
Address: ____________________________________________
City:_______________________________Zip: _____________
Phone: __________________Tribal Enrollment No. _________
Date of birth: _________________________________________
Please complete form and return to: Carol Fabre, Elderly Nutrition
Program, PO Box 418, White Earth, MN 56591
OR fax to (218) 983-3641.
New Routes Began
on October 6, 2008
Photo by Sheila LaFriniere
Congratulations 2008 Firearms participants on your successful completion of obtaining
your gun safety certificates. From left are Taylor Makey, Michael (Tanner) Bellanger, Susan
Cummings (tan jacket), Thomas Goodman, Austin Sip, Hunter Wade Gentry, White Earth
Conservation Officer Ron Warren, and Cole Bellanger.
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Releasing sturgeon in White Earth Lake
Wild Rice Order Form
The White Earth Reservation is offering wild rice for sale to elders and
tribal members. They may purchase either 5 or 10 pounds of finished rice.
The cost is $6 per pound for elders or tribal members. A tribal member or
elder may stop at the office at Ice Cracking to purchase the wild rice.
If non-members would like to place an order or have wild rice shipped,
please contact the White Earth Reservation, Natural Resources Department
at (218) 573-3007. There is a limit of either 5 or 10 pounds of finished rice.
The price will be $7 per pound for non-members. Please complete form and
return it to the Natural Resources Department by mail or fax.
Payment must be received before delivery. Cash and checks are accepted. If the person wants it shipped to them, there will be a shipping charge.
Date: ________________________________________________________
Name: _______________________________________________________
Address: _____________________________________________________
City: ________________________
State: _______ Zip: ____________
Phone: ______________________
Fax: ________________________
Tribal Member:
Yes
No
Pounds of rice: 5 pounds
Enrollment Number: __________________
10 pounds
Please mail or fax a copy to: White Earth Reservation Natural Resource
Department, 41044 South Ice Cracking Road, Ponsford, MN 56575
Office: (218) 573-3007
Fax: (218) 573-3009
A celebration and stocking of lake sturgeon was held Sept. 30 at the
Rediscovery Center located on White
Earth Lake.
Community members, students from
Pine Point and Circle of Life Schools, and
guests from Rainy River First Nations
(Canada) gathered together as Joe Bush
blessed the fish and the lake.
About 2,000 sturgeon were release in
White Earth Lake during the ceremony. In
the week prior, 6,500 were released in
Round Lake and 4,500 were released in
White Earth Lake
Top: Pine Point School students Gwe
Gasco, Charles Brown and Nicholas
Bellrock check out a bucket full of sturgeon. Middle: Ann Wilson, Spiritual
Elder for Rainy River First Nations,
watches children place sturgeon into the
lake. Right: A face only a mother could
love.
Photos by Gary W. Padrta
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Vote
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Tuesday, November 4
for
2A State Representative!
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% Rural Common Sense
Paid for by Steve Green on his own behalf
“Just For Joe”
Joe Bush is slowly recuperating from injuries sustained
in a fall. He has done so much for our programs and
communities over the years and now it is time for us to
give back.
Wednesday, October 15, 2008
Find out what affects your government benefits
Do you wonder if you would be better off
working than not working? Do you worry about
losing health care coverage if you work? Need
help figuring out the government rules about
work and benefits? Laura McCaughan of the
Minnesota Work Incentives Connection can help!
Find out how working or working more
affects your government benefits (SSI, SSDI,
Medical Assistance, Food Stamps, etc.) on
Program
People who need transportation for this event
should
call
White
Earth
Vocational
Rehabilitation toll free at 1-800-763-8629.
from Page 20
and meet Pastor Harold and ask him about how
God changed his life. He will be glad to share with
you the goodness of God and the freedom that is in
Christ. You can hear our testimonies and the testimonies from many others that will testify how God
can bring your life back to sanity and peace.
If you’re reading this and you need help, then
do the right thing, not just for yourself, but for
those that love you, get help. Our program is not
big and scary, on the contrary, it’s just people getting together and helping one another through the
Word of God, in a friendly atmosphere: we even
have coffee.
COPS
Monday, Oct. 29 at the Health Fair in
Naytahwaush. I will not be at the Shooting
Star Casino in October.
Call toll free at 1-800-976-6728 for an
appointment so you don’t have to wait.
We need help from the community. Let’s help
our friends, neighbors, and family members recover from bondage. Get them to come to our program, or some other program; come with them to
support them. Let’s get tough. If you love somebody, sometimes you have to be tough. I believe in
the people here on the “Rez.” I think together we
can fight to make our communities free and safer to
live in.
If you would like attend classes, or you feel
like you would like to help us, or you would like
more information call (218) 849-5665 or (218)
849-4544 or visit us online at www.nlmo.org.
from Front Page
mine abuse and use in the tribal community. It is
hoped that the COPS Methamphetamine Initiative
will increase all White Earth Reservation communities overall knowledge about the devastating
drug and its horrible effects on families and communities and the result will be improved lives of
tribal members.
Randy Goodwin, the new White Earth Police
Department’s Chief of Police, notes that, “The
White Earth Police Department will be using these
funds to further educate the residents within the
boundaries of the White Earth Reservation on the
dangers of the abuse and addiction of
Methamphetamine.” Additionally, Goodwin
remarked, “This dangerous and deadly drug has
the potential to disfigure and kill its users. As the
chief law enforcement officer of the White Earth
Police Department, it is my intent to put forth this
crucial message thru education and enforcement.”
For more information, contact Day at (218)
983-3285 Ext. 1361 or Goodwin at (218) 9833285 Ext. 1307.
Obituary
Robert James Azure Jr.
Please join us on Wednesday, Oct. 22
White Earth Community Center - 11 a.m. to 1 p.m.
Chili Feed/Benefit & Silent Auction/Raffle
Raffle tickets available at area community centers
and Tribal Offices
Contact: LaRaye Anderson or Barb Fabre
Registered Nurse and
Office Manager
Needed for busy home care agency in Mahnomen.
Seeking professional, compassionate person.
For more information call Lois at (218) 936-6336
Robert “Gidagaa Biwesh” (Spotted Eagle)
James Azure Jr., 13 months, of Redwood Falls,
Minn., entered into the Spirit World on Oct. 1 at
Children’s Hospital in Minneapolis.
Robert Jr., affectionately known as “Fat Man”
was born on Aug. 24,
2007, in Redwood Falls to
Robert Azure Sr., and
Teresa
Dakota.
He
enjoyed spending his days
with sisters Chyla and
MaKayla and big brother
Devon. He enjoyed rubbing food in his hair, playing in the tub with his siblings and saying “dad,” his
only word.
Robert Jr., is survived
by his father, Robert Azure Sr., of White Earth;
mother, Teresa Dakota of Redwood Falls; brothers:
Joseph Heisler, Devon Hanks, and Connor Spencer;
sisters: Victoria Azure, Kathleen Azure-Heisler,
MaKayla Azure-Hanks, Precious Spencer and
Cheyla Azure; paternal grandparents: Linda Azure
of White Earth, and Ron Bellecourt of Minneapolis;
maternal grandparents, Beverly (John Leith) Dakota
of Redwood Falls, and Julius Hanks Sr., of White
Earth; paternal great grandmother, Marcianna
“Kibby” Sullivan, of White Earth; uncles: Thomas
(Ashley) Azure, Joseph Azure, Merlin (Melissa
Mackey) Dakota, Julius (Jessica Johnson) Hanks Jr.,
Trevor Hanks, Triston Hanks, and Craige Brown.
He was preceded in death by seven great-grandparents: Margaret and Charles “Troll” Hanks Sr.,
Claudia and James “Stub,” Dakota, Edward
Jackson, and Grace and Joe Bellecourt.
Funeral services were held Oct. 7 at St.
Benedicts Catholic Church in White Earth with
Father Walter Butor, OMI, and Spiritual Leader Joe
Bush officiating.
Casket bearers were Merlin Dakota, Julius
Hanks Jr., Jeff Azure, and Mike Azure. Honorary
bearers were Jeremy Azure, Tom and Ashley Azure
and their children, Beverly Dakota and John Leith,
Robert Jr.’s siblings, and all of Teresa’s friends from
the Redwood Falls Burger King and Lakeland
Management.
Interment: Calvary Cemetery in White Earth
with the Smokey Hill drum group and Ojibwe
Singers assisting.
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Obituaries
Mark William Root
Mark William Root, 51, of McGregor, Minn., passed away Sept. 13.
He was born on Dec. 24, 1956, in Grand Rapids to Russell and Myma (LaDoux)
Root. He grew up and attended school in Grand Rapids until serving in the U.S. Army
from 1975-1977. He then attended Itasca Community College and Staples Vo-Tech
where he became a certified welder and machinist. He lived and worked in the Twin
Cities until 1991 when he moved to the Big Sandy Lake area and helped his dad at the
Shamrock Store and Bait shop. He was employed at Star Tool and Machine since 1995.
He devoted his time and life to his three children whom he loved very much and was
extremely proud of. He especially enjoyed attending his children's sporting events where
he always cheered the loudest. He also enjoyed hunting, fishing, yard work, photography
and computers.
He is survived by sons, Jacob and Kyle and daughter Jessica all of McGregor, brothers Mike (Jeanie) Root of Blaine, Minn., Jason (Tract) Root of Marble, Minn., sisters
Rhonda (Roger) Fickert of Bejou, and Jennifer Jarva (Todd Karjala) of Pengilly, Minn.
Thirteen nephews and nieces and many, many aunts, uncles, cousins and friends who will
all miss him dearly. He was preceded in death by his father, Russell Root, mother, Myma
(LaDoux) Root, step mother, Sharon (Jarva) Root and sister, Renee (Root) Trahan.
The memorial service was Sept. 20 at the McGregor High School gymnasium.
Arrangements: McGregor Funeral Home of McGregor.
www.srtfuneral.com.
An account has been set up for donations to his children at any Wells Fargo Bank.
Phyllis M. Libby
Phyllis M. Libby, 58, of Ogema, died Sept. 29 at Meritcare Hospital in Fargo.
Phyllis Marilyn Libby was born to Herbert and Thelma (Thompson) Libby on
Nov. 21, 1949 in Grand Forks. She attended the White Earth Mission School and
Waubun High School. She worked as a bartender in Las Vegas, Nev., for four years.
Phyllis was trained in business management and then moved to Tulsa, Okla.,
where she operated her own business for four years. She
returned to White Earth, where, following the death of her
mother, she became the caregiver and “mother-figure” to her
brothers and sisters. Phyllis was a nation-wide traveler and
beadwork artist. She was active with the Anishinabeg Akeen
and the Indigenous Womens Group.
Survivors include a son, Michael, of White Earth; two
granddaughters; two sisters, Mary (Zeb) Shaugabay of
Warroad, Minn., and Janis Parisian of Elbow Lake Village,
rural Waubun; seven brothers: Jerry (Sis), Tom (Jean), and
George Sr., all of Ogema; Gene (Sandy) Libby of White
Earth, Bob (Sharon) Sr., of Elk River, Minn., and Bill Sr., of
Faribault, Minn.
Proceeding her in death were her parents; three sisters, Gloria, Carol and Lola;
and a brother, Richard.
A Mass of Christian burial was held Oct. 2 at St. Benedict’s Catholic Church in
White Earth.
Internment: Calvary Cemetery in White Earth.
Arrangements: The David-Donehower Funeral Home of Detroit Lakes.
George Roy
George Roy, 76, of Mahnomen, died
on Sept. 30 at the VA Medical Center in
Fargo.
George Louis Roy was born April 29,
1932, in White Earth to Paul and Frances
(Manypenny) Roy. As a child, he lived
with his grandmother in White Earth, later
attending school in Flandreau, S.D. In
1952, George entered the U.S. Army
where he served as a paratrooper. He
proudly served in the 82nd Airborne during the Korean Conflict. During leave in
1953, George returned home and married
Patricia Smith in Detroit Lakes. Upon an
honorable discharge, the couple moved to
Detroit Lakes and George began studying
carpentry at the Detroit Lakes Vocational
College. George and Patsy later moved to
Fargo where he became employed with
United Roofing Company. He continued
carpentry work until a back injury forced
his retirement in the late 1990s. A few
years later, George and Patsy moved to
Mahnomen to be closer to family.
George was an avid Minnesota Twins
and Vikings fan and enjoyed watching
their weekly games. In his younger years,
George also enjoyed boxing. He was an
excellent cook and especially liked to prepare large Sunday dinners for his family.
A devoted Christian, he spent many hours
reading the bible. George truly loved his
family and cherished his wife and each of their 11 children. He joyously accepted all of
his sons and daughters-in-law as well as all of the grandchildren and great-grandchildren.
He will be greatly missed by all who knew him.
George is survived by his wife, Patsy; four daughters: Karen Berg of Mahnomen,
Evelyn (Michael) Williams of Mahnomen, Barbara (Wade) Roy of West Fargo, N.D, and
Donna (Paul) Carpenter of Mapleton, N.D; four sons: Michael (Carol) Conners of
Callaway, Leonard (Laura) Roy of Strawberry Lake, John (Wendy) Roy of Mahnomen,
Clarence (Brenda) Roy of Moorhead; two sisters, Roberta Brown of Minneapolis, and
JoAnn Parker also of Minneapolis; two brothers, Marvin Mannypenny of White Earth,
and John Parker of Elbow Lake; 27 grandchildren and 34 great-grandchildren.
He was preceded in death by his parents; one brother, Paul Roy Jr; a sister, Carol
LaFave; two sons, Milton Roy and George Roy Jr; a daughter, Renee Roy; and a greatgranddaughter, Alica Roy.
Funeral services were held on Oct. 4 at St. Benedicts Catholic Church in White
Earth, with Fr. Jerry Orsino, OMI, presiding. Donna Roy, Orvin Berg, Andy Roy,
George Roy, Adam Berg, Derik Berg, Louis Ihry, and Joseph Roy served as pallbearers.
All of George's grandchildren and great-grandchildren were honorary bearers. Military
Honors were provided by the Issacson-Bjorge Post #31 of the American Legion.
Interment: Calvary Cemetery in White Earth.
Arrangements: Anderson~Mattson Funeral Home of Mahnomen and Winger
Online guestbook: www.andersonmattson.com
June Elizabeth Trotterchaud Fuller
June Elizabeth Trotterchaud Fuller went to her heavenly home on Sept. 6. By her
bedside was her younger sister, Connie Treasure and her niece, Christa Little-Fawn holding her hands. She died peacefully.
June was born in Callaway on July 29, 1924 to Antoine and Ethel Trotterchaud. She
was preceded in death by her parents, two brothers, Richard Trotterchaud and George
Emerson, and her husband Russell Fuller. She leaves her two children, Robin Keith
Blake of Mesquite, Nev., and Francis Kaye Blake of Clifton, Colo.; her three sisters,
Luella (Eugene) Kruchten of Fort Ripley, Minn.; Connie (Peter) Treasure of Grand
Junction, Colo., and Dorothy (Dean) Simpson of Severance, Kan. June has grandchildren, great grandchildren, many nieces, nephews, great
nieces, great nephews, and cousins who loved her and will
dearly miss her.
June was baptized Catholic and went to school in
Minnesota where she graduated and went on to California to
obtain her nursing degree. That is where she met Russell
Fuller and was married Aug. 14, 1973. She worked at the
Veterans Hospital in California and then transferred to the
Veterans Hospital in Grand Junction, where she retired. After
retirement she worked at Community Hospital and was a
hospice volunteer.
June loved to cook and entertain family and friends, she
also loved to fish and play Bingo. She enjoyed traveling as
she and her husband went to New Zealand twice and was truly impressed with the people and countryside there. She also made several trips to Minnesota, Kansas, and Nevada
to see family.
The family would like to thank Dr. Laura Campbell for her professional and dedicated care, and Hospice and Palliative Care of Western Colorado for the care they gave
June. June had been a resident of Larchwood Inn for several years. While there, she
received wonderful care and to that the family would like to suggest that in lieu of flowers perhaps giving to the fund that is set up for the Gazebo for the residents. June always
enjoyed the beautiful roses there. If in some small way we could help build the Gazebo,
that would truly please June and continue to serve the residents for many years to come.
Please send donations to Larchwood Inn, 2845 North 15th, Grand Junction, Colorado
81506, in memory of June. Services were held on Sept. 11 at Clifton Christian Church
in Clifton.
Interment: Memorial Gardens Cemetery in Grand Junction.
Arrangements: Snell-McLean Funeral Home.
The Family would like to thank everyone for all of the cards, flowers and food that
was brought to the family. when June's sister connie went back to white earth this summer she brought back many pictures and greetings to June. It brought a smile to her face
to know that so many have sent prayers and blessings to her. June loved to look at all of
the pictures of her family and friends. Connie and the family would like to thank everyone for making this trip back to Minnesota so special for her and June. Blessings and
prayers to all.
June Fuller's family
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Wednesday, October 15, 2008
November Food Distribution Calendar
Monday
Tuesday
Friday
Thursday
Wednesday
Office hours: M-F 8-4:30
Distribution hours: M-Th 9-3:30
Lunch: Noon to 1 p.m.
Phone: (218) 935-2233
Fax: (218) 935-2235
Please bring your own boxes
3
5
4
Diabetes
Screening
w/Cheryl S.
10
Veterans Day
RTC Offices
Closed
12
Nutrition
Demo
w/Colleen B.
18
7
Bagley, RL,
Ponsford, NTW,
Naytahwaush
Home Delivery
Diabetes
Screening
w/Cheryl S.
11
17
6
13
14
Mahnomen
Waubun,
White Earth
Home Delivery
Nutrition
Demo
w/Colleen B.
20
19
21
Detroit Lakes,
Congregate
Home Delivery
No Distribution
Thanksgiving
RTC Offices
Closed
Inventory
No
Distribution
Inventory
No
Distribution
Nutrition
Demo
w/Colleen B.
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25
24
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Thanksgiving
RTC Offices
Closed
November WIC Calendar
Tuesday
Monday
Friday
Thursday
Wednesday
In Memory
WIC
My Dad, Otto - Oct. 14, 1994
(218) 983-6232 or
1-800-477-0125
4
3
Bagley
Elementary
School
9:30-3:00
Bagley
Elementary
School
9:30-3:00
10
24
White Earth
Health Center
8:00-4:00
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11
18
Bagley
Elementary
School
9:30-3:00
Gonvick
Community
Center
10:00-2:30
7
White Earth
Health Center
8:00-4:00
Veterans Day
RTC Offices
Closed
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6
5
13
Your daughter - Jen
14
19
Rice Lake
Community
Center
9:30-1:00
25
26
Mahnomen
Riverland Apts
11:00-5:30
Mahnomen
Riverland Apts
9:00-3:00
20
Thanksgiving
RTC Offices
Closed
Jen
21
Naytahwaush
Clinic
9:00-3:00
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Dave - Oct. 24, 2007
I lost my life companion a life linked with my own. Day by day
I miss you more as I walk through life alone. How sad this day is to
me. The day on which you died your memory will cling to my heart
till I rest on your side.
White Earth
Health Center
8:00-4:00
Pine Point
School
9:30-1:00
Oh ‘twas bitter sorrow to lay him beneath the sod;
yet what a blessed comfort to know he is with God.
Sleep on my dear dad, sleep on and take they rest.
I loved you, but God loved you best.
In Memory of David (Butch, Grandpa) Nicholson
who died Oct. 24, 2007
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Thanksgiving
RTC Offices
Closed
It’s been a year since you passed on. A long year in missing
you,, waiting to hear your voice, or your growl when we needed it,
or a hug to say everything will be alright, tomorrow is another day.
You are sadly missed, I know in my heart that we will meet again
some day. Until then you are in our heart thoughts and prayers.
Stacie, Steven, KennyMan and Jacob
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Some rez ENP sites will closed for events
The White Earth ENP site will be closed on
Friday, Oct. 17 so staff can prepare and serve a
meal for guests at the grand opening of the new
White Earth Tribal Administration Building.
There will be no congregate or home delivered
meals on that date. Elders are invited to attend
on that date. The Elbow Lake, Naytahwaush,
and Rice Lake ENP sites will be open.
An Appreciation Day will be held for Joe
Bush on Oct. 22 at the White Earth Community
Center.
The White Earth ENP Site will be
closed to prepare the food, however Elbow
Lake, Naytahwaush, and Rice Lake will remain
open. All elders are invited to attend this event,
which will start at 11 a.m.
The annual White Earth Health Fair will be
held on Oct. 29 at 9 a.m. at the Sports Complex
in Naytahwaush. ENP sites will be closed on
that date; however a lunch will be served to
elders at 11:30 a.m. at the event.
Please mark your calendars!
Congratulations
Gina!
White Earth enrollee
Gina Boudreau recently
graduated through
Ashford University,
(Clinton, Iowa) with a BA
in Organizational
Management. She was
named to the Dean's list
several times during her
enrollment. Gina is the
White Earth Tobacco
Prevention Specialist and
resides in White Earth
Village.
November Diabetes Project Calendar
Tuesday
Monday
Friday
Thursday
Wednesday
LaRaye Anderson - Coordinator
Cheryl St.Claire - Program Nurse
Gail Gardner - IHS Nutritionist
Phone: (218) 983-3285
4
3
MICOE
Elbow Lake
11:30 a.m.
10
Diabetes
Bingo @
Pine Point
after lunch
24
Nutrition
Education
@ Ranch
Diabetes
Bingo @
White Earth
after lunch
12
11
7
6
BP, BS
@ Ranch
10-12, 1-2
BP, BS
@ Ranch
10-12, 1-2
Veterans Day
RTC Offices
Closed
17
5
Nutrition
Education
@ Ranch
13
14
20
21
Nutrition
Education
@ Ranch
18
Diabetes
Bingo @
Naytahwaush
after lunch
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25
26
Dr. Ung @
White Earth
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Thanksgiving
RTC Offices
Closed
Dr. Ung @
Pine Point/
Elbow Lake
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Thanksgiving
RTC Offices
Closed
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available basis.
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Wednesday, October 15, 2008
Howah Ads
Happy Birthday
Happy 6th Birthday Son
Lynn K. Beaulieu
“When
the
witches
fly
around.”
Love,
Mom
Oct. 13
Happy 14th Birthday
“Mariah”
Dad,
Gram,
Chris Jr.,
&
Kylei
Happy Birthday
“Baby”
Love
always,
George
Libby Jr.
(Oct. 19)
Baby
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Happy Birthday
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all the
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muskrats
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(Oct. 27)
We love you!
From Mom and Dad
George & Judith
Goodman
Birthday Ads
are $5 with a
picture or $4
without. All
payments must
be made in
advance.
Happy 14th Birthday
“Bunny”
Oct. 10
Happy Birthday
Judith M. Goodman
(Oct. 26)
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Happy 14th Birthday
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HAPPY BIRTHDAY
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“Fred C. Porter”
on October 13
October 22
October 27
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Love,
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COL Quiz Bowl raffling Halloween ‘goodie’ bags
The Anishinaabe Quiz Bowl members have
raffle tickets available during the school year. A
raffle ticket cost is $1. The money raised will help
the Quiz Bowl class to host their Quiz Bowl
Competition on Feb. 6, 2009, and will assist with
the purchase of T-shirts for each participant, gifts
for the elder panel, trophies and the moderator fee.
The students are in charge of the boards.
In October, we will have two Halloween
Goodie Bag Raffle. One winner is selected by the
students. The Halloween Goodie Bag is filled
with bags of candy, a bag of apples, makings for
caramel apples, window clings, spider web, pencils, plates, napkins, leaf bags, cups and other mis-
cellaneous items. The students will draw on Oct.
27 around 1 p.m.
In November, we will have two Turkey Dinner
Basket Raffles. One winner is selected by the students. The Turkey Dinner Basket is includes a
turkey, bag of potatoes, cranberry sauce, cans of
vegetables, jello, one pound of wild rice, stuffing
making, gravy mix, pumpkin pie makings, napkins
and other miscellaneous items. The students will
draw on Nov. 17 around 1 p.m.
Contact Lynda at (218) 983-4151 for further
information or tickets. Thank you for your support.
Birth Announcements
Sept. 17
Treasure Rain Lynn Smith
10 lbs., 1 oz.
Kristina Basswood and
Alan Gonzalez
St. Mary’s - Detroit Lakes
Sept. 24
Samuel Elliot Loreth
8 lbs., 2 oz.
Rachel and Charles Loreth
St. Mary’s - Detroit Lakes
Sept. 16
Xavier Daniel Oshkinowe
8 lbs., 5 oz.
Karen and William
Oshkinowe II
St. Mary’s - Detroit Lakes
Sept. 25
Robert Layne Kier
10 lbs., 10 oz.
Bobbi Smith and
Christopher Kier Sr.
St. Mary’s - Detroit Lakes
Sept. 18
McKenna Jo Luksik
6 lbs., 14 oz.
Andrea Athman-Luksik and
Jason Luksik
St. Mary’s - Detroit Lakes
Sept. 28
Peyton Marie Gordon
7 lbs., 8 oz.
Jami and Matthew Gordon
St. Mary’s - Detroit Lakes
Sept. 20
Ethan Tait Sargent Jr.
9 lbs., 10 oz.
Kimmie Ashing and
Ethan Sargent
St. Mary’s - Detroit Lakes
Sept. 29
Thomas Earl Busse Jr.
7 lbs., 10 oz.
Kristine Adams and
Thomas Busse
St. Mary’s - Detroit Lakes
HealthStar/Circle of Life Home Health
is a class A-licensed Home Care, seeking a program coordinator
responsible for the supervision of our Cass Lake office. This
position requires an individual who is detailed oriented, has
strong communication skills and has the ability to work in a fastpaced environment. The ideal candidate will have knowledge of
the regional health care community, and strong interpersonal
skills to work with individuals of all cultures.
Two years working in a professional environment is a must and
at least one-year supervisory experience is preferred. Please email resume to [email protected] or mail to HealthStar/Circle
of Life Home Health PO Box 727 Cass Lake, MN 56633, ATTN:
Amy Laudon. EEO
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Classified Ads
Russ’s Auto Repair: Offering motor and transmission changes, oil
changes, diagnostic readings, tire machine available. 20 years of
experience in auto repair. Most repairs accepted. Call Russ Murray
anytime at (218) 261-0274.
Wanted to buy: Leeches, blood suckers, snapping turtles, painted/mud turtles, and snakes. Call Eric at (218) 758-2097 or 1-800630-7654.
SMD Construction - building & restoring dreams. Roofing, decks,
additions, garages, large/small, interior/exterior, etc. Free estimates.
Satisfaction guaranteed. Call (218) 849-5038.
For sale: 2-floor pans left & right - 2 rear quarter panels, never been
used, still in the box for a 1969 Camaro. $250 for each one - must
sell! Call Pat at (651) 503-4392.
Perry’s Roofing, Siding, etc., 25 years experience, free estimates.
Call (218) 841-7281 or (218) 846-1752.
For Twin Lakes and Clover Townships
Paid for by Ev Kjelbertson on his own behalf
Do you have memories or
old photos of the Detroit
Lakes Train Depot?
The White Earth Tribal Council and TV 3
out of Detroit Lakes are putting together a
one-hour documentary on the refurbishing
and the history of the Train Depot in DL.
They are looking for people who have a
story to tell about their experience(s) at
the Depot or have old photos they can
share for the documentary.
For more information call Burny Tibbetts
at 204-0311.
Looking for Family
My name is Russell Wayne Graber and I am a White
Earth Nation enrollee. I would like to find out more about
my birth family. I would like to know more about the
medical side, as I have just had cancer of the colon. Also,
I would like to find out more of my family tree and why
my adoption papers are sealed. I am looking for all the
help I can get. All of this is very important to me.
I was born with the last name of “Heisler.” I knew my
grandpa who was Dutch. A also know that I have two
older brothers who I don’t know. I would like to know
where my birth parents are, or if they are alive. I believe
their names are Melvin and Harriet.
I was adopted by Joe and Edith Graber around 194849.
All information would greatly help me find some
answers to the many questions I have.
My adoptive parents are both deceased and they told
me very little about the whole ordeal. There are a lot of
relatives that I don’t know, but some I do know. Thanks
for all your help.
Russ Graber
3700 North Pointe Dr., Denton, TX 76207
(940) 367-4590
For sale: 1999 Black Chevy Tahoe, power windows/locks, Astro
start, CD player, good tires and battery, 189k. Contact Sis Scheler at
(218) 983-4227 after 3 p.m. Can be seen across from the Ogema
School!
It’s time to get your lawnmowers serviced before winter! Get the
blades sharpened and have them winterized. Bring your snow blowers in for service so they’re ready when snow falls. Call Don Vizenor
at (218) 936-3638.
Taxidermy: Call Dan Clark at Deep Woods Taxidermy at (218)
204-0565 (cell).
For sale: 36x80 inches bifold doors $20 brand new still in their
wraps... two of them...solid oak computer desk $25...guitar and case
with music books $450...book case $15. Call Dorothy Perrelet at
(218) 935-5024.
For sale: Wild rice - $8 a pound, plus Priority Flat Rate Box $9.80
for up to 10 pounds. Call Denise at (218) 473-3215 or email
[email protected].
Farmers or hunters: $15 for each goose or grouse I legally shoot!
$5 for each call about where the geese are feeding! I’ll pay for
shells and gas too! (218) 849-6407.
BRUCE G. HORNBACHER
ERA Northland Realty Co.
901 Washington Ave.
Detroit Lakes, MN
Office: (218) 847-5638
Cell: (218) 849-6407
[email protected]
www.eranorthlandrealty.com
Realtor-Associate
Vernon Bellecourt
Oct. 17, 1931 - Oct. 13, 2007
Memorial Feast
Saturday, Oct. 18, 2008 @ 3 p.m.
White Earth Community Center
Everyone Invited!
Please RSVP to Denise
@ 218-473-3215 or @
[email protected]
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Submitted photo
Pastor Harold Soyring, Program Director (left) and Pastor Bob St. Claire hold
the new Freedom and Recovery Program class material.
Northern Lights Tabernacle offers
new Freedom and Recovery Program
The six young men, some in their
teens and some in their early 20s,
appeared to be having the time of their
lives. I watched them drive away; laughing and with tires spinning. They were
drinking alcohol and driving a very high
powered car. That night five of the six
didn’t live to see the morning. Their car
went off the road at a high rate of speed,
rolled over and over, and scattered the
young men across a farmer’s field in the
darkness. This happened many years ago,
but I can remember it like it was yesterday. I’ve thought about it many times; the
tragic loss of these young lives; the families devastated. We can all think of similar
tragedies; alcohol or drug related; some
long ago, some recently; too many; all
senseless.
My name is Pastor Bob St. Claire;
I’m Senior Pastor of Northern Lights
Tabernacle, which is 1/2 mile east of
Richwood. I’m also a White Earth tribal
member, and I have lived 52 of my 54
years on this reservation. To me this
reservation is one of the most beautiful
places to live in the country; I wouldn’t
live anywhere else. However, there is
something that is not beautiful in our area,
and that is the rampant alcohol and drug
abuse of our people, not only in our communities but all across this country.
As a pastor I have to deal with broken
families from the abuse. Alcohol and
drug abuse not only cause automobile
accidents, but physical and sexual abuse,
suicides, hurt families, everything that is
evil and ugly in this world.
This brings me to the reason of why I
am writing this. We have started a
Freedom and Recovery program at our
church and we need people. Our program
is every Saturday at 6:45 pm. and is free
of charge, as a public service to our com-
munity to make it a better place. It is
open to men and women, boys and girls,
whether old or young, whoever needs
help to overcome their addictions. Our
program is designed after the 12-month
Celebrate Recovery Program that is used
by many groups. This Christ-centered
program consists of 12 Biblical steps and
eight Biblical principles to help people
recover from any kind of bondage that
would keep them from living out the life
that God originally intended for them to
live.
This program is designed to set people free in all areas: drugs, alcohol, gambling, pornography, or any other kind of
addiction. I tell people Jesus Christ is
real; it will work; you only have to want
to be free.
As a young man, I was addicted to
alcohol and drugs. I was really messed
up, and it was very hard on my family and
my friends. My wife, Cindy stuck with
me through the nightmare of it all. She
attended a local church and prayed for my
recovery. Through those prayers I met a
man named Jesus Christ, the Son of the
living God. He changed my life and
through His Word, I began to recover; not
all at once; but the Word of God, the
Bible, began to bring life and freedom to
me. I can now say with all confidence
that: “Therefore if the Son makes you
free, you shall be free indeed” (John 8:36,
NKJV). I became free to live the life of
victory that God intended for me to live.
If He did it for me, He can do it for anyone.
Pastor Harold Soyring is our
Freedom and Recovery Program Director.
Pastor Harold has a similar testimony
about the power of God’s Word. Come in
See Program Page 12
For more information please contact:
Clinton Alexander, Community Resource Center - Callaway
(218) 261-0929
Youth learn about SIDS and SBS
Submitted photo
Community youth gathered together to study and learn about Sudden Infant
Death Syndrome (SIDS) and Shaken Baby Syndrome (SBS) on Aug. 6 at
White Earth Child Care. The objective for holding this class was to give them
the certification they needed to help provide care for children with licensed
providers and to gain yearly childhood education on what they can do to lower
the risk factors of SIDS and how to prevent SBS. “I was very proud of their
questions, their attention, and the awareness they gained on these topics.
We, as a community want to say thank you to the youth that attended. They
will make a difference in the children and their families’ lives that they care for
by the knowledge they gained in early childhood development,” said Instructor
Sue Heisler, White Earth Child Care Curriculum Educator. Back Row: Karlee
Lhotka, Breanna Hanks, Samantha Heisler, Paige Lhotka, Jennifer
Haverkamp, Kali Lhotka, Stephanie Benson, and Samantha Weigel. Bottom
Row: Dallas Accobee, Brittany Spry, Gerome Williams, Emily Weigel, Paige
Taylor Haverkamp, and Brittany Spry.