LCO's Little Newspaper
Odaawaa-Zaaga'iganing Babaamaajimoo-mazina'igaans
Lac Courte Oreilles Band of Lake Superior Chippewa Indians
"The Pride of the Ojibwe"
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LCO Child Support Hosts the Good Life Camp for LCO Youth |
LCO Child Support Services hosted their first-ever cultural camp from August 15-20, 2022.
The Good Life Cultural Camp was held two hours away at Camp Highlands in Sayner, WI, an overnight camp for boys and girls, ages 11-13, that are a part of LCO or receive child support services through their office.
“It was a great learning experience for our youth and a week full of fun, excitement, and education,” explained Shari Diamond, Child Support Specialist with the program.
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TGB Approves $750 Gift to All Tribal Members |
By Joe Morey
News Editor
On Monday, Nov. 14, the Lac Courte Oreilles Tribal Governing Board (TGB) approved giving every Tribal Member who is of 18 years of age as of Dec. 31, 2022, a $750 gift, but the gift would be awarded in two separate phases. The first phase would be given to Members living within the Tribe’s service area (on Reservation and within Sawyer County), while the details of the second phase are still be worked out.
The TGB is urging all Tribal Members living outside of Sawyer County to please be patient as details are still being worked out.
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Do you think the Tribe should build a community of Tiny Homes for the homeless?
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Nov. 7 Poll Results
Question: How often do you buy gas at one of the Tribal Gas stations?
85 total votes
Almost daily: 20% (17 votes)
Once week: 54% (46 votes)
Couple weeks: 15% (13)
Never: 11% (9 votes)
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Members: Update your Address |
All enrolled members of the Lac Courte Oreilles Tribe are encouraged to make sure your address is up to date in the LCO Citizenship Services office! Be sure your address is current since too much mail is being returned due to incorrect addresses. Check that your family members are updated as well. Also, contact the office if you have a death in the family. Please call Dolores at 715-558-7415 or Reone at 715-558-7429 to get your addresses updated right of way. Miigwech! |
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TGB Approves Rental Policy for Covid, Trespass, and HIP Homes
By Joe Morey
News Editor
The Lac Courte Oreilles Tribal Governing Board (TGB) unanimously approved instituting a rental policy for Tribal Members occupying the Covid homes, trespass homes and HIP Homes on the Reservation.
The new policy states any person staying in one of the aforementioned homes when there is no longer an immediate emergency or no longer has Covid, they will be required to pay $500 per month for a 90-day lease, which will include utilities.
James Schlender Jr, the Tribe’s Attorney General, stated the TGB had several objectives which included addressing the homeless who had nowhere to go and were in need for a while; providing a policy for when they were no longer in that situation and a way for them to transition from that situation; and for persons coming out of treatment facilities and had nowhere to go.
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Health Director Shares Info on Need for New Clinic
By Joe Morey
News Editor
Gary Girard, the Lac Courte Oreilles Community Health Center Director, shared information on the new clinic project at the General Membership Meeting held at the Sevenwinds Casino Convention Center, reporting on current staffing and space issues and how they will be solved once the new clinic is complete.
Girard said the new clinic, which will be located near the casino, may see groundbreaking as early as late March/early April of 2023 and would be completed by fall of 2024.
The clinic currently has eight providers and eight nurses on staff but only has 1.4 exam rooms per provider.
“Over the last two years we’ve seen more patients than ever,” Girard explained. “We are in a situation right now that we can’t meet the needs of the community. The building is too small.”
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Over 43,000 Walleye Fingerlings Stocked in Area Lakes |
In October, the LCO Fish Hatchery began stocking area lakes with walleye fingerlings. LCO Conservation Director, Brian Bisonette, announced they had stocked 43,114 fish in five lakes. The average fingerling was 7.4 inches, up from 7.1 last year.
Totals stocked in the lakes were as follows; Lac Courte Oreilles 24,739; Chippewa Flowage 9,780; Gurno Lake 860; Indian Lake 1,132; Windfall Lake 6,603.
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Scenes below from the LCO Veteran's Day Powwow held at the LCO School on Nov. 11th. Pictures by Roberta Crowe |
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Gov. Evers Honors Wisconsin Veteran's; Pics from LCO Veteran's Day Powwow |
Gov. Tony Evers recognized and celebrated Veterans Day with a video message honoring veterans, thanking them for their service to the country, and reaffirming his commitment to supporting veterans and their loved ones.
Gov. Evers also proclaimed Nov. 11, 2022, as “Veterans Day” in Wisconsin. A copy of the governor’s Veterans Day proclamation is available here.
Gov. Evers’ 2022 Veterans Day video message is available here, and a transcript of the video message is available below.
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UPCOMING HOLIDAY SCHEDULE
The Tribe will be observing the following holidays and most tribal operations will be closed.
Thanksgiving Day
1/2 Day Wednesday, Sep 23
Closed on
Thursday, September 24th
Friday, September 25th
Christmas
Closed on
Friday, December 23rd
Monday, December 26th
New Year’s
Closed on
Friday, December 30th
Monday, January 2nd
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Chairman Taylor Gives Update on Proposed Tiny Homes Community
By Joe Morey
News Editor
Earlier this year the Lac Courte Oreilles Tribal Governing Board (TGB) approved purchasing and developing a community of tiny homes on the Reservation to tackle the homelessness problem, which currently results in nearly a million dollars spent yearly in hotel rooms in the Hayward area.
LCO Tribal Chairman, Louis Taylor, told LCO News that the plan is still being discussed at the TGB level, but a location hasn’t been decided on, nor has the decision to either purchase the homes or build them ourselves.
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New Fire Chief Meets with TGB to Discuss EMS and Fire Prevention Certifications
By Joe Morey
News Editor
New interim LCO Fire Department Chief Marvin Mullet came before the Tribal Governing Board (TGB) on Monday, Nov. 7, at their weekly meeting to discuss his first couple weeks on the job. He said he held a meeting with previous fire department personnel and several from Bass Lake to go over a few of their concerns.
One of the issues the TGB has had is that the fire department personnel weren’t state certified, and Mullet was chosen for the position because of his certifications, which includes emergency medical responder, with credentials for water and ice rescues.
Mullet has 20 years of experience and has been with Bass Lake since 2005 serving as their chief for the past several years.
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Fighting fentanyl: Schools tackle opioid crisis head-on
By Kara Arundel
k12dive.com
When two 8th grade students died within days of each other in 2016 after using synthetic opioids, the Park City School District in Utah went into full crisis response mode.
Grief counselors came to the students’ middle school. Parents were asked to search their children’s possessions. Area emergency room doctors were warned to look for signs of drug abuse or attempted suicide in teen patients. District and school staff were asked to comfort each other through their grief.
Six years later, the deaths of the young students are still raw, said then-Superintendent Ember Conley.
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New Merchandise Now For Sale at the LCO Quick Stop
All kinds of new merchandise is for sale at the LCO Quick Stop from items pictured here to Native designed wallets, baseball hats, bed sheet sets, sweaters and so much more. Items that make a perfect Christmas gift. Stop in and check it out.
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BOYS AND GIRLS CLUB STAFF AS MOANA! |
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From the Boys and Girls Club of LCO Facebook Page: Staff dressed up as the characters from Moana to hand out candy at the Hayward Main Street Trunk or Treat! The Club thanked all those who donated candy. |
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BANNERS FOR VETERAN'S POWWOW |
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The LCO School classes made banners for the LCO Veteran's Powwow |
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4K TRIP TO MOMMSEN'S PUMPKIN PATCH |
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From the LCO Ojibwe School Facebook Page: 4K pumpkin patch family field trip day. We enjoyed an outing at Mommsen’s pumpkin and apple orchard and then lunch at Pizza Hut in Rice Lake! |
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HONOR ROLL STUDENTS GO TO HAUNTED SHIP |
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BLACK TUESDAY AT LCO COUNTRY STORE |
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LCO OJIBWE SCHOOL ANNOUNCES 4K |
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TRIBAL ELDER CHRISTMAS CHECK |
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IHS ON THE OPIOID EPIDEMIC |
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ON CALL NUMBER NO LONGER IN SERVICE |
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NEW TRIBAL PLATE DESIGN COMING SOON |
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BIG FISH MEMBERSHIP DRIVE!! |
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CHARTER SCHOOL ENROLLMENT AND INFO |
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HEADSTART / EHS ENROLLMENT |
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HAPPENINGS AT BIG FISH GOLF COURSE |
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LCO BEHAVIORAL HEALTH INFORMATION |
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LCO TRIBAL AGING/DISABILITY SERVICES STAFF |
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Lac Courte Oreilles Tribal Court
Case No. 22-G-456
NOTICE BY PUBLICATION
TO: Corby Gordon
TAKE NOTICE that you are a named party for an action filed in the Court listed above. You must appear in the Lac Courte Oreilles Tribal Court on the 29th day of November, 2022 at 10:30AM. Failure to appear may result in the petition being granted. A full copy of the petition may be obtained from the Lac Courte Oreilles Tribal Court located at 13394W Trepania Road Hayward, WI 54843.
NOTICE OF THIS HEARING shall be given for three (3) consecutive weeks prior to the hearing date in the Odaawaa-Zaaga’iganing Babaamaajimoo-mazina’igaans (LCO’s Little Newspaper), a newspaper published in Sawyer County, State of Wisconsin, pursuant to §TCT.2.9.020 was formerly codified as II LCOTCL §1.902
Lac Courte Oreilles Tribal Court
Dated this 25th day of October, 2022
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Lac Courte Oreilles Tribal Court
Case No. 22-G-456
NOTICE BY PUBLICATION
TO: Amber Jasper
TAKE NOTICE that you are a named party for an action filed in the Court listed above. You must appear in the Lac Courte Oreilles Tribal Court on the 29th day of November, 2022 at 10:30AM. Failure to appear may result in the petition being granted. A full copy of the petition may be obtained from the Lac Courte Oreilles Tribal Court located at 13394W Trepania Road Hayward, WI 54843.
NOTICE OF THIS HEARING shall be given for three (3) consecutive weeks prior to the hearing date in the Odaawaa-Zaaga’iganing Babaamaajimoo-mazina’igaans (LCO’s Little Newspaper), a newspaper published in Sawyer County, State of Wisconsin, pursuant to §TCT.2.9.020 was formerly codified as II LCOTCL §1.902
Lac Courte Oreilles Tribal Court
Dated this 25th day of October, 2022
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Lac Courte Oreilles Tribal Court
Case No. 21-FJ-116
NOTICE BY PUBLICATION
TO: Rose Ramsey
TAKE NOTICE that you are a named party for an action filed in the Court listed above. You must appear in the Lac Courte Oreilles Tribal Court on the 22nd day of November, 2022 at 2:30 PM. Failure to appear may result in the petition being granted. A full copy of the petition may be obtained from the Lac Courte Oreilles Tribal Court located at 13394W Trepania Road Hayward, WI 54843.
NOTICE OF THIS HEARING shall be given for three (3) consecutive weeks prior to the hearing date in the Odaawaa-Zaaga’iganing Babaamaajimoo-mazina’igaans (LCO’s Little Newspaper), a newspaper published in Sawyer County, State of Wisconsin, pursuant to §TCT.2.9.020 was formerly codified as II LCOTCL §1.902
Lac Courte Oreilles Tribal Court
Dated this 14th day of October, 2022
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Editor: Joe Morey 715-699-6014
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