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VOLUME 16, ISSUE 12 ABTE GBBON GISES HALF THE WINTER MONTH DECEMBER 15, 2010

When the Forest

County Potawatomi

(FCP) Foundation

Advisory Board came to

the FCP Executive

Building on November

22 for an awards cere-

mony, they had no idea

the awards would actu-

ally be for them. FCP

Foundation Director

Kaye Garcia stood in

front of the advisory

board at the auditorium

and stated that it’s been

a while since they (the

board) have visited

Forest County, and it

was nice to have them

tour the FCP buildings

once again. Garcia con-

tinued, “To pay tribute

to them, we would like

to recognize the adviso-

ry board for their con-

tinued commitment and

guidance over the last

10 years.”

FCP Chairman

Harold “Gus” Frank

spoke about his appreci-

ation of what the advi-

sory board has offered

others throughout the

years, including people with disabilities.

Frank emphasized that Eugene Shawano

Sr., advisory board member and FCP

tribal member, was a constant reminder

that others (tribal members), are depend-

ing upon us (advisory board). He stated

that all members of the advisory board

bring a unique perspective to the board,

and that the sacrifices they make are

appreciated greatly.

FCP Administrator Eugene

Shawano Jr. added his gratitude by say-

ing, “The greatest thing is to see what

they (the advisory board) have done as a

group to touch so many people.” Some

of the significant contributions that the

Foundation has made over the last 10

years include: a grant for diabetes

research given to the Medical College of

Milwaukee; the Milwaukee Circle of

Life Mural at Marquette University

(which was sponsored by the FCP

Foundation, implemented by SHARP

Literacy, created by 500 students from a

diverse selection of area schools to rep-

resent the ability for art to instill confi-

dence and build hope); and the MLBB-

PA “Legends for Youth Baseball Clinic”,

held at Haelfer Park in Milwaukee,

which teaches youth the fundamentals of

baseball by some former Milwaukee

Brewers/Braves baseball legends.

With the exception of Tim

McMurtry, who joined the board in

2004, all of the board members have

served since 2000. FCP Administrator

Shawano read a short biography about

each of the board members:

FCP tribal member, Kip Ritchie,

serves as COO, for the Potawatomi

Business Development Corporation. He

is a founding member and served on its

Board of Directors from 2003 through

2008. Prior to his appointment as COO,

Ritchie has served as Senior VP for the

Potawatomi Business Development

Corporation since 2005. Through the

organization, Ritchie promotes the

importance of investing in the tribe’s

future by diversifying resources beyond

gaming. Ritchie is a graduate of the

University of Wisconsin-Madison with a

bachelor’s degree in Communication

Arts. Ritchie serves on the Children’s

Health Alliance Board of Directors,

Froedtert Hospital Foundation Board of

Directors, the Native American

Contractors Association Board, College

Readiness 21 Advisory Board, Native

American Finance Conference Board,

National Indian Gaming Association—

Associate Member Board and American

Indian Business Network Advisory

Board. Since 2000, Ritchie has served as

the Chairman of the Forest County

Potawatomi Foundation’s Advisory

Board.

Maria Monreal-Cameron, who

was unable to attend the award ceremo-

ny, is one of 13 children born to

Mexican immigrants. Monreal-Cameron

adheres to her parents’ strong moral and

religious convictions, tireless work ethic

and “never quit” attitude. She is fiercely

proud of her Mexican heritage and

equally proud of her American

birthright. The Monreal family is one of

Milwaukee’s earliest settlers (early

1940s). Professionally, Monreal-

Cameron is president and CEO of the

Hispanic Chamber of Commerce since

1989. Monreal-Cameron dedicates her

energies and talents to directing positive

change and to providing Milwaukee’s

Hispanic community with expanded

opportunities in commerce, education

and employment. Monreal-Cameron is

recognized as a woman who leads with a

sense of passion and commitment.

continued on page 4...

FCP Foundation Advisory Board

Members Recognizedby Krystal Statezny

Above — FCP Foundation Advisory Board:

(L-R) Eugene Shawano Sr., Martha Love,

Jerrel W. Jones, FCP Foundation Director

Kaye Garcia, Tim McMurtry II, and Kip Ritchie

Right — Appreciation awards presented to

board members; the copper eagle symbolizes

leadership and the earth; the Pendleton blan-

ket (behind award) expresses gratitude

Native American

Heritage Month

pg. 6

Holiday News

pg. 12

CommunityPOTAWATOMI TRAVELING TIMES • December 15, 2010Page 2

On November 29, 2010, the Forest

County Potawatomi celebrated its 10th

anniversary of the Forest County

Potawatomi Giwednok (North Wind) –

Wasegishgokwe (Breaking Dawn

Woman) Health and Wellness Center.

The Health and Wellness was named

after two sisters who knew and gathered

traditional medicine to treat people. Let

us not forget the name it was originally

named and who it was named after!

The Health and Wellness Center

opened 10 years ago with the theme,

“From Dream… to Reality.” Ten years

ago the dream involved one doctor and

three nurse practitioners. Today, we have

a total of 11 medical doctors and one

nurse practitioner. Today, this dream has

gone far beyond our expectations from

ten years ago.

In addition to the doctors, the

Health and Wellness has 13 “Allied

Health” providers such as physical thera-

pists, counselors, speech therapists,

pharmacists and dental hygienists. The

Health and Wellness is the only facility

in Forest County that utilizes telemedi-

cine for psychiatry visits at present.

The Forest County Potawatomi

Health and Wellness opened its 10th

Anniversary ceremony with a prayer by

tribal elder Hazel George. Following

George’s prayer were words from

respected FCP Tribal Chairman, Harold

“Gus” Frank.

Chairman Frank recalled the first

meeting with staff wanting to build a

new Health and Wellness. Chairman

Frank recalled saying, “If you can find a

Native American general contractor, then

you will have my support.” Obviously, a

Native American contractor was found,

and the Chairman followed through with

his support.

Chairman Frank stated that he

remembered 10 years ago when they

first opened the doors. He said it was

about -30 degrees, the wind was blowing

and it was “cold as a dickens.”

Chairman Frank took the time to thank

the medical staff for their hard work for

the community; he thanked George, her

committee and all the people who ensure

that the community is taken care of.

The Forest County Potawatomi

Health and Wellness Administrator,

Linda Helmick, opened with an intro-

duction of herself and gave a brief about

the Health and Wellness Center. Helmick

has been at the Health and Wellness

Center since the doors were first opened.

Helmick took the time to thank the dedi-

cated staff that work hard to keep the

Health and Wellness Center in great

standing. Helmick also stated that she

will take into consideration all ideas for

the Health and Wellness.

Helmick says, “We are the only

facility in Forest County that offers the

wide variety of services that we do

under one roof. A patient would be hard

pressed to find another facility close by

that one could see a medical doctor, get

their labs and x-rays done, get their pills

from a pharmacist, go to the dentist, see

a mental health counselor, get glasses,

get their back adjusted in PT and have

their child’s speech problem worked on

under one roof. In addition, their child

could get braces, see an art therapist, see

a pediatrician and visit a dietician for

dietary recommendations.”

After the opening ceremony, there

were areas set up throughout the Health

and Wellness, where friendly staff were

greeting and encouraging everyone to

sign up for raffles. The staff was happy

to answer any questions and offer their

story of beginning their employment at

the Health and Wellness.

Country radio station WHDG’s Bill

Mitchell was also at the 10th anniversary

live broadcasting. If you were listening

to this particular country radio station,

you may have been lucky to hear

Mitchell interview the Forest County

Potawatomi Assistant Administrator,

Brenda Cornell.

Ending the Forest County

Potawatomi Health and Wellness’ 10th

Anniversary was a healthy frybread

cook-off. Some of the healthy ingredi-

ents included whole wheat, canola oil

and non-fat milk. According to Darla

Grant, dental insurance specialist, no

recipes were given, and remained top

secret. First and second place went to

Charolette “Doots” Daniels, third place

to Una Ross, and fourth to Charlene

Daniels. All winners took home kitchen

goodies as prizes.

*Note: The correct spelling andmeaning of The Giwednok-Wasegishgokwe Health and WellnessCenter has been verified with LanguageInstructor Jim Thunder.

Grand Opening and Ribbon Cutting of the Forest County

Potawatomi Giwednok-Wasegishgokwe Health and Wellness Center

December 1, 2000

Tribal Elder Hazel George, tribal member Donna Van Zile, tribal

Council Member John Alloway, tribal Chairman Harold “Gus”

Frank and Tribal Administrator Eugene Shawno

Behavioral Health’s table of

goodies that were raffled off

Charolette “Doots” Daniels’ display of healthy frybread

Brenda Cornell speaks with

WHDG’s Bill Mitchell.

Forest County Potawatomi Giwednok-Wasegishgokwe Health and

Wellness Center’s 10th Anniversary by Aiyana VanZile

Community POTAWATOMI TRAVELING TIMES • December 15, 2010 Page 3

Deadline for the January 1, 2010 issue is

Wednesday, December 15, 2010.

PTT STAFF

Managing Editor:

WINDA COLLINS

Office Manager:

MICHELLE SPAUDE

Reporter/Photographer:

AIYANA VANZILE

Graphic Artists:

AMY KAMPSTRA

KRYSTAL STATEZNY

FCP EXECUTIVE COUNCIL

Chairman:HAROLD “GUS” FRANK

Vice Chairman:JAMES A. CRAWFORD

Secretary:LORNA SHAWANO

Treasurer:

JOSEPH DANIELS

Council Members:JOHN ALLOWAY

TOM BOELTER

8000 Potawatomi Trail • PO Box 340 • Crandon, WI 54520

phone: (715) 478-7437 • fax: (715) 478-7438

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Potawatomi Nation. Editorials and articles appearing in the PTT are the responsibility of the

authors and do not necessarily reflect the opinion or attitude of the PTT staff or the FCP

Nation. PTT encourages the submission of Letters to the Editor. All letters must include the

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Member of the Native American

Journalists Association

Robert “Bobby” Hawpetoss

Katakmakow (Larger Than Life Bear)

Robert “Bobby” Hawpetoss, age 70

of Keshena, Wis., began his spiritual

journey on Monday, Nov. 15, 2010, in

Tucson, Ariz. Born on Apr. 4, 1940, in

Keshena, he was the son of the late Paul

and Mary (Alloway) Hawpetoss. In 1984,

he was united in marriage to Linda St.

Claire in Keshena. She preceded him in

death in 2005. Bobby had lived in many

places all over the U.S. He enjoyed

woodworking, carving, playing guitar,

and doing traditional dancing.

Bobby is survived by: four children,

Justin Hawpetoss of White Earth, Minn.,

Tracy Hawpetoss of Duluth, Minn.,

Theresa Hawpetoss of Frederic, and

Kathy Hawpetoss of Milwaukee; several

step-children including a step-son, Jesse

Hawpetoss, and a step-daughter, Feather

Hawpetoss; granddaughter, Mya and

grandson, Tevin. Bobby is further sur-

vived by: a sister, Emma (significant other, Ron Adams) Hawpetoss of Duluth,

Minn., brother, Bernard (Sandra) Hawpetoss of Oneida; a half-brother, Sam

Hawpetoss of Keshena; numerous cousins including special cousin Rose

Wayka; and numerous nieces and nephews.

Bobby was preceded in death by a son, Robert Jr.; his parents; three broth-

ers: Peter, Joseph and John Hawpetoss; half brother Harry Frank and half sister

Susie Frank.

Traditional services were held November 24, 2010, at the Rose Wayka resi-

dence with Dennis Shepard officiating. Inurnment was as Rest Haven Cemetery.

Aiyana VanZile, PTT Reporter/Photographer

Hire Date: 11/29/10

Contact info: (715) 478-7498

Aiyana.VanZile@fcpotawatomi-nsn.gov

Karen Piasecki, Elderly CNA

Hire Date: 11/29/10

Contact info: (715) 478-4716

Joe Shepard, Natural Resources Wildlife Tech

Hire Date: 11/29/10

Contact info: (715) 478-4942

Theresa Johnson, ICW Compliance Specialist

Hire Date: 11/29/10

Contact info: (715) 478-7251

Theresa.Johnson@fcpotawatomi-nsn.gov

Jamie Tuckwab, Utilities Transporter

Hire Date: 11/30/10

Kenneth Thunder, Museum Maintenance

Hire Date: 11/29/10

Contact info: (715) 478-7476

Ken.Thunder@fcpotawatomi-nsn.gov

Welcome to these New Employees

CORRECTION: In the December 1, 2010 issue of the Potawatomi TravelingTimes, the Veterans Day photo appearing on page 2 was inadver-tently listed as Linda Sturnot taking the photo. Alyce Danielstook and submitted this photo. PTT apologizes for the error!

Aiyana VanZile is the new

reporter/photographer for the

Potawatomi Traveling Times. VanZile

began her new job on November 29,

2010. Her duties include covering com-

munity and non-community events that

pertain to the Forest County Potawatomi

Community members, organizations,

committees and businesses.

VanZile was born in Rhinelander,

Wis., and raised on her father’s reserva-

tion (Sokaogon Chippewa Community)

in Mole Lake, Wis. VanZile’s parents are

George and Donna VanZile. VanZile has

one living grandparent, Arlene Alloway.

VanZile is a Forest County

Potawatomi tribal member and currently

resides on her reservation in the Forest

County Potawatomi Community with

her significant other, Garrett, and three

children, Alyza, Malakhi and Zurielle.

VanZile is a high school graduate of

Crandon High School and attended

Alverno College of Milwaukee for

Professional Communications.

VanZile is happy to be working for

her tribe at the Traveling Times and has

many goals for her position at the paper.

Her main focus is to keep the paper trib-

al and to encourage more tribal members

to submit any photos and writings they

like. VanZile is the only tribal member

since Krystal Gouge in 2007 to be

employed full time with the paper.

VanZile states, “The Potawatomi

Traveling Times is our paper, our news

and our events. I will do my best to keep

it this way because I am here for my

tribe.”

VanZile can be reached by phone at

(715) 478-7498 or by email at

Aiyana.Vanzile@fcpotawatomi-nsn.gov.

Forest County Potawatomi

Traveling Times New Employee

Aiyana VanZile

“Christmas gift suggestions:

To your enemy, forgiveness.

To an opponent, tolerance.

To a friend, your heart.

To a customer, service.

To all, charity.

To every child, a good example.

To yourself, respect.”

-Oren Arnold

Community/VeteransPOTAWATOMI TRAVELING TIMES • December 15, 2010Page 4

FCP Foundation Advisory

Board Members Recognized...continued from page 1Martha Love was born and raised

in Milwaukee. Love has been an active

leader in her community, union and

political education for many years.

Love’s activities have exemplified her

unending advocacy for social change in

the community. She is founding member

and chair of the African American

Woman’s Fund Project and member of

the Community Brainstorming Breakfast

Forum Executive Committee. Love

serves on the board of directors of the

American Cancer Society Sankofa

Project of Wisconsin and is producer and

TV talk show host of “What’s going

on?” MATA Community Media, a Public

Affairs TV Talk Show. The Martha Love

Association B, LLC, is a consulting firm

started by Love that specializes in com-

munity development, public outreach,

public involvement strategies, business

development planning, project training

and capacity building. Love has served

on the FCP Foundation Advisory Board

since the year 2000.

Jerrel W. Jones is a business and

community leader and lifetime

Wisconsinite. He has been committed to

empowering Milwaukee’s African

American community through print and

broadcast communications for more than

45 years. Jones is the President and CEO

of the Milwaukee Courier Newspaper,Wisconsin’s oldest African American

weekly newspaper. He was the first

African American to own a radio station

in Wisconsin at the time of the station’s

purchase. Jones’ current board member-

ship is the FCP Foundation; his past

board memberships include The Private

Industry Council; The Medical College

Of Wisconsin; North Milwaukee State

Bank; Inner City Redevelopment

Corporation; and The Garfield

Foundation. Jones has served as a mem-

ber of the advisory board since the year

2000.

Tim McMurtry II, is an account

executive with Mueller

Communications, Inc. He manages a

variety of client accounts and is respon-

sible for developing results-oriented

strategies, integrated communications

plans, coordinating and conducting pub-

lic affairs strategies, community and

media relations and public awareness

campaigns. A brief sampling of the

client accounts he manages include the

Milwaukee Brewers, AT&T and the

Marcus Corporation. McMurtry has over

a decade of combined public relations,

community affairs and governmental

relations experience. McMurtry earned

his bachelor’s degree from the

University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee. He

is an active member of his community

serving as Associate Pastor for World

Outreach & Bible Training Center. He

also serves on a number of boards;

including the FCP Foundation Advisory

Board, Serenity Inns Board of Directors

and World Festival, Inc. Board of

Directors.

FCP Administrator Shawano then

introduced the last advisory board mem-

ber — his father — Eugene Shawano

Sr. When speaking of his father,

Administrator Shawano proudly

explained some of his father’s accom-

plishments, including: serving as Vice

Chairman on FCP Executive Council,

serving on the FCP Gaming

Commission, working in the logging

industry and being a great father to him

and all of his siblings. “My dad doesn’t

have an extensive education, but he

always keeps the local community in

mind. He’s very humble — he worked

very hard to provide for our family and

keep food on the table,” said FCP

Administrator Shawano. Eugene

Shawano Sr. continued by saying that he

fought for his children to stay in school,

with all the discrimination in the school

districts at that time. “Get your kids to

graduate. My gift to the community are

my kids and their contributions to the

tribe,” said Shawano Sr.

In closing, FCP Administrator

Shawano again thanked each of the advi-

sory board members for giving their gift

of time. He said that he recently read

something that portrays how giving this

group of advisory members are. “When

you put others before you and give to

them, then you become first on God’s

list,” he said.

The holiday season is upon us. My

hope is that the holidays will provide an

opportunity to reflect on the most impor-

tant things in life. As we spend time

with family and friends and enjoy the

traditions of the season, let us not forget

that these simple pleasures are possible

because of the service and sacrifice of

our service members and veterans.

Let’s also look to our history and

remember that December has not always

been a month of celebration for

America. In December 1941, the nation

was in shock following a day that will

never be forgotten: Pearl Harbor Day.

December 7 is, as then-President

Franklin Roosevelt told the country, “a

day that will live in infamy.” The attack

on Pearl Harbor brought World War II to

our doorstep and resulted in the mobi-

lization of 16 million Americans.

Almost 300,000 died in battle and more

than 600,000 became casualties.

These many years later, we are

again a nation at war, and we have serv-

ice men and women deployed not just to

Iraq and Afghanistan, but also in harms

way in other places around the world.

This holiday season, let’s be grateful

for all that we have and also remember

those veterans and their families who

may be struggling.

• Many Americans fail to under-

stand that homelessness and hunger –

two serious issues that receive attention

this time of year – are veterans’ issues.

Nearly one third of homeless Americans

have worn the uniform.

• As a nation, we have watched with

horror as the suicide rate among veterans

has risen dramatically – 18 veterans take

their own lives each day.

• We know also the stress and strain

that repeated deployments can place on

veterans and on their families.

It’s our job at the Wisconsin

Department of Veterans Affairs (WDVA)

to be ready to support veterans with pro-

grams and services that meet real-world

needs. We’ve worked hard over the past

year to streamline and re-focus WDVA

to not only continue to fulfill the promis-

es made to today’s veterans, but to be

fully prepared for tomorrow’s chal-

lenges. Given the large numbers of vet-

erans expected to return home in the

next few years, it’s a difficult mission

and one my staff and I are putting our all

into.

Finally, I’d like to provide some

well-deserved recognition to a special

group of people who take the holiday

spirit of giving and embody it all year

long. The people I want to recognize are

the members of our veterans’ service

organizations. These service groups are

made up of volunteers, many of whom

are on the front lines of taking care of

veterans. The volunteer members of

these organizations represent the very

best that an American can be. They are

dedicated, caring and giving of them-

selves. They tune in to their communi-

ties to find out where help is needed,

and they can be counted on to get the

job done.

And so, to all members of the

Veterans of Foreign Wars, American

Legion, Disabled American Veterans,

AMVETS, Military Order of the Purple

Heart, Paralyzed Veterans of America,

American GI Forum, National

Association for Black Veterans, auxiliary

groups and many, many others, I say

thank you for your service and thank

you for your service to our veterans.

May you enjoy the holiday season,

and best wishes for a Happy New Year.

Thoughts of Gratitude this Holiday Seasonsubmitted by Ken Black, WDVA Secretary

Veterans Visit

Crandon Schoolby Michelle Spaude

In addition to the ceremonies Forest County Potawatomi (FCP)

Post 1 performed at the FCP Executive Building on Veterans Day,

they also honored an invitation by the 2010 Mno Keno Ma Ge Wen

Junior Princess Isabella Daniels to celebrate Veterans Day at her

school in Crandon, Wis.

Post 1, along with other local community veterans, were served a

breakfast at the Crandon Elementary School. In honor of the veterans,

the students also sang songs and read poems and essays.

Daniels would like to thank Post 1 for spending the morning at

her school. She greatly appreciates their participation in this important

event!

2010 Mno Keno Ma Ge Wen Junior Princess Isabella Daniels poses with the

FCP Post 1, Mole Lake and Crandon-area veterans.photo by Alyce Daniels

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Community POTAWATOMI TRAVELING TIMES • December 15, 2010 Page 5

MADISON – Promoting physical

activity to help prevent childhood obesi-

ty is the goal of a new grant awarded

recently by the Centers for Disease

Control and Prevention to the

Department of Health Services (DHS).

The funding targets two to five-year-

olds in 20 regulated child care sites

around the state.

The grant will fund a program

called “Active Early: Promoting

Physical Activity in Early Care and

Education” that provides low or no-cost

strategies and resources to promote at

least 120 minutes of physical activity

daily.

More than 30 percent of

Wisconsin’s low-income two to four-

year-olds are overweight or obese. Early

childhood obesity dramatically increases

a child’s chances of becoming an obese

adult and increases risk for many chron-

ic diseases, including cardiovascular dis-

ease and diabetes. Researchers warn that

if childhood obesity continues to rise,

children today are likely to live shorter

lives than their parents.

“We know that focusing on nutrition

and physical activity in kids before age

five promotes lifelong healthy habits,”

said Karen Timberlake, DHS secretary.

“With children spending, on average,

more than 30 hours per week in child

care centers, these providers are well

placed to help get kids moving and

enjoying physical activity.”

DHS will partner with the

Wisconsin Early Childhood Association,

Supporting Families Together

Association and regional child care

resource and referral agencies to support

the Active Early sites. The agencies will

teach hands-on strategies to help the

child care centers easily incorporate

physical activity into their daily activi-

ties. Grants for equipment and other

resources ranged from $2,500 to $7,500,

depending on the size of the child care

centers.

Wisconsin Child Care Providers Join the Fight Against Childhood Obesitysubmitted by State of Wisconsin Department of Health Services

The child care centers receiving grants are:

Child Care Center City Grant Amount

Tender Times Child Care Amery $2,500

Faith Child Care Appleton $7,500

Rising Sun Day Care Crandon $5,000

Lil Blessings Child Care Crandon $2,500

Country Care Children’s Center Cuba City $2,500

Encompass De Pere De Pere $7,500

Starbright Child Care Hayward $5,000

Hudson Community Children’s

Center Hudson $7,500

Library Square School Kenosha $7,500

MATC Child and Family Center Madison $5,000

Kids Depot Madison $7,500

Dolly’s Child Care Merrill $2,500

Lilly of the Valley Milwaukee $2,500

COA Youth & Family Centers

Early Education Center Milwaukee $7,500

Joy’s Day Care Onalaska $5,000

Little Sprouts Discovery Center Redgranite $7,500

April’s Child Care Salem $2,500

Sheboygan County Interfaith

Organization – Building Bridges Sheboygan $5,000

Shining Stars Child Care Suamico $5,000

MC Care Wausau $2,500

Flandreau, South Dakota

December 20, 1938

Mr. George Kerr

Box 134

Crandon, Wis.

Dear Sir.

Will try to answer your letter, which

I received a long time ago. Was very

pleased to hear from you again.

We are just getting along very well

right now. We have never been under the

weather so far as we are here.

Since you requested about the news,

how we arrived at Flandreau. We really

didn’t get off at Flandreau, but at Elkton,

S.D., at 4:20 a.m., September 6. We did-

n’t stay over 15 min., because there was

a car waiting for us already. Ray Marlow

gave us enough time to get straightened

around in the car. We got at the school at

6:30 a.m.

Boy, the road is rough and sloppy

here. The soil is black and lumpy.

We also did not go to breakfast,

because we ate too much coming on the

way.

Joe [Wewasson] and I registered and

bought our activity tickets the following

afternoon.

The advisors treated us very well

when we arrived until now. Mr. Beane

arranged and gave us the beds where we

should sleep on the evening. We wanted

to sleep all day, but there were so many

things we did all day to get fixed up.

We do live in nice clean rooms,

which suit us very well. Our roommates

are Louis Quareu, Hayward, Wis.; Amos

Quaderer, Ben Bemgy, Cass Lake,

Minn.; beside Joe and I. Our room is

rated B+ every room check. I don’t

know what’s wrong with it from getting

an A. Our room number is 11.

Our room is composed of five beds,

three chairs, one writing table, two

bureaus, a trash can and a place to keep

our dress clothes and suits.

In the line of our activity is football,

basketball, volleyball, softball, and ten-

nis. In connection with that are as fol-

lows: horseshoes, swings, teeter totter,

track and place to exercise by swings.

The activities and clubs that I have

taken are boxing, football, baseball,

horseshoes and the clubs are Y.M.C.A.

or Hi Y and Gentleman of Riggs

Institute. I was going to take music, but I

feel rather shame about that.

The gov. issues the school students

clothes and school supplies, therefore we

don’t have to buy anything but what

may please us.

The clothes that we get are overalls,

shirts, underwear, shoes, socks, caps.

The school supplies are notebooks,

paper, blotters, pencils, ink, pens and

holders and books.

This weekend we got an A in our

room.

The reason why I received C in

Agris is I entered that particular course

rather late. My vocation was Stationary

Engineering for some time.

Joe and I are taking boxing to try to

earn a letter F [Flandreau]. Joe is fight-

ing 115 lbs. I guess. I think I’ll take 118

lbs. It may be a little heavy for me for a

while.

The snow fell here November 21

but not enough to call it snowing. It is

cold here sometimes. It is usually very

warm.

I think the climate doesn’t suit Joe

and I here very well. We felt very

drowsy the first two weeks we were

here. It seems as though we never got

enough sleep.

Some more of our entertainments

are shows and dances. Last Saturday

they had both.

The employees permit the boys and

girls to use tobacco, to whom it may

concern. Each sex has a smoking room.

The smoking rooms are in the basement

which are also composed of benches,

chairs, radio, pool tables, tables, maga-

zine racks, book cases, piano, steam iron

and ash trays.

We also go to a lot of parties espe-

cially on Friday nights.

The school is taking ten days vaca-

tion. A lot of students are going home

for Christmas.

The vocational courses that you can

take are stationary engineering, highway

engineering, electrical engineering,

masonry, carpentry, painting, auto

mechanics, metal welding, electric weld-

ing, dairying, agriculture, general mer-

chandising, shoe making and to be a bar-

ber.

The boys are decorating their rooms

to see if they can win first to third prize.

The thing in decorating the rooms is to

see who has the best arrangement and

not high priced stuff.

I believe this is the best I can do for

the first time.

Oh yes, another thing is I think I’m

on the honors roll. Maybe you have seen

my second report card already.

Your friend,

Bill

So, next time you write I may be

able to think of some more news. A

Merry Christmas and Happy New Year.

Letter written by William Alloway,1918 - 1968

Letters to a

Teacher An Ongoing Series

The Meno Keno Ma Ge Wen Language and Culture Department is dedicated to

keeping the Bo dwe wad mi language and traditions alive for future generations by

educating our youth in traditional practices, language and values.

About the Meno Keno Ma Ge Wen Program “Good Teaching”

The Bo dwe wad mi language and culture program has traditional events that

occur annually. The primary objective of the program is to teach and preserve the

language. Language classes are held during the school year at different areas in the

community such as Carter, Wabeno, Blackwell, Crandon and Stone Lake to accom-

modate all community members.

Under the guidance of tribal elders, the language classes incorporate tradition

and cultural values into activities. The events that are sponsored are seasonal accord-

ing to traditional practice.

Winter months bring the storytelling time. At this time, language students,

friends and family feast - an evening of enjoyment filled with language and stories

that mend tradition and culture.

For more information regarding this program, please contact Billy Daniels Jr.,at (715) 478-7374 or Brian Franz at (715) 478-4430.

Meno Keno Ma Ge Wen

Language and Culture

Department Mission Statementsubmitted by Billy Daniels Jr., FCP Language and Culture Department Director

CulturePOTAWATOMI TRAVELING TIMES • December 15, 2010Page 6

November is National Native

American Heritage Month. The Forest

County Potawatomi’s (FCP) Education

Director, Daniel “DJ” Smith, brought

forth an event of awareness and a better

perception of our culture into the

Wabeno High School gymnasium on

November 30.

One way we as Native people help

others understand who we are and where

we come from is to show and include.

That’s exactly how Smith did it at the

Wabeno High School on the last day of

Native American Heritage Month.

Smith set up an hour-long perform-

ance by nationally recognized Native

American dancer and storyteller, Jackie

Bird, and the FCP’s drum group, The

Young Firekeepers.

Bird is of the Hidatsa and Dakota

Sioux tribes and is from Brookings, S.D.

She sings, she speaks, she’s a storyteller,

she dances, and she designs clothes. Bird

combines all her talents in her perform-

ance that emphasizes our culture and tra-

dition.

Bird performs for cultural aware-

ness. I asked Bird how she felt to be per-

forming here in Forest County for

Native American Heritage Month and

she said, “Enlightened!” Bird feels

blessed when youth are involved. She

mentioned that preschool to young

adults are the first two stages of life, and

she thinks about the imprint she leaves

in their minds and how they feel when

they see the colors.

Bird performs as uplifting as she

can through her ancestors and the teach-

ings of her elders. “Where your thoughts

are is where you are,” Bird said, so she

thinks of all the brightness and goodness

while she performs.

Jackie says that our communities

are blessed when we practice our tradi-

tional values in front of others and likes

to remind everyone that we all have our

duties to contribute in life. Bird uses col-

ors, and through her performance she

shows the colors of the races and their

directions. “The yellow people are the

keepers of the wind, the red people are

the keepers of the earth, the black people

are keepers of the water and the white

people are the keepers of the fire; we all

are connected.”

Following Bird’s performance,

Smith led the cheerful and excited crowd

of students on to a round dance.

Teachers and students excitedly came

down from the bleachers to participate.

After the floor was warmed up, teachers

were called out by requests from stu-

dents and other teachers to do a dance-

off.

The teachers were able to show off

their dance moves while The Young Fire

Keepers sang. Out of the many teachers

who participated, three Wal-Mart gift

cards were given to the teachers who

won. Smith says he plans to do a few

more years of the Teacher Dance-Off

and combine the ones who won and do a

bigger contest.

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WABENO AREA

ELEMENTARY

SCHOOL 2010-2011First Quarter Honor Roll

The Wabeno Area Elementary School

Honor Roll is now determined by the

same standards that the high school fol-

lows, separating highest honors, high

honors and honors. Also students who

have F’s on their report cards are not

included in the honor roll. Please extend

congratulations to our students who are

recognized on the honor roll for the first

quarter of the year.

HIGHEST HONORS(4.0 GPA)

6th Grade - Ashlyn Hooper

5th Grade - Tyler Harris

4th Grade - Hunter Exferd

3rd Grade - Sydney Rabe

HIGH HONORS(3.50 through 3.99 GPA)

6th Grade - Hope Barfknecht, Allison

Bartels, Samantha Bath, Rachel Calarco,

Cooper Chrisman, Lindsey Dinkelman,

Nicole Eggert, Rae-Jean Frank, Dylan

Garrison, Michael Gilpin, Jasmine

Hanson, Timothy Helnore, Spencer

Huettl, Lake Koenig, Olivia Kralovetz,

Brandon Moravec, Casey Riebe, Blake

Seppel, Kelly Spaude and Margaret

Warrner

5th Grade - Kassidy Ashbeck, Emma

Barfknecht, Courtney Brooks, Caitlin

Cassidy, Hannah Christianson, Ellena

Donaldson, Dylan Houts, McKenzy

Mischo and Hailee Powers

4th Grade - Nathan Beyer, Robert

Brauer, Connor Brunette, Logan Carter,

Jacob Christianson Jr., Kalynn

Fernandez, Adam Gill, Ava Holdener,

Rhiannon Hooper, Madelyn Korbas,

Aidan Lowery, Benjamin Richling,

Lindsey Schuhart, Ashton Seppel,

Dominic Smith, Alexis Stoffregen,

Ahbram Ventura-Bishop and Grace

Warrner

3rd Grade - Skylar Anwash, Brianna

Balfantz, Kelly Boor, Jordyn Calhoun,

Alexis Childress, Shanna Flannery,

Kristen Fronek, Brandon Hansen,

Dalilha Jacobson, Brandon Jameson,

Lauren McKenna, Haley Mohr, Kiersten

Piontek, Logan Porter-Thompson, Logan

Riebe, Jade Schmidt, Madison Soman,

Daniel Vanthiel and Jaliyah Warrack

HONOR ROLL(3.00 through 3.49 GPA)

6th Grade - Sheila Deverney, Taylor

Neitzer, Brandon Phalen and Victor

Soman

5th Grade - Tanner Dorner, Kaitlyn

Fronek, Dallas Micoley and Max

Skenandore

4th Grade - Elizabeth Bath, Michael

Chapman Jr., Gabrielle Fuentes, Trina

Leonard, Ryann Mason, Derek Moravec,

Olivia Pemma, Dylan Porter-Thompson,

Jennifer Shopodock, Zak Skenandore,

Joshua Stefanski and Day Breanne

Winkler

3rd Grade - Forest Burki, Waleli Frank,

Riley Godin, Takara Hatfield, Ethan

Higgins, Cody Kortbein, Tanner

Kortbein, Morgan Mattern, Connor

Monnot and Jesse Pakulski

WABENO JR/SR

HIGH SCHOOL

2010-2011First Quarter Honor Roll

HIGHEST HONORS(4.0 GPA)

SENIORS - Danielle Hartman, Heather

Huettl, Erica Keller, Dakota Larson

JUNIORS - Stephanie Harris, Kathryn

Lowery, Marissa Popp, Kimberly

Spreeman

SOPHOMORES - Brielle Bodoh, Hali

Nygard, Kacy Piontek, Stephanie Prasser

FRESHMEN - Emily Korth, Christy

Mattern

7th GRADE - Ryan Brauer, Courtney

Schaefer

HIGH HONORS(3.50 through 3.99 GPA)

SENIORS - Jose Eduardo, Trevor

Campshure, Jordan Demmith, Rebecca

Essermann, Bryce Hoeffs, Brody

Hooker, Jennifer Johnson, Greg Kaster,

Derek Loch, Leslie Mermuys, Cody

Rabinek, Lindsey Schreiber

JUNIORS - Lindsey Anderson, Marissa

Bartels, Ashley Baugnet, Alan Bowman,

Shawn Cassidy, Kathryn Essermann,

Travis Harris, Brittany Mischo, Jeffery

Schaefer, Jordan Smith, Cassidi St.

Peter, Christina Weyers, Derek Williams

SOPHOMORES - Haley Christianson,

Alisa Piontek, Tyler Piontek, Stacy Roy,

Ty Saunders, Jonathon Smits, Amanda

Stefanski, Megan Tarlton, Miranda

Tarlton

FRESHMEN - Andrew Boor, Jared

Demmith, Samantha Exferd, Mesa

Geiter, Alexis Harris, Savannah

Hennessy-Luther, Jacob Pakulski,

Hunter St. Peter, Lukas Tallier, Miranda

Vogel, Melissa Waube

8th GRADE - Austin Andrews, Zachary

Burki, Autumn Huettl, Kyle Merschdorf,

Brittani Piontek, Holly Spaude

7th GRADE - Abigail Ashbeck, Kaitlyn

Ashbeck, Teagan Bodoh, Nacie Calarco,

Alexis Christianson, Zachary

Dinkelman, Alissa Gill, Mandi Jameson,

Alex Webb

HONOR ROLL(3.00 through 3.49 GPA)

SENIORS - Tyler Cumber, Shawn

Hackbarth, Shane Hauch, Karlee

Hoffmann, Forest Koenig, Bradley

McLaughlin, Stevie Menne, Randi

Olinger, Cody Orley, Timothy Tarlton

JUNIORS - Peuleen Amor, Taylor

Derfus, Sedona Geiter, Margaret

Koszalinski, Chase Mason, Sean Porter-

Thompson, Ian Waubanascum

SOPHOMORES - Skylor Challender,

Lamadeline Costanza, Cody Delfosse,

Stone Koenig, Breanna McLaughlin,

Jeremy Norris, Brandon Oberleitner,

Robert Rocole, Andrew Shepard,

Gloriann Waube

FRESHMEN - Delphine Frank, Lois

Frank, Keith Fryar, Jordan Higgins,

Rolland Starr, Logan Wanie

8th GRADE - Austin Bauer, Abby

Borchardt, Justin Cassidy, John Houts

III, Danette Huettl, Jacob Kroll,

Samantha Lake, Desiree Meyer, Kurt

Pence, Levi Stoffregen

7th GRADE - Victoria Cable, Claire

Carpenter, Brian Connor Jr., Clayton

Ehlers, Devon Ewald, Noah Exferd,

Presley Keeble, Tressa Lange, Jordan

Schuhart, Abigail Smith, Tiara

Thompson

CRANDON

SCHOOL 2010-2011First Quarter Honor Roll

SENIORS

Top Honors (4.0)Lizabeth Kostelny, Kendra Lehman,

Hannah Space

High Honors (3.5-3.99)Sierrah Bocek, Kendra Evans,

Courtney Bryner, Savannah Cleereman,

Melissa Flannery, Richard Ginter,

Halee Griffin, Jordan Klemann, Sonja

Lundin, Ciara Marvin, Alyssa Mullins,

Alexander Ostrowski, Nicholas Queen,

Schyler Schultz, Alyssa Smith, Anna

Tijan

Honors (3.0-3.49)Brady Adams, Carl Bailey, Calissa

Brownell, Kadie Crum, Jordan Falci,

Kayla Klarner, Jessica Lindrud, Tyler

Montgomery, Dillon Votis, Zachary

Wied

JUNIORS

Top Honors (4.0)Katelin Bradley, Julian Faledas, Alexis

Marvin, Megan Sprenger, Natalie

Walentowski

High Honors (3.5-3.99)Francesca Bocek, Lucas Boss, Amanda

Gumm, Shannon Howerton, Mary

Mattson, Cameron McGeshick,

Matthew Montgomery, Taylor

Schallock, Stephanie Schmidt, Mikayla

Skrobiak, Ashley Wilson

Honors (3.0-3.49)Melissa Denton, Jacee Flannery, Cole

Johnson, William Sekel, Avery Smith,

Haley Tupper

SOPHOMORES

Top Honors (4.0)Taylor Hauser, Hayden Krueger, Jalyn

LaBine, Ashley Lehman, Will Roberts

High Honors (3.5-3.99)Tyler Collins, Kaleen Dennee, Ronald

Krueger, Sabrina Schallock, Carter

Shampo, Deadrah Thiel, Ryan Wilson

Honors (3.0-3.49)Jesse Cline, Destiny England, Aaron

Flannery, Adam Flannery, Cassandra

Gryczkowski, Thomas Hines, Randi

Houle, Christopher Leach, Chelsea

continued on next page

CommunityPOTAWATOMI TRAVELING TIMES • December 15, 2010Page 8

WASHINGTON, DC (November 24,

2010) - The USDA Office of Tribal Relations

and the U.S. Forest Service are jointly lead-

ing an initiative to conduct formal tribal con-

sultations on the effectiveness of existing

department and agency sacred sites laws,

regulations, and procedures.

In a Nov. 3 letter sent to tribal govern-

ment leaders and officials, Harris Sherman,

USDA Under Secretary for Natural

Resources and the Environment, and Tom

Tidwell, Chief of the Forest Service, encour-

aged tribal leaders and members to actively

participate.

The letter states in part, “The USDA

(Office of Tribal Relations) and the Forest

Service want to hear from you regarding how

to improve our policies for sacred sites while

simultaneously balancing the Forest Service’s

mission to deliver forest goods and services

for current and future generations. We need

your help to examine the effectiveness of

existing laws and regulations as well as rec-

ommendations for future policy or guidelines

that will ensure a consistent level of sacred

site protection that is more acceptable to

tribes.”

The first national telephone consultation

session to introduce the effort and initiate the

process took place on Nov. 29, 2010. In-per-

son and telephone listening sessions will then

occur throughout the country from December

through February. The second national ses-

sion is slated after all local sessions are com-

pleted. This call will summarize the listening

sessions, provide an additional opportunity

for tribes to comment, and set the stage for

the next phase of this effort, including gov-

ernment-to-government consultation.

Throughout this initiative, comments

about sacred site policies can be posted at

http://www.fs.fed.us/spf/tribalrelations, or

can be emailed directly to

TribalSacredSites@fs.fed.us.

The mission of the USDA Forest Serviceis to sustain the health, diversity, and produc-tivity of the nation’s forests and grasslands tomeet the needs of present and future genera-tions. The agency manages 193 million acresof National Forest System land, providesstewardship assistance to non-federal forestlandowners and maintains the largestforestry research organization in the world.For more information, visit: www.fs.fed.us.

USDA American Indian Sacred Sites Procedures Go Under Reviewsubmitted by USDA Forest Service Office of Communication

Final Passage of the Claims Settlement Act Applaudedsubmitted by USDA Office of Communications

WASHINGTON, November 30, 2010 -

Today, the Departments of Justice, Interior

and Agriculture applauded the bipartisan

House passage of the Claims Settlement Act.

The Act, which recently passed the Senate,

will provide long-awaited funding for the

agreements reached in the Pigford II lawsuit,

brought by African American farmers; the

Cobell lawsuit, brought by Native Americans

over the management of Indian trust accounts

and resources; and four separate water rights

suits made by Native American tribes.

President Obama has said that he will sign

the legislation into law.

“These are truly historic settlements

that do not only resolve litigation, but also

offer a new relationship between many

deserving Americans and the federal agencies

that play an important role in their lives,”

said Attorney General Eric Holder.

“Bringing this litigation to a close has been a

priority for this Administration, and today’s

vote in Congress is a significant, historic

achievement. These cases provide fair deals

for the plaintiffs and for the American tax-

payers.”

“Congress’ approval of the Cobell set-

tlement and the four Indian water rights set-

tlements is nothing short of historic for

Indian nations,” Secretary of the Interior Ken

Salazar said. “The settlements honorably and

responsibly address long-standing injustices

and represent a major step forward in

President Obama’s agenda to empower tribal

governments, fulfill our trust responsibilities

to tribal members and help tribal leaders

build safer, stronger, healthier and more pros-

perous communities.”

“President Obama and I made a firm

commitment not only to treat all farmers fair-

ly and equally, but to right the wrongs in

USDA’s past,” said Agriculture Secretary

Tom Vilsack. “I applaud those who took this

historic step to ensure black farmers who

faced discrimination by their government

finally receive justice. And I commend those

who led this fight in the U.S. Congress, and I

am thankful for their unwavering determina-

tion. The vote will help the Department of

Agriculture move beyond this sad chapter in

history. The bill that passed the Senate and

House includes strong protections against

waste, fraud, and abuse to ensure integrity of

the claims process. In the months and years

ahead, we will not stop working to move the

Department into a new era as a model

employer and premier service provider. We

also must continue the good work we started

to resolve all remaining administrative

claims.”

Bureau of Prisons Implements Key Provision of Tribal Law and Order Act submitted by USDOJ-Office of Public Affairs

WASHINGTON – The Department of

Justice Federal Bureau of Prisons implement-

ed a key provision of the Tribal Law and

Order Act of 2010 by launching a four-year

pilot program to begin accepting certain trib-

al offenders sentenced in tribal courts for

placement in Bureau of Prisons institutions.

The pilot program allows any federally

recognized tribe to request that the bureau

incarcerate a tribe member convicted of a

violent crime under the terms of Section 234

of the Tribal Law and Order Act and author-

izes the bureau to house up to 100 tribal

offenders at a time, nation-wide. By statute,

the pilot will conclude on Nov. 26, 2014.

“The launch of the Bureau of Prisons

pilot program is an important step forward in

addressing violent offenders and under-

resourced correctional facilities in Indian

country,” said Associate Attorney General

Tom Perrelli. “This is one step among many

to bolster the safety and security in tribal

communities. Under the landmark Tribal

Law and Order Act of 2010, the Justice

Department will continue to work with our

tribal partners on a multilateral approach that

includes better law enforcement training,

enhanced treatment and prevention programs,

and improved tribal crime data gathering and

information sharing.”

In anticipation of the Tribal Law and

Order Act, Attorney General Eric Holder in

January 2010 directed all U.S. Attorneys’

Offices with districts containing Indian coun-

try (44 out of 93) to: meet and consult with

tribes in their district annually; develop an

operational plan addressing public safety in

Indian country; work closely with tribal law

enforcement on improving public safety in

tribal communities, and to pay particular

attention to violence against women in Indian

country and make prosecuting these crimes a

priority. The Justice Department routinely

briefs Congress, and state, local and tribal

governments on the progress of the Tribal

Law and Order Act implementation.

A fundamental goal of the Bureau of

Prisons is to reduce future criminal activity

by encouraging inmates to participate in a

range of programs that have been proven to

help them adopt a crime-free lifestyle upon

their return to the community. Accordingly,

the bureau provides many self-improvement

programs, including work in prison industries

and other institution jobs, vocational training,

education, substance abuse treatment, parent-

ing, anger management, counseling, religious

observance opportunities and other programs

that teach essential life skills.

Additional information and referral

materials on the bureau’s pilot program may

be found at: www.bop.gov/inmate_ pro-

grams/tloa.jsp.

To review the Tribal Law and Order

Act, visit: http://frwebgate.access.gpo.

gov/cgi-bin/getdoc.cgi?dbname=111_ cong_

public_laws&docid=f:publ211. 111.pdf.

Ninham-Thomas, Jassie Retzlaff, Kristin

Schaefer, Ryan Schallock, Alezandra

Statezny, Holly Stenz, Chase VanZile

FRESHMEN

Top Honors (4.0)Sara Cottrell, Bram Faledas, Cody

Flannery

High Honors (3.5-3.99)Trevor Barker, Dylan Bryner, Stanley

Bula, Ty Donek, Kayla Fraley, Charles

Fralich, Marcella Gretzinger, Kory

Kincaid, Morgan Krueger, Kaylea Latal,

Trevor Marvin, Megan Mihalko, Cassidy

Neilitz, Grant Murray, Allison Seils,

Chase Tupper

Honors (3.0-3.49)Cody Bauknecht, Danny Houle, Michael

Huml, Emily Montgomery, Alex Stroik,

Brandii Wolcott

GRADE 8

Top Honors (4.0)Alanna Allred, Samuel Gobert, Tiffany

Hauser, Katelyn Jensen, Anneleis

Linderud, Abigail Ostrowski, Brianna

Perry, Tyler Sturzl

High Honors (3.5-3.99)Dalton Bellamy, Michael Bryner, Tina

Campo, Haley Crawford, Deion DeHart,

Isaiah Doane, Amberlyn Jacobson,

Samuel Kalata, Kaylee McGeshick,

Kaitlyn Schallock, Taylor Smith, Celia

Space, Brady Weber

Honors (3.0-3.49)Samuel Belland, Dakota Conley,

Zachary Higgins, Nathan Linton, Jillian

McGeshick, Matthew Mullins, Jacob

Porter, Dennis Shepard Jr., Nolan Space,

Rayfield Tallier

GRADE 7

Top Honors (4.0)Anthea Enbah, Katie Kalkofen, Wiliam

Strzyz, Kyle Wagoner

High Honors (3.5-3.99)Colin Barker, Noah Bauknecht, Paige

Bohac, Branden Boney, Whitney Conn,

Amira Erdmann, Halee Evans, Hunter

Flannery, Katelyn Houle, Andrew

Lehman, Autumn Lyons, Mindy

McPherson, Maria Plapper, Kimberly

Sipple, Race Stamper, Anike Sulaimon,

Trevor Tupper, Danuka Uranchimeg,

Talor Walentowski, Gregory Wilson II

Honors (3.0-3.49)Rebecca Barker, Zoe Bohac, Wyatt

Chaney, Austin Childers, Julia Cline,

Erin Howerton, Calvin Johnson,

Makayla Lanaville, Nicholas Parker,

Emily Queen, Briana Renkas, Derek

Thiel, Monique Tuckwab, Richard

Weber, Breanna Wilson, Kendall Wilson

GRADE 6

Top Honors (4.0)Ty Bradley, Brooke Kalata, Austin

Kalkofen, Caleb Leach, Kayla Littleton

High Honors (3.5-3.99)Mikiya Alloway, Madison Champine,

Alyza Ford, Marissa Graham, Chance

Harcus, Hollie Heslip, Maria Huber,

Blake Keepers, Chase May, Genevieve

McGeshick, Zatrina McGeshick,

Gabrielle Morrell, Sheris Morrell, Bryce

Palubicki, Abby Pease, Ally Pease,

Robert Pfeiffer, Abigail Schallock,

Shalynn Stamper, Ciara Walentowski

Honors (3.0-3.49)Mariah Bailey, Jacob Chapple, Jesse

Hanson, Autry Johnson, Hayley Kincaid,

Billie Lincoln, Olivia Lockwood,

Bradley Mihalko, Garrett Mills,

Madalynn Morris, Merissa Pierucki,

Jacob Plapper, Rachael Schallock,

Spencer Schallock, Joseph Tallier,

Brandon Torgerson, Sarrah Wilson

Crandon Honor Roll continued

Calendar/Menu POTAWATOMI TRAVELING TIMES • December 15, 2010 Page 9

December 2010 FCP Elder Menu*

Monday,Dec. 13

Hamburger Gravy, Mashed Potatoes,

Carrots, Bread,Fruit Salad

Tuesday,Dec. 14

Egg Salad onCroissant,Rosemary

Potatoes, Corn,Berrie Mix

Wednesday,Dec. 15

Pork Chops, RicePilaf, Beets,Applesauce,

Chocolate Cake

Thursday,Dec, 16

Indian Tacow/Lettuce,

Tomato, Cheese,Onion, Ice Cream

Swirl

Friday,Dec. 17

Chicken NoodleSoup, Cheese

Sandwich,Peaches, Oatmeal

Cookie

Monday,Dec. 20

Chicken Wings,Tater Tots, Peas &Carrots, Tropical

Fruit

Tuesday,Dec. 21

Beef Tips overNoodles, Carrots,

Asparagus,Strawberries

Wednesday,Dec. 22

Chef Salad w/Ham,Dinner Roll,

Assorted Crackers,Fruit Cocktail

Thursday,Dec. 23

Hot Beef Sandwich,Mashed Potatoes,Gravy, Asparagus,

Chocolate ChipCookie

Friday,Dec. 24

Christmas EveHoliday

Monday,Dec. 27

Sub Sandwich,Baked Chips,

Cottage Cheese,Tomato Slice,Mixed Fruit

Tuesday,Dec. 28

Potato Soup &Ham, Frybread,Tropical Fruit,

Yogurt

Wednesday,Dec. 29

Pork SauerkrautHot Dish, Green

Beans, Bread,Oatmeal Cookie

Thursday,Dec. 30

Sloppy Joe, TaterTots, Corn,Broccoli, ChocolatePudding

Friday,Dec. 31

Chicken Alfredo,Peas & Carrots,

Breadstick, Jello Cake

D E C E M B E R 2 0 1 0 C A L E N D A R O F E V E N T S

Healthy Relationships: Mondays 1 p.m. - 3 p.m. Adults only - call Kerry at (715) 478-4837. Play Shoppe: Tuesdays 11 a.m. - 12:30 p.m. (for children birth to 5)

Christmas Theme on Dec. 21Life Skills Group: Wednesdays 1-3 p.m. Positive Indian Parenting: Thursdays 10 a.m. - Noon.

Call (715) 478-7262 for more information on programs or events.Watch for Strengthening Families - coming soon!

R e c r e a t i o n D e p a r t m e n t Call the Rec. Center at (715) 478-7420

for info on open gym hours or December events.

C o m m u n i t y H e a l t h C a r t e r W e C a r e F a c i l i t y

Mondays (Dec. 13, 20, 27):Dietitian - 8 a.m.Walking Program 3:30 - 4:30 p.m.

Wednesdays (Dec. 15, 22, 29):

Diabetes Day - 9 a.m.Walking Program 3:30 - 4:30 p.m.

Thursdays (Dec. 16, 23, 30): MCH/HOC Day - 8 a.m.

W a l k i n g 4 D i r e c t i o n sAll programs are at the tribal hall, 8000 Potawatomi Trail, unless

specified otherwise. All activities are open to all community members. Ifyour child would like to participate or you can volunteer, please call

(715) 889-1568. Monday - Thursday pick-up is at 3:45 p.m. Activities start at 4:30 p.m. No transportation for Friday activities.

Words of Wisdom: Tuesdays - 4:30 to 5:30 p.m.with dinner after (Dec. 14, 21, 28)

F C P Fa m i l y R e s o u r c e C e n t e r

Christmas Card-Making

Class

December 21, 20101 p.m.

FCP Family Resource Center

We will be using scrapbooking items

such as stamps, ribbons, decorative

paper, etc.

To register, please call: 715-478-7292.

Snacks will be provided.

*Meals are subject tochange.

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SERVICES OFFERED

Employment Skills Program

FCP Economic Support has an

employment skills program for tribal

members with resources/tools to help you

overcome employment barriers. We are

here to coach and encourage individuals to

recognize their skills and to find occupa-

tions related to those skills and interests.

If you would like more information,

please stop by FCP Economic Support or

call at (715) 478-7292.

Neshnabemwen - The Potawatomi

language has endured through the passage

of time. At one time, it is said that we all

spoke the same language. Later on, we

started speaking different languages and

forming tribes based on who was able to

understand each other.

The Bodewadmi, Ojibwe and Odawa

were all one tribe and spoke the same lan-

guage. As the differences in the language

grew, they each formed a separate entity.

However, they maintained a close bond

and formed the “Council of the Three

Fires” to deal with any issues that might

affect them. The Three Fires signified the

alliance between the three, while their

individual fires proclaimed their own iden-

tity.

Beginning Learners on Monday

Evenings: 5 - 7 p.m. - Potawatomi

Cultural Center, Library and Museum:

(715) 478-7478.

Regalia-Making Classes Offered

The FCP Health and Wellness AODA

Youth Prevention Program, sponsored by

the Behavioral Health Department, is

offering beading and regalia-making class-

es for youth and family member(s) ages

10 and up.

Classes are taught by Charlene

“Doots” Daniels who is available during

the following times:

• Monday: 7 a.m. - 5 p.m.

• Tuesday: 7 a.m. - 5 p.m.

• Wednesday: noon - 5 p.m.

• Thursday: noon - 5 p.m.

• Friday: 7 a.m. - 5 p.m.

Due to limited quantities, participants

must bring their own fabric and hide. The

program can provide beads, needles,

sewing machines and assistance. If inter-

ested, or if you have questions, please

contact Daniels at (715) 478-4195.

CULTURE

EDUCATION

Crandon Education Committee

Monthly meetings held the first

Wednesday of the month at 5 p.m., upper

level of the FCP Cultural Center, Library

and Museum. Contact these committee

members with questions or concerns:

Sonya Milham - Chairperson

(715) 473-6410 (home)

Hazel George - Vice-Chairperson

(715) 478-5612 (home)

Brenda Cornell - Secretary

(715) 478-4308 (work)

Brenda.Cornell@fcpotawatomi-nsn.gov

Shari Alloway - Treasurer

(715) 478-7224 (work)

Shari.Alloway@fcpotawatomi-nsn.gov

Margaret Konaha - Board Member

(715) 478-7347 (work)

Margaret.Konaha@fcpotawatomi-nsn.gov

Myra VanZile - Home School

Coordinator

(715) 478-6175 (home)

(715) 478-3723, Crandon School

VANZILEMYR@crandon.K12.wi.us

WIEC - Meetings are held every 2nd

Tuesday of the month at 6 p.m. at

Potawatomi Carter Casino Hotel.

Volunteers Needed - for FCP

Bakakwsen i Shkwadem, *The Door is

Open* Domestic Violence Shelter. We

need caring, compassionate people who

want to support Anishnabe people. If

interested, please call (715) 478-7201 (24-

hour hotline). Thank you kindly!

Why volunteer? Make an impact, get

satisfaction, help others, develop yourself,

utilize time and learn.

CWD Testing

The FCP Wildlife Program is asking

hunters to submit samples to be sent in for

testing for CWD. Samples are taken from

the brain/spinal cord of harvested deer.

Hunters may bring in the entire animal or

just the head for samples to be removed at

the FCP Natural Resources Department

(5320 Wensaut Lane, Crandon). Please

keep note of specifically where and when

the animal was harvested.

Win a Red Deer European mount and

venison from the Red Deer Ranch for par-

ticipating! All hunters submitting samples

from Sept. 1 - Dec. 31, 2010, will be

entered in a drawing. The FCP Wildlife

Program appreciates your cooperation!

Do You Feel Like No One

Understands You? You’re not alone! Let

your voice be heard! Let someone share

your pain!

If you are thinking of committing sui-

cide or know someone who is, please get

help! Help is only one touch or a phone

call away.

Crisis Line: 1-888-299-1188 (Serving

Forest, Vilas & Oneida counties: 24 hours

a day/7 days a week)

Kids in Need: 1-800-622-9120

The Get-2-Gether Peer Support Drop-

In Center: 715-369-3871

Run-Away Hotline: 1-800-621-4000

1-800-273-TALK

TTY: 1-800-799-4TTY

suicidehotlines.com

AA Meetings - New location!

Wednesdays at 7 p.m., CoVantage

Credit Union lower level, Crandon

Crandon AA - Thursday Night Big

Book Study, lower level Crandon Library

- 7 p.m. Contacts: Carol (715) 482-5012

or Ahshoni (715) 220-8777.

AA Meetings - Lost Marbles

Meeting of Alcoholics Anonymous

Saturdays at 9 a.m., Wabeno Fire Dept.

Contact Donald at (715) 889-6709 or

Ryan at (715) 850-1265 for more informa-

tion.

Family Services CHOICES

Program: Make Good Choices

All FCP Community Youth from ages

9-18 are invited to sign-up or re-register

for the program. You must be registered to

attend CHOICES events. Please contact

Miss Lori at (715) 478-4198.

A reminder from the FCP Insurance

Department:

The tribal member and tribal member

dependent medical plans are always to pay

after all other medical plans, including but

not limited to employer medical plans,

Medicaid, and Medicare.

Please call Janet at (715) 478-7448

for details.

OPPORTUNITIES

EVENTS

EDUCATIONAcademic Success Learning Lab

The Nicolet College Academic

Success Learning Lab is open here in the

Forest County Potawatomi community to

help you.

A Nicolet instructor is available to

assist adult students in getting their high

school diploma or just brush-up on skills.

Tuesdays and Thursdays from 9 a.m.

- 1:30 p.m. at the FCP Cultural Center,

Library and Museum Lower Level

Classroom #010

This is not a formal class; it’s an open

lab. Feel free to drop in anytime during

those scheduled hours for information or

help. Stay as long or short as you like.

And it’s free!

Call Christie Schmidt at (715) 478-

7206 or Daniel Smith at (715) 478-7355 if

you have any questions.

Balancing Your Life & Diabetes /

SPARKS

Wednesdays, 10 a.m. - 12 p.m.,

Diabetes Education Room, Health &

Wellness Center

Diabetes Education:

Monitoring, making healthy changes,

psychosocial, complications, sick day and

travel, planning for pregnancy, hypo-

glycemia, medications, diabetes in gener-

al, insulin and goal setting.

Sparks Weight Management Program

Physical Activity & Nutrition

Education:

S - Support (weekly participation

encouraged)

P - Program

A - Get Active, Stay Active

R - Reap the Rewards:

Feel Better, Be Healthier

K - Know the Basics of

Good Nutrition

S - Stay Focused on Being Healthy

Please Call Theresa at (715) 478-

4383, Lisa Miller at (715) 478-4320 or

Cathy at (715) 478-4367.

The Wo men’s Warri o r So ci etyMeetings will be held the 4th

Tuesday of the month. For more informa-

tion, please contact Marilynn Alloway at

(715) 478-4317.

Sponsored by FCP Domestic

Violence Outreach

HEALTH

MILITARY VETERANSVeterans Post 1 - We consider it an

honor and privilege to be of service to our

Potawatomi community. Membership is

open to all veterans and spouses of

Potawatomi tribal members. Meetings are

on the first Monday of each month at 5

p.m. at the FCP Language Department on

Lois Crowe Dr.

Notice to FCPC Hunters:

In an effort to improve dataregarding wildlife resources on FCPClands, changes will be made to theprocess of issuing game transporttags. Game, Fish and Fur transporttags will now be available from theFCP Natural Resources Department inStone Lake during regular businesshours rather than the Tribal Securityoffice. Tags will be available fromFCP Security on weekends for a lim-ited time.

Please watch for further informa-tion regarding game tags as it comesavailable. For more information,please contact the Natural ResourcesOffice at (715) 478-7222 during regu-lar business hours: Monday throughThursday, 8 a.m. – 5 p.m.

The FCPC Natural ResourcesDepartment is located at 5320Wensaut Rd., Crandon, WI 54520.

Please note that the

New Year's Eve Sobriety

Feast will NOT be held

on Dec. 31 at 6 p.m.

This year, the Behavioral

Health Dept. is doing

something different

with their clients than

they have in years past

(in regard to New Year's

Eve). Thanks, and have a

wonderful new year!

Mitten Tree

FCP Economic Support will again

have a Mitten Tree this year. The

tree will be located in our building

lobby and will be filled with hats,

mittens and scarves. Children and

family members can stop by and

select items off the tree as needed.

The tree was put up on

Monday, November 22 and

will be there until January 2010.

If anyone wishes to donate a new hat,

scarf or mittens, please stop by and

give the items to the FCP Economic

Support staff. You may also donate in a

monetary fashion. Please make funds

out to Economic Support “Mitten

Fund” and give to Christie Schmidt.

If you have any questions or sugges-

tions, please contact Economic Support

Department at (715) 478-4433.

Please join us in the mission to help

keep little fingers and heads warm

this winter season. Thank you!

Personals POTAWATOMI TRAVELING TIMES • December 15, 2010 Page 11

In Loving Memory of Our Dads

Herman

Alloway

LeRoy

Brown

December 1998

Dad,

We have been thinking and talking of you lately - the

things you taught us; the things you did for us; the places you

took us. Nothing will ever replace the love of a father.

We love you and miss you Dad.

Love,

Tina (Alloway) Oelrich and Patty (Brown) Wilber

Happy Birthday to my love,

Michael George Sr.,

on December 12.

Love you, Shannon

Happy Birthdayto my big sistaon December 9.

We love you,Ramona,

Always -n- forever,Sky & Kids

Happy Birthday

to my

Bestie Aimee

on December 1st.

We love you,

Sky and kids

Happy Birthday

Grandma Mabel.

We love you,

Lexi, Littleman, Mikey

Happy Birthday

to my mama on

December 20.

Can’t wait till

you come home.

I miss -n- love

you very much.

Love,

your baby girl

(Sky bootie)

I would like to

wish my bro / uncle

Jorge Kenneth Cisneros

a Happy Birthday on

December 12, 2010.

Love-U-Much,

Lupita, Sissy Bug, Riya,

Neekers, Grunts

I would like to say Happy 15th Birthday

to my big sister, Mariya A.K.A. “Riya”.I hope you enjoy your special day with all of

your family and friends.Love you lots.

Your favorite sis,Monique Tuckwab

I would like to say

Happy Birthday to our

Auntie Heather Laabs.

Have a special day on

Christmas Eve.

I hope you enjoy what

comes your way.

Wishing our dad a Happy “32” Birthday on December 12.

From, The C-Boys: Jeff, Michael, Jorge, Antonio

Love Yah, Dad!

I would like to wish my daughter, MARIYA ANN,a Happy Birthday on December 24, 2010. You’ve

grown into a beautiful young lady. Love, Mom

R I Y A

Your nieces and nephews would like to wish you a Happy Birthday on Christmas Eve.

Hope you enjoy your special day with your friends and family,

and get a lot of goodies.By: Monique, Mariya, Hunter, Allisia

Holiday NewsPOTAWATOMI TRAVELING TIMES • December 15, 2010Page 12

The PotawatomiTraveling Timesstaff wishes ourreaders a safe

and joyful holiday season!

Shelley Spaude, Krystal Statezny, Amy

Kampstra, Aiyana VanZile & Winda Collins

Sobering Statistics on Holiday Drinking and Drivingfacts and information courtesy http://www.telegram.com/assets/static/massmoms/newyear2010/new-year/article0009.html

This year, 1,200 people will lose

their lives during the holiday season as a

result of alcohol-related traffic accidents.

The United States Department of

Transportation reported that from 2001

to 2005, an average of 45 people died

each day during the hol-

iday season, with the

largest number of drunk

driving fatalities occur-

ring during

Thanksgiving.

According to

Mothers Against Drunk

Driving (MADD),

deaths from drinking

and driving spike

around the holidays,

with alcohol being

blamed for about 52

percent of fatal colli-

sions on Christmas and 57 percent on

New Years compared to a rate of 41 per-

cent for the entire year. In addition to the

more than 1,200 alcohol-related deaths

that will occur on the road this holiday

season, the Centers for Disease Control

and Prevention (CDC) estimate that

more than 25,000 people will be injured.

Some Good News And Some Bad

News

The good news is that there has

been a steady decline in the rate of alco-

hol-related deaths on the nation’s high-

ways during the holidays. Statistics gath-

ered by the National Highway Traffic

Safety Administration (NHTSA) show

that in 1982, there were more than 2,600

deaths due to drinking and driving -

accounting for 60 percent of all accident

fatalities. Recent years, however, have

witnessed about 1,200 fatalities, or

roughly 40 percent.

The discouraging

news, however, is that

underage drinkers are

responsible for between 10

and 20 percent of all alco-

hol consumed and that,

during the holiday period,

21- to 24-year-olds repeat-

edly make up the highest

percentage of impaired

drivers. Another negative

trend is that arrests for

women driving under the

influence increased by 29

percent from 1998 to

2007, while DWI arrests for men fell by

eight percent. However, the number of

men arrested during that period was still

four times that of women.

Take Steps To Protect Yourself

And Others

Even with the steady decline in

fatalities, the number of drivers with

DWI arrests is on the rise. It is estimated

that there are as many as two million

drunk drivers with three or more convic-

tions and more than 400,000 with five or

more DWI convictions still behind the

wheel. Here are five steps you can take

to help avoid becoming a statistic:

• If you drink, don’t drive no matter

how little you think you’ve had.

• Don’t let someone you know get

behind the wheel if they’ve been drink-

ing.

• Avoid driving during early and late

evening hours on holidays.

• If you must drive, be cautious and

watch for the erratic movements of

drunken drivers.

• Immediately report suspected

drunk drivers to the police.

Drinking and Driving Facts

that May Save Your LifeDrinking and driving is the kind of phenomenon that provides clues on how to

avoid it through those that weren’t so lucky. In addition to drinking and driving

facts, there are many drinking and driving myths that people should not believe.

Here are some common facts and myths that we can help clear up to help you be

safer on the roads:

FACT: You are more likely to be in a drinking and driving accident during the

holidays. Drinking and driving accidents occur with more frequency during holi-

days due to ‘acceptable’ drinking at parties and family functions. If at all possible,

avoid the roads during major holidays such as Thanksgiving, Christmas and the 4th

of July.

MYTH: Coffee will help an impaired driver get home safely. Nothing could

be further from the truth. While coffee can keep you awake from the caffeine, it in

no way restores vision and other senses affected by alcohol.

FACT: Teenage drivers are at a higher risk to be involved in a drinking and

driving accident. If you have teenage drivers, do whatever you can to ensure that

they observe safe driving practices when they are on the road.

MYTH: Bigger people can drink more before driving, because it won’t have

the same affect on them. Wrong again. While having food in your system will

absorb more alcohol, just being big will not have the same effect. An overweight

person who has not eaten recently will get just as drunk as anyone else when they

have a few drinks.

Pay close attention to the myths and truths when learning about drinking and

driving. In between are the drinking and driving facts that everyone should know.

Information courtesy http://dui.lifetips.com/tip/99209/drunk-driving-facts-stats/drunk-driving-facts-stats/drinking-and-driving-facts-that-may-save-your-life.html.

FCP COMMUNITY

CHRISTMAS PARTY

Friday, December 17, 2010Carter Hotel Conference Rm.

5 to 8 p.m.Christmas games, Santa Claus, meal, &Christmas raffle

Sponsored by: FCP Recreation, Child Care, Child Support,ICW, Economic Support, Family Services.

For more information, call the Recreation Center at (715) 478-7420