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By Dawn WalschinskiKalihwisaks

Anderson Corneliusjoined the Army in 1918and fought for his countryin World War I. His familyreturned the favor andfought to reestablish hisservice record .

“They were going to putup a memorial wall for theOneida Museum, but hewasn’t on there,” saidAnderson’s son FranklinCornelius.

Franklin’s sistersEleanor Zaebler andJosephine Bailey went toKerry Metoxen, director ofOneida Veterans Services

Office for help. It was dis-covered that a fire in 1973destroyed the St. Louisbuilding where Anderson’spersonnel records werestored.

Metoxen contactedCongressman MarkGreen’s office to continuethe search. “Whenever acongressman requestssomething, they get a littlebit more customer service,”said Metoxen.

The process took twoyears, and then five weeksago, veterans liaisonMelanie Luchs found someinformation.

“Like (Green) said, you

got to have a labor of loveto do this thing, you know.You hit a wall and you gotto go another route.” saidMetoxen.

With Anderson’s servicerecords rediscovered,Congressman Green pre-sented 18 of Cornelius’decedents with threemedals he had earned serv-ing in the Calvary inFrance. The presentationwas made to the eldestdaughter Delores on theafternoon of Thursday, July7th.

Medals earned in WWI presented to family

Photo courtesy of Barb Moorhouse

Congressman Mark Green presents Delores Skenandore,seated, and Eleanor Bailey with medals earned by theirfather Anderson Cornelius.

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The special election thatwas scheduled for Saturday,July 22nd has been resched-uled for Saturday, August26th.

“The election board inad-vertently didn’t send out amass mailing to the tribalmembership in regard to theelection notice and sampleballot,” said Oneida ElectionBoard Chairperson RacquelHill.

The decision to postponethe election was to make surethe Election Board would bein compliance with Triballaw.

The rescheduled electionswill take place at the OneidaPolice Department from 7:00am to 7:00 pm.

Saturday’sSpecialElectionsrescheduledto August

By Cathy DelgadoKalihwisaks

Monday, July 3, 2006 wasthe beginning of competi-tion for the Native AmericanIndigenous Games athletesand coaches. Over 7,500athletes participated in thisyears Games with at leastanother two or three thou-sand more fans. Thoseattending the Games wouldbe traveling all over theDenver area to various levelsof schools or athletic parkssuch as Colorado HorsePark, Metropolitan StateCollege, Thomas JeffersonHigh School, the Golden

Crown Fieldhouse, theNational Western Complex,the Olympic TrainingCenter and others. Theweekend was partially spentby some athletes fromWisconsin practicing whichgave them something to doand get to know other ath-letes. There was a dancewith a disc jockey that tookplace in the middle of theweek to provide a means ofentertainment for theyounger population. Otherathletes, coaches and chap-erones took a drive into themountains while others hitthe Six Flags Amusement

Park, and the Water WorldPark to try and stay cool inthe 90 plus degree weather.For some athletes the onlyprotection from the heat andsun was sun block and itwasn’t enough becausemany of the archers cameback beet red.

There were 27 teams thatparticipated in the Gamesthis year in basketball, trackand field, cross country,archery, boxing, Tae KwonDo, swimming, volleyball,wrestling, baseball, canoe-ing, lacrosse, rifle shooting,and soccer. The Tribes thatparticipated from the state of

Wisconsin include Oneida,Bad River, La CourteOreilles, Lac Du Flambeau,Red Cliff, Menominee,Stockbridge Munsee, HoChunk, Forest CountyPotowatomi, St Croix, andthe Sokaogon. There were56 Oneida athletes that par-ticipated in this yearsgames.

Merle Smith, Idaho bas-ketball coach commented onthe experiences as, “oneteam will walk away withthe gold and 26 will walkaway with a good experi-ence.”

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MADISON, Wis. (AP) ~Indian casinos in Wisconsinhit the jackpot on Friday witha state Supreme Court deci-sion that removes any legaldoubt as to their validity orright to expand.

Not only can the existing28 casinos remain open, theSupreme Court said they alsocan negotiate with the state tooffer new Las Vegas-stylegames like roulette, craps andblackjack.

The widely anticipateddecision was a major victoryboth for the 11 tribes operat-ing casinos in the state andGov. Jim Doyle, who hadargued he had the right tonegotiate gambling compactswith the tribes.

But critics on the courtwarned the decision couldlead to an onslaught of newgames like sports betting.State and tribal officials dis-counted that fear.

“I fail to see where therewill be an explosion of gam-ing, at least with respect toscope,” said Jeff Crawford,attorney general for the ForestCounty Potawatomi. “Thesegames already exist inWisconsin at most casinos.”

But Brian Nemoir, execu-tive director of the anti-gam-bling coalition Enough!, saidthe court’s decision shows theneed for greater legislativeoversight of the governor'spowers for approving casinos.

Administration SecretarySteve Bablitch, though, notedthat federal officials mustreview and approve any newcompacts.

Justice David Prosser, whojoined two others on the courtin a partial dissent from themajority, said the governorshould not have the authorityto sign agreements thatexpand gambling in the stateto include games forbiddenunder a 1993 amendment tothe Wisconsin Constitution.

The amendment clarifiedthat all types of gambling areprohibited in the state exceptbingo, raffles, pari-mutuel on-

By Cathy DelgadoKalihwisaks

The opening of theRodeway Inn is still clear inthe mind of Kathy Hugheswho served on the Board ofDirectors for the hotel andwas treasurer for the OneidaBusiness Committee (OBC)at that time. “We had startedthe planning and had gottenthe approval from theGeneral Tribal Council to goahead with the constructionof the hotel with a 12 million

dollar budget back in 1985.Construction started inOctober 1985 and was com-pleted in June 1986.” saidHughes who is now the vice-chairwoman of the OBC.

Hughes said “The tribeentered into a business weknew nothing about and wereyet tenacious enough to takethe risks.”

The original Rodeway Innserviced the leisure customerand could no longer providethe kind of business that

Oneida wanted to be drawn tothe hotel. The Radisson Innprovided services to groupsand the business traveler aswell as the leisure customer.

In 1993 the growth ofOneida Bingo and Casinoadded changes for the hotel.The first expansion of theRadisson added on theIroquois Complex and morerooms.

The Radisson Hotel andConference Center began itssecond expansion, “in 2001

with a starting budget of 22.5million dollars in the Springand opening late summer2002. The project came inunder budget at 21 millionwith the addition of theTowers adding 115 rooms,and the Three ClansBallroom.” said LanceBroberg, General Managerfor the Radisson Hotel and

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Oneidas members of Team Wisconsin wait their turn patiently on the lawn of the Invesco Field, Mile HighStadium before the Parade of Athletes begins for the Native American indigenous Games 2006 inDenver, Colorado

By Scott BauerAssociated Press Writer

MADISON, Wis. (AP) ~Gov. Jim Doyle collectedmore than nine times as muchfrom out-of-state campaigndonors last year as did hisopponent, according to a newanalysis by a political watch-dog group.

The largest contributoramong all donors over thepast four years to theDemocratic incumbent was acasino investor and his family,determined the reportreleased Tuesday by theWisconsin DemocracyCampaign.

All told, the report saidDoyle raised $1.15 millionfrom out-of-state individuals

from 2002 to 2005, comparedwith $117,000 for his chal-lenger, U.S. Rep. MarkGreen, R-Green Bay. Thefour-term congressman fromGreen Bay announced hiscandidacy for the governor'soffice last year.

Doyle raised $415,113from outside Wisconsin lastyear compared with $44,837for Green.

“Clearly candidates arebecoming less and lesschoosy about who they willtake money from,” said MikeMcCabe, executive director ofthe group that issued thereport. “They've tapped out

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“It’s a tremendous honorhaving Anderson Corneliushonored,” said his grand-daughter Heather Cornelius.

Of his twelve children, fiveof Anderson’s sons followedtheir father’s example andserved in various branches ofthe military. Three of hisdaughters were welders in

navel ship yards during WarWorld II.

“He set the standard for usbecause he cared for his fam-ily and defended them, hecared for his nation anddefended his nation,” saidFranklin who served 22 yearsin the Marine Corps. SAMPLE

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Signature Event hasRaised More Than $1.5Billion to SupportAmerican CancerSociety’s Fight AgainstCancer

(ONEIDA, WI) - On July28th and 29th, 2006, Oneidawill be celebrating its 10thAnniversary of their annualAmerican Cancer SocietyRelay For Life . The eventwill be held behind theNorbert Hill Center in Oneidaand begins at 6:00 p.m. onFriday and continues until10:00 a.m. on Saturday.

Relay For Life is a funfilled overnight event thatmobilizes communitiesthroughout the country to cel-ebrate survivors, rememberloved ones, and raise moneyfor the fight against cancer.Some of the events that willtake place at Oneida’s RelayFor Life will be: Pony Rides,

Luminary Ceremony, SilentAuction, Dude Looks Like aLady Contest and much more.This is a family/communityevent where we try to havesomething for everyone.Please stop in for some fun.

Relay For Life benefitsONEIDA by saving livesthrough Society-fundedresearch and early detectionand prevention education;providing support in time ofneed through Society pro-grams and services, empow-ering people to fight backagainst cancer through Relayand advocacy efforts, andallowing hearts to heal asRelay recognizes friends andneighbors who have been pro-foundly affected by cancer.

For more information callLisa Metoxen, PRCoordinator 920-869-1690 orcall toll free 1.800.ACS.2345or visit www.cancer.org.

Oneida Celebrates 10thRelay For Life

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Allen “Rocky” L. Denny55 of Oneida passed away onTuesday July 4, 2006 un-expectedly at his home. Hewas born April 12, 1951, sonof the late Alexander andClara (Metoxen) Denny. Hewas a member of the OneidaMethodist Church and themen’s club of the church.

Survivors include his chil-dren; Kurt (Heidi) Denny,Scott (Theresa) Denny, Alex(Xavier) Denny, Heather

(Kory) Wesaw, Linn (Jason)Denny all of Oneida, 8Grandchildren; Haley, Gaby,Jaycob, Kyla, Clara, Jaydee,Kyle, and Jaynoa. Brothersand Sisters.

Allen’s wishes were to havea private family service. Burialwill be in the Oneida MethodistCemetery. Muehl-BoettcherFuneral Home, Seymour,assisted the family witharrangements.

Denny, Allen L. “Rocky” April 12, 1951 – July 4, 2006

If tears couldbuild a stairwayand memories a lane, I’d walkright up to heaven and bringyou home again.

In Loving

Memory of…

Loved and missed always,Mom, Norman, brothers, &sisters, aunts & uncles, nieces& nephews, cousins & friends

Brian7/14/69 – 7/21/96

Barbara J."Bobbi" Rohr, age65 of Keshena,passed awaySunday, July 9,2006 at her homeafter a long illness.Barbara was bornon December 12,1940 in Keshena,daughter of the late James G.and Emma J. (Reed) Miller.She was a member of St.Anthony's Catholic Churchin Neopit and enjoyed play-ing bingo, playing cards andcollecting dolls.

Barbara is survived by:her children, Deborah(Raymond) Sanapaw ofKeshena, Connie (Elmer)Schuster of Keshena, Ernie(Amy) Rasmussen ofHunters, WA, EricRasmussen of Keshena,Brian (special friend,Patricia) Rohr of Keshena,Bradley (Tracy) Rohr ofShawano; 20 grandchildren;2 great-grandsons; 1 sister,Jane Miller of St. Louis, MO,2 brothers, Mark Miller of

Keshena, BernardMiller of Fond duLac; 1 aunt, ArlineCreapeau alsoknown as "AuntDean"; and severalspecial nieces,nephews andcousins.

Barbara was pre-ceded in death by: 4 grand-children; her parents; and 10brothers.

Funeral services were heldThursday, July 13, 2006 atSt. Anthony's CatholicChurch in Neopit with theRev. David Kiefer officiat-ing. Burial of crematedremains in the St. Anthony'sCatholic Cemetery.

Swedberg Funeral Home,Shawano, WI assisted thefamily with the arrange-ments.

The family would like tothank the Shawano Hospice,Irene Waubanascum from theMenominee Tribal Clinic,and Father David Kiefer forthe care given to Barbara.

Rohr, Barbara J. "Bobbi" December 12, 1940 – July 9, 2006

Anna Elizabeth Kurowskiwas welcomed home to herHeavenly Father in the earlymorning hours onThursday, July 6,2006. Anna livedthe last three yearsof her life as a resi-dent of GoodShepherd NursingHome, where shereceived the best ofcare from all thestaff. She was born May 24,1924, in Green Bay, toAndrew and Josephine(Skenadore) Steinfeldt. Annaserved her country in the U.S.Navy during World War II.She was privileged to be amember of the AmericanLegion, Post #539 and was acharter member of theW.A.V.E.S. NationalPackerland Unit #116. Thegreatest joy for Anna wasspending time with her familyand fulfilling her desire tohelp others and ask for noth-ing in return. In 1950, Annamarried Edward Kurowskiwho preceded her in death onAug. 3, 1977. She was adevoted wife, mother, grand-mother and great-grandmoth-er. Anna had a special gift ofentertaining. She broughtlaughter and wonderful mem-ories for her loved ones withher endless stories and old-time songs. She lived life witha continuous spirit of givingto anyone in need.

Anna is survived by ninesons and five daughters-in-law, Alex and CharmaneKurowski, Little Suamico;Dr. Peter and JaniceKurowski, Missouri; StanleyKurowski, Eddie and LindaKurowski, Andrew and LoriKurowski, Paul and SandyKurowski, George Kurowski,all of Green Bay; RobertReetz, Eddie Moede, both of

Shawano; two daughters andsons-in-law, Vicky and JoeDeer, Keshena; Theresa and

Bob Smith, all ofGreen Bay; twobrothers and ones i s t e r - i n - l a w ,Andrew "Toby"Steinfeldt, GreenBay; Ralph andJulie AnnSteinfeldt, Arizona;three sisters,

Lorraine Robb, Green Bay;Arlene Abraham, Arizona;Joan Daniels, Milwaukee; asister-in-law, Calla Steinfeldt;a brother-in-law, DonaldStanchik; 21 grandchildren;18 great-grandchildren; manynieces, nephews, cousins,other relatives and friends.

She was preceded in deathby an infant daughter,Christina; her parents,Andrew and JosephineSteinfeldt; two brothers,David and Robert Steinfeldt;two sisters, Evelyn Stanchikand Emma Maske.

Funeral services were heldTuesday, July 11 at the funer-al home with Rev. ToddJerabek of Zion Lutheran,Embarrass, Wis., officiating.Burial was in Cady Cemetery,town of Lawrence.

Blaney Funeral Home,1521 Shawano Ave., assistedthe family with arrangements.To send online condolences,please go to www.blaneyfu-neralhome.com.

The family would like toexpress their deepest grati-tude to all of the staff of GoodShepherd Nursing Home fortheir tender care of our moth-er. Also we extend our grati-tude to Pastor Todd Jerabekfrom Zion Lutheran ofEmbarrass, Wis., for the pas-toral care provided to ourmother.

Kurowski, Anna ElizabethMay 24, 1924 – July 6, 2006

Betty Jane Stevens Tonnon,67, passed away Tuesday,July 11, 2006. Born June 10,1939 in Oneida, WI. Bettylived most of her life inChicago.

Survivors include sons,Lyle, Gerald, Paul, daughter,Roberta, and grandchildren,Paul Jr., Tannara, Christopher,Lyle Jr., Michael, Anthony,Samantha, father LouieWebster,

Brothers, Robert (LittleMan) Ada Webster, Oneida,Joyce (Pies) Butch King,Oneida, Darrold (Boss)Webster, Veronica Webster,Green Bay, Tom & KittyWebster, Oneida, Ronald(Slab) Webster, Green Bay,Danny (Diggy) Webster,

Green Bay, Judy & ArlonBozeman, Green Bay, DoreenReed, Oneida, Marie Moreno,Chicago, many nieces,nephews and cousins, AuntCubby & Arlin Wilbur,Oneida, Uncle Luke Stevens,Oneida.

Preceded in death byspouse, Willie, mother, Mary(Stevens) Webster, sisters andbrothers, grandparents Luke& Elizabeth Stevens, otheraunts and uncles.

Services were heldThursday, July 13, 2006 withDeacon Bobby Doxtator offi-ciating.

Ryan Funeral Home, 305N. Tenth Street De Pere,assisted the family witharrangements.

Tonnan, Betty Jane StevensJune 10, 1939 – July 11, 2006

Patricia Stevens

In LovingMemory

of

Who left us on July 20, 2001

My Angel MomShe was my friend, my confidante.

She was loved by everyone who knew her,And she was described as an “Angel”,

By family, friends, and even acquaintances.She was my own precious angel,

And though I can’t see her anymore,I thank God for the blessing of His gift to me- My Angel Mom.

Love your daughter Pamela Les, Conrad, Justin, Alayna, and David

As the sun shines upon yourgrave, your little hand will wave,

we know that your Uncle Mike in heaven istaking care of you. Just like Mommy andDaddy would do. We love you so, so much,but just to hold you in our arm’s again wouldbe such a rush, we loved the way you smiled,made us laugh for a long, long while, or whenyou sneeze or when you coo, we would holdyou in our arms and say “God Bless You”!

Mommy and Daddy miss you a whole lot,but just to hold you will hit they spot. Wewould never let you go, but your in UncleMike’s arms now in Heaven with Daddy’s Bro!We dream of you and it seems all real, butsome people don’t understand how Mommyand Daddy feel, but pictures of you help usget through the day and when night comes wekneel down and put our hands together andpray!! P.S. Miss you Baby JanessaLove,Mom-Mary Lisa, Dad- Harvey Jr., Brothers-Christopher and Cody, Sis-Jaya

In Loving Memory of

May 28, 2005 - July 30, 2005

fÑxv|tÄ g{tÇ~áThe family of Arthur Webster would like toexpress a heartful thanks to all those whomstopped by the house to visit, those whomshared in singing the beautiful hymns and tradi-tional songs, to the drum groups that came tosing on dad’s back porch, and to those whomshared a story with our father before his passinginto the Creator’s land. We also want say a spe-cial thank you to those whom expressed condo-lences, sent flowers, and donated food.Thanks toall the fire keepers whom kept the fire going,thanks to the Sonny King family for providing theluncheon, to the Oneida Singers for their beauti-ful voices.A very special thanks to Evelyn Elm andWarren/ Harriet Reiter families for being thereduring this most difficult time and for all the helpand guidance you provided our family.Thanks toNoni Cottrell, Debbie Ninham, and Opie DayBedeau for providing the special music at ourfathers service.Also thanks to Bob Brown,Leander Danforth, Randy Cornelius, PastorAlvarado for the good words you shared withour family.Thanks to Kurt Boettcher of Muehl-Boettcher funeral home for your compassionatesupport. Saying goodbye to a family member isnever easy, and words just cannot express ourthanks and gratitude to those whom traveled thistwo week journey with us. May the Creator blessyou for all your acts of kindness.Rita Webster and Children

In Loving Memory of

He reached downfrom on high and tookhold of me; he drew me out of thedeep waters. He rescued me frommy powerful enemy. From my foes,who were too strong for me. Thenconfronted me in the day of disaster,but the Lord was my support. Hebrought me out into a spacious place.

Psalms 18:16-19Sadly missed by,Jimmy, Mom, Grandma, Uncles, Duane, India, Mick, friends, relatives

DavidDoxtator

In Loving Memory of

Nelly AchesonHappy Birthday on July 27th

Because she was so dear to usher memory will live on,

Just as the fragrance of aflower

still lingers when it’sgone.

The beauty that was hersalone

in thought is with us still,And in the hearts that love her,

She lives on...And always will.

We miss you: Love your children,grandchildren and friends

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July 25, 2006, Tuesday 6:00 p.m. to 8:00 p.m., atRidgeview Plaza 3759 W. Mason Street in Oneida.

Wednesday, August 9 from 6:00 p.m. to 8:00 p.m.at Ridgeview Plaza, 3759 W. Mason St. in Oneida.

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Conference Center andPresident of the OneidaAirport Hotel Corporation. Itstarted with 202 rooms andbanquet seating up to 500people. It has expanded to409 rooms with a banquetseating of up to 2,000 peopleand has renamed their restau-rants from the Shenandoah, amore formal restaurant, toThe Pine Tree Grill which is amore leisure restaurant andfrom the Three SistersRestaurant to the StandingStone Buffet and Grill.

“Operations budget forsales for a year comes in at 18million dollars.” saidBroberg. This budget for salesincludes guest rooms, foodand beverage, all outlets, ban-quets and meetings. Thisamount contributes to thegenerated revenue for theNation.

Eight President’s Awards iswhat the Radisson Hotel andConference Center has underits belt in achieving excel-lence. It’s the most presti-gious award and “...representsthe best of the best forRadissons.” said NancyJohnson, Executive VicePresident and Brand Leaderfor Radisson Hotels andResorts. The Radisson ismarked by its excellent cus-tomer service. It is seen asone of the best brands top 68performing properties select-ed from among more than 260Radisson hotels worldwide.Furthermore, the Radissonhas also received the Best ofMidAmerica Award and isconsidered one of the topmeeting spaces, and conven-tion centers.

Pat Lassila started at theRadisson when it was still theRodeway Inn. She workedher way up the ladder goingfrom a waitress at theShenandoah, then Supervisor,Dining Room Manager, Foodand Beverage Director, andeventually the President of theHotel Corporation. She com-mitted 18 years to theRadisson and during that timebecame certified in HotelManagement.

The Nation was able to go

on and expand the Radissonwith the Grand CouncilIroquois Complex, 100 roomsand the Standing Stone Buffetformerly named the ThreeSisters Restaurant at a cost of11.8 million dollars. It was ajoint effort with the OneidaBingo and Casino in 1996.

One of the accomplish-ments that Lassila recalls ispaying off the original debt ofthe Radisson Inn before thesecond expansion of theRadisson in 2001.

Lassila has a vision for thefuture of the hotel complexand its potential management.

“We need to start trainingour Indian children, ingrain inthem starting in sixth grade”said Lassila. She believes thestudents should look at whatthey want to be when theygrow up, so that Oneida canprovide training that willenhance its future leaders andbenefit the tribe as a whole.This can be effectively doneby going into the OneidaElementary School and pro-moting the career day theyschedule every year.

The support of theBusiness Committee, GeneralTribal Council and the HotelCorporation Board is whathas made the Radisson such asuccess and more importantlytheir staff overall.

“Its hospitality is more thana beautiful building filledwith fabulous amenities. It’salso about filling that buildingwith great people doing greatwork said Broberg “I’ve usedthe analogy in the past com-paring our work to that of asymphony orchestra..Professionals who like theirwork and do it very well andhave given them the instru-ments to display their talents.The result is a smooth, almostintuitive flow of great workcreating a great experiencefor our audience, the cus-tomer.” Broberg said in hiswelcoming speech at theAnniversary that took place atthe Radisson on July 13,2006.

“One of the highlights forthe Radisson is transferring

over from a managementcompany to operating it our-selves. It was a three yearprocess.” said Lassila.

Today, the Radisson HotelBoard of Directors includePresident Jim Van Stippen,Trish King, David Bischoff,Terry Cornelius, MattKunstman, and Steve Yahnke.They attended the 20th yearanniversary along with otherdignitaries from the OneidaBusiness Committee, the stateand local representatives.

Features of the eveningincluded a reception, dinner,the unveiling of the newOneida Pendleton blanket,and the swing music of BigBad Voodoo Daddy thattopped off the evening.

For more on the OneidaPendleton, please see theLifestyles section in thisissue.

Kali photos/Cathy Delgado

Above, (l to r): Pam Johns-Danforth, ChairmanGerald Danforth, Patti Hoeft Tribal Secretary, andHotel Board member Terry Cornelius enjoy refresh-ments at the reception. At right, an Ice Sculpture ofthe Oneida Nation logo lit up the center of the recep-tion area for the 20 year Anniversary.

the voters who can vote forthem and they are turning topeople who can't vote forthem.”

McCabe, who estimates$30 million or more will bespent in this year’s governor’srace, said the high dollarsrolling into the campaign willtranslate into more televisionads than ever, both from thecandidates and from outsidegroups.

As of Jan. 1, Doyle had$4.2 million in the bank com-pared with $2.1 million forGreen, reports filed with thestate Ethics Board showed.Updated spending reportscovering the first six monthsof this year were due onThursday.

The largest contributors toDoyle's coffers from 2002 to2005 were Kenosha business-man Dennis Troha and hisfamily members, the reportsaid. The Troha family gaveDoyle $236,842 over thatperiod, the report said.

Troha has partnered withthe Menominee and

Connecticut-based MoheganIndian tribes to proposebuilding an $808 millioncasino complex at the currentDairyland Greyhound Park.

The off-reservation casinomust get approval from bothDoyle and the U.S. Bureau ofIndian Affairs.

The governor has said thespending by the casino inter-ests would not play a role inhis decision on whether toapprove the Kenosha casino,should the proposal come tohim.

Green has said there is a“dark cloud” over contribu-tions Doyle has received fromcasino interests the past fouryears.

Green campaign managerMark Graul said the reportshows Doyle is relying onspecial interests, includingthose that do business withthe state, to fund his cam-paign.

“It reeks to high heaven,”Graul said.

Doyle campaign spokes-woman Melanie Fonder

rejected claims that the gov-ernor was beholden to specialinterests.

“No donation of any kindwill influence this governorin any way about any issue,”she said.

National interest in therace and general support forthe governor's record andpositions have fueled theinflux of donations, Fondersaid.

From 2002 to 2005, gam-bling interests gave Doyleand the Democratic Partyalmost $1.3 million, whileother candidates receivedalmost nothing, an analysisdone in February by theMilwaukee Journal Sentinelshowed.

The newspaper’s analysisdetermined that Troha,together with his businessassociates, have given Doylemore than $300,000 since2002. The majority of thatcame from family members,the new WisconsinDemocracy Campaign deter-mined.

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(3) The decision is clearly erroneousand is against the weight of theevidence presented at the hearinglevel;

(4) The decision is arbitrary and/orcapricious;

(5) There is exhibited a proceduralirregularity which would be con-sidered a harmful error that mayhave contributed to the finaldecision, which if the error hadnot occurred, would have alteredthe final decision;

(6) There is a presentation or intro-duction of new evidence that wasnot available at the hearing level,which if available, may havealtered the final decision.To conserve time and space pro-

vided, the Oneida AppealsCommission will only put into printthe Initial Review Decisions whichhave been denied. The cases thathave been accepted at Initial Reviewwill be published when the finaladjudication has been entered.

Initial Review DecisionsOneida Human ResourcesDepartment-Benefits CrawfordInsurance vs. Bert Brandom.Docket No. 06-AC-017, May 24,2006. Judicial Officers, Janice L.McLester, Winnifred Thomas andJennifer Webster presiding. Thepurpose of Initial Review is toanswer threshold questions regard-ing the jurisdiction of the case andthe procedural and material suffi-ciency of the Notice of Appealaccording to the Oneida AppealsCommission Rules of AppellateProcedure, Rule 9(B). TheAppellant failed to do this. Therequest for Interlocutory Appeal wasmislabeled as an appeal and shouldhave been labeled as a complaint.There was no original hearing bodydecision. Denied.

Appellate Court DecisionsAmelia Cornelius vs. OneidaBusiness Committee. Docket No.05-AC-024, March 28, 2006.Judicial Officers Mary Adams,Robert Christjohn, Dorothy Ninham,Lois Powless and Jennifer Websterpresiding. On December 8, 2005,Appellant, Amelia Cornelius, filedan appeal against Respondent,Oneida Business Committee, forwrongfully suspending her primarymanagement license on September20, 1999 and wrongfully terminatingher employment agreement.Cornelius requests reinstatement ofher employment with back pay. Ms.Cornelius’ gaming license appealwas decided on January 23, 2001.The court did not agree withCornelius’ claim concerning the2001 decision that the AppellateCourt statement about a possible set-tlement entitled Ms. Cornelius toanything. The 2001 decision by theAppellate Court merely noted thatshe was "eligible." The AppellateCourt did not grant Ms. Corneliusany new rights. Therefore, there wasno basis for this court to grant anyrelief to Ms. Cornelius. The casewas untimely and was dismissedwith prejudice. Oneida Bingo & Casino, Table

Games Department vs. MattKrisko - Motion to StayProceedings and InterlocutoryAppeal – Initial Review DecisionDocket No. 06-AC-012, April 14,2006. Judicial Officers Winnifred L.Thomas, Lois Powless and JenniferWebster presiding. On March 31,2006, the Oneida PersonnelCommission, rendered a decisionconcerning a written warning infavor of the Respondent, MattKrisko by remanding the case backto the Area Manager. Oneida Bingo& Casino provided documentationto support their argument that Mr.Krisko failed to follow the requiredsteps in filing an appeal to his AreaManager. The Appellate Bodyaffirms the Area Manager’s decisionto terminate based on OneidaAppeals Commission Rules ofAppellate Procedure, Rule 9 (3) TheInitial Review Body may affirm oroverturn a single issue decision of anoriginal hearing body where thatissue has arisen previously in factu-ally similar circumstances and hasbeen settled as a matter of law byprior decisions of the appellatecourt, Lavina Orosco vs. OneidaBingo & Casino Customer ServiceDepartment Docket # 02-AC-029.Oneida Seven GenerationsCorporation vs. QualityConstruction Management, LLC,Kurt Jordan, Chris Fuss andLance Vanden Heuvel. Docket 05-AC-020 and 05-AC-022, April 18,2006. Judicial Officers Anita F.Barber, Gerald Cornelius, LoisPowless, Kim Vele and JenniferWebster presiding. This caseinvolved the application of theOneida Indian Preference Law,Chapter 57, to a tribally chartered,wholly-owned subordinate organiza-tion of the Oneida Tribe, the OneidaSeven Generations Corporation.Quality Construction Managementfiled suit alleging OSG failed to seeka bid from them, an Indian-ownedcompany resulting in a violation ofChapter 57. Both parties appealed:OSG on the issue of its liability andQCM on the issue of damages. TheAppellate Body ruled that OSG wascreated by the Tribe, wholly ownedby the Tribe, subject to the jurisdic-tion of the Tribe and is capable ofexercising governmental functionsof the Tribe. OSG is not exemptfrom Chapter 57 and that the chartermakes it clear they are expected tofollow tribal laws. OSG did violateChapter 57 by failing to “give pref-erence” to an Indian-owned businessby failing to contact QCM to enterthe three bid process. QCM urgedthe court to award an estimate of lostprofits due to OSG failure to followChapter 57. The issue here is OSGfailed to provide QCM an opportuni-ty to bid. Lost profits may have beenappropriate if OSG wrongfullyrejected QCM’s bid. The trial courtfound Chapter 57 applied to OSGbut ruled that damages were toospeculative and therefore awardedattorney fees, but no compensatoryor other damages.Karen Bischoff vs. Oneida Bingo& Casino, Slot Department.Docket No. 06-AC-004, April 18,2006. Judicial Officers Winnifred L.Thomas, Janice L. McLester, LoisPowless, Marjorie Stevens andJennifer Webster presiding. TheAppellant was terminated for a vio-lation of Section V.D. 2.1 WorkPerformance (g) Negligence in theperformance of assigned duties.Appellant did not return her keys inthe key watcher system. She leftthem in her locker. The Appellanthad two accumulated past disci-plines in the area of job negligencein May and August of 2005.

Appellant failed to prove that shewas not negligent in her job dutieswhen she left her keys in her lockeron September 24, 2005. This courtupholds the November 30, 2005,decision of the Oneida PersonnelCommission and grants the Motionto Dismiss.Oneida Bingo & Casino, TableGames Department vs. JodiHoffman – Motion to StayProceedings and InterlocutoryAppeal – Initial Review DecisionDocket No. 06-AC-013, April 20,2006. Judicial Officers Janice L.McLester, Lois Powless andWinnifred L. Thomas presiding.This case involved an appeal of athree (3) day suspension of Ms.Hoffman by her employer, OneidaBingo & Casino. Prior to the griev-ance hearing granted by the OneidaPersonnel Commission, Appellant,Oneida Bingo & Casino filed a Stayof Proceedings and InterlocutoryAppeal with the Oneida AppealsCommission. Oneida Bingo &Casino asserted that the April 12,2006 decision of the OneidaPersonnel Commission InitialReview Body was clearly erroneousand against the weight of the evi-dence as the submitted documenta-tion was not received within theestablished time lines according toGTC Resolution 2-28-04-A. SectionV.D.6.a(4)b “appeal must be filedwith the Oneida PersonnelCommission within ten (10) work-ing days from employee’s receipt ofthe Area Manager’s decision.” OnMarch 16, 2006, Ms. Hoffmansigned for and received via inter-office certified mail the AreaManager decision to uphold the sus-pension. Day one (1) to appeal thisdecision to the Oneida PersonnelCommission began on March17,2006, ten (10) working days endedon March 30, 2006. Ms. Hoffman’sappeal was date stamped received onMarch 31, 2006, resulting in anuntimely submission. AreaManager’s decision to uphold thesuspension was affirmed.Oneida Bingo & Casino, TableGames/Poker Room vs. ConnieDoxtater. Docket No. 06-AC-003,May 8, 2006. Judicial OfficersJanice L. McLester, Pearl House,Lois Powless, Winnifred L. Thomasand Jennifer Webster presiding.This case involves the assertion thatthe Oneida Personnel Commissionplaced themselves in the position ofa supervisor when they overturnedthe written warning issued to Ms.Doxtater. Ms. Doxtater was issued aWritten Warning for WorkPerformance: Failure to follow Keywatcher SOP, a violation of the KeyWatcher System Standard Operatingprocedure. Ms. Doxtater appealedto her area manager, who upheld thewritten warning. Ms. Doxtater thenappealed to the Oneida PersonnelCommission, who overturned thewritten warning deciding thatalthough Ms. Doxtater was involvedin the action that precipitated the keywatcher violation, Ms. Doxtater wasnot the direct cause of the violation.Oneida Bingo & Casino, TableGames/Poker Room filed its appealof this decision to the OneidaAppeals Commission. The AppellateBody of the Oneida AppealsCommission decided that supervisorShelly Schoen, correctly followedthe Disciplinary Action Checklist byinvestigating the incident, meetingwith Ms. Doxtater via phone and inperson and discussing the conse-quences of the violation. Ms.Schoen then issued a written warn-ing to Ms. Doxtater on August 8,2005. The Gaming Division KeyWatcher System Standard Operating

Procedures, 3.1.10 states in part:“All personnel involved in key trans-actions will be held responsible...”In addition 3.6 states “Oneida Bingoand Casino requires every supervisorto administer the required discipli-nary action....” The Supervisor hasthe discretion and is required toissue a disciplinary action commen-surate with the seriousness of theunsatisfactory performance of anemployee. Shelly Schoen was with-in her authority and was required toissue a disciplinary action. Writtenwarning reinstated.Oneida Bingo & Casino, TableGames Department vs. MaryBrocker - Motion to Stay - InitialReview Decision Docket No. 06-AC-015, May 18, 2006. JudicialOfficers Janice L. McLester,Winnifred L. Thomas and JenniferWebster presiding. This caseinvolved Ms. Brocker’s voided writ-ten warning and the OneidaPersonnel Commission’s InitialReview decision of May 1, 2006 toreturn Ms. Brocker to her prioremployment site at Highway 54Casino. Appellant, Oneida Bingo &Casino asserted that the OneidaPersonnel Commission acted outsidetheir scope of authority when theyreinstated Ms. Brocker to her prioremployment site. Due to an untime-ly response on the part of Ms.Brocker’s area manager, the writtenwarning had become voided by theHuman Resources Department, ren-dering Ms. Brocker’s request for agrievance hearing moot. The OneidaPersonnel Commission, InitialReview Body, reinstated Ms.Brocker to her prior employmentsite at Highway 54. The InitialReview Body, of the Oneida AppealsCommission found that the OneidaPersonnel Commission, InitialReview Body acted outside theirscope of their authority when, afterthe written warning had been voidedby the Oneida Human ResourceDepartment, they placed themselvesin the position of a supervisor of Ms.Brocker when identifying heremployment site. Stay order grant-ed.Oneida Bingo & Casino, SlotDepartment vs. Bryant Hill.Docket No. 06-AC-007, June 29,2006. Judicial Officers Winnifred L.Thomas, Pearl House, Janice L.McLester, Lois Powless and JenniferWebster presiding. The issues in thegrievance hearing focused onwhether or not Respondent, BryantHill was on probationary status atthe time of his termination, the pro-bationary status of Mr. Hill hingedon a job reassignment and whetherthe effective date of the reassign-ment was June 5 or July 24, 2005 inlieu of a discipline. The OneidaPersonnel Commission, found thereassignment was in lieu of a disci-plinary action. The OneidaPersonnel Commission found theArea Manager acted outside thescope of his authority to reassign anemployee without following the pro-cedures provided in Section III,C.2.b.1.3 of the Oneida PersonalPolicies and Procedures. This sec-tion indicated that although job reas-signments may be made at any timewith the approval of the AreaManager, this can only be done aftera review of each affected job by thePersonnel Evaluation Committee.This created a procedural irregulari-ty. The decision of the OneidaPersonnel Commission to over turnthe termination is affirmed.

Trial Court DecisionsBeverly Skenandore vs. OneidaHRD Benefits, Crawford Insurance.Docket No. 05-TC-154, March 31,2006. Judicial Officers MaryAdams, Anita Barber and GeraldCornelius presiding. On December 27, 2005, Petitioner,Beverly Skenandore, filed an appealagainst Respondents, HumanResources Department - Benefits,Crawford and Company Insurance,for denial of her claim for Worker’sCompensation benefits. Skenandoreclaims she injured her left knee onSeptember 13, 2005, while at work.Skenandore filed for a $50,000.00punitive damages claim againstRespondents. Crawford Insurancegranted Petitioner’s medical costsfrom September to November 2005,but denied the remainder ofPetitioner’s request. Based on theevents leading up to the surgery, thecourt could not support Ms.Skenandore’s theory that herSeptember injury caused herFebruary surgery. However, thecourt could not rule out that Ms.Skenandore’s September injury hadabsolutely no impact on her surgery.Therefore, Crawford was ordered torestore Ms. Skenandore’s personaland vacation time between the peri-od of September 13 to November 20,2005. Ms. Skenandore’s claim forpunitive damages was denied.

Oneida Appeals Quarterly Report

The Judicial System hastaken action to separate thetrial and appellate court.Currently there are ten (10)judicial officers, thereforefive (5) are serving at the triallevel and five (5) on theappellate level. When a con-flict of interest is presented,the court assigns retired orpro-tempore judges to thecase, if no other appellate ortrial judicial officer is avail-able.

Each court identifies spe-cific training that is requiredbefore you can assume thebench. Be aware that much ofthe training is offered out ofstate. If you are employedthis may require you to useyour vacation time or leavewithout pay. Be prepared toattend 2-3 weeks of trainingper year.

It is important to note thatyou can no longer be a mem-ber of a tribal board, commit-tee or commission once youtake the Oath of Office as ajudicial officer. The reasonfor this is because many of

our board, commission orcommittee decisions are filedat the Appeals Commissionand therefore has the potentialof a conflict of interest. Youare, however, encouraged togain membership with outsideboards, etc, when that mem-bership involves judicialenhancement.

The appellate court reviewstrial/original hearing bodydecisions. The majority ofyour responsibility willinclude, reading briefs, laws,reviewing evidence, prepar-ing your opinion and attend-ing scheduled deliberations.Therefore, preparation is vitaland can consist of severalhours of reading prior to thedeliberation or trial. Thereare five (5) appellate judgesfor every appeal and eachjudicial officer is expected tobe prepared to discuss theirview. It is your responsibilityto prepare for the delibera-tions, which are often heldafter 5:00 pm.

The trial court conductshearings. You will need train-ing in interpreting laws,bench skills, objections, howto conduct a trial, opinionwriting, evidence - inclusionsand exclusions, confidentiali-ty, motions, scheduling,recusal, and others.

Judicial DutiesWhat is expectedonce you havebeen elected to thejudiciary?

RESOLUTION #3-20-92-AWHEREAS, The Oneida Tribe of Indians of Wisconsin is a

federally recognized Indian government and a treatytribe recognized by laws of the United States, and

WHEREAS, the Oneida Business Committee has been del-egated the authority of Article IV, Section 1 of theOneida Tribal Constitution by the Oneida GeneralTribal Council, and

WHEREAS, the Oneida Tribal Council duly adopted theOneida Tribal Administrative Procedure Act and theOneida Appeals Commission on the 19th day ofAugust, 1991, and

WHEREAS, Resolution 8-19-91-A reasserts that theOneida Appeals Commission and the Oneida TribalAdministrative Procedures Act enhance a separationof powers between the legislative, executive and judi-cial responsibilities of the Oneida Tribe, and

WHEREAS, Section VI. Of the Oneida AppealsCommission establishment document specificallystates that there must be “an independent administra-tion of the Oneida Tribal Judicial System...” and

WHEREAS, Section I., A.l.e., of the Oneida AppealsCommission establishment indicates that “Anappointee can not be an administrative staff personfor the Oneida Tribe while serving on the AppealsCommission”, and

WHEREAS, the term “administrative staff person” was notdefined in the Administrative Procedure Act nor inthe Oneida Appeals Commission establishment docu-ment.

NOW THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED that anAdministrative Staff person (for purposes of theAppeals Commission only) shall be defined specifi-cally as:

1. General Manager2. Administrator of Tribal School3. Director of Oneida Housing Authority4. General Manager of ORTEK5. General Manager of Hotel Board6. Gaming Manager7. Records Manager8. Controller9. Human Resources Manager10. Chief of Public Safety 11. Director of Communications12. Manager of Community Development13. Manger of Economic Development14. Comprehensive Health Manager15. Manager of Human Services16. Environmental Services Director17. Manager of Educational/Training19. Management Information Services Manager

CERTIFICATIONI, the undersigned, as Secretary of the Oneida BusinessCommittee, hereby certify that the Oneida BusinessCommittee is composed of nine (9) members, of whom 5members constituting a quorum, were present at a meetingduly called, noticed and held on the 20th day of March,1992; that the foregoing resolution was duly adopted at suchmeeting by a vote of 4 for, 0 members against, and 0 mem-bers not voting; and that said resolution has not beenrescinded or amended in any way.

Amelia Cornelius, SecretaryOneida Tribe of Indians of WI

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Business

GTC Community MettingWHEN: July 26, 2006TIME: 3:00 pm - 7:00 pmPLACE: Oneida Police DepartmentFor more information, contact Mindemoye at 869-1577

Calendar

18th Annual Burger Fest & 6th Annual Balloon RallyWHEN: August 4-5, 2006TIME: VariousPLACE: Downtown Seymour, WisconsinHot air balloons fly at 6:00pm Friday and Saturday with aballoon glow, and then at 6:00am Saturday and Sunday. Saturday, August 5th -World’s Largest Hamburger Parade11:00am Hamburger Press Weightlifting Contest, 1:00pm,60lbs Mini-Burger served at 3:30pm. Admission is $3 in advance and $6 the day of the event.Children under 12 are free. Call 920-833-6688 for tickets.

Ongoing

August 4-5

July 26

August 2

8th Annual Diabetes EventWHEN: August 2, 2006TIME: 4:30 pm - 8:30 pmPLACE: Lambeau Field Legends RoomAn evening of good food, information and motivation toimprove your health. Register for prizes including arecumbent bike and a treadmill. Tickets available at theOneida Community Health Center Diabetes TeamOffice, 869-4864 and WIC/Nutrition office, 869-4829

Women Reaching Women Support GroupWHEN: Every ThursdayWHERE: Three Sister's Community Center, 790 Oneste Lane

(off of Mason St.) Three Sisters Housing SiteTIME: 12:30–2:30 PM

Please come and join us. We'll support each other. All womenare invited. Free transportation, lunch, and child care provided.YMCA Swimming, Women's Closet. Hope to See you there!For information, please contact Isabel Parker at 498-3340 orGeorgia Burr at 592-8682.

Please call the Kalihwisaks office at (920) 869-4280, 4279or 4277 to include events in this section.

Any future announcements must have a contact phone # thatcan be published to be included in this section.

By Dawn WalschinskiKalihwisaks

As a young child, Lee AnneLaes was interested in thehealth of others.

“My parents always calledme Dr. Lee because I wasalways helping people withproblems in their bodies whenI was little,” she said.

Laes followed her interestby becoming a massage thera-pist.

However, she didn’t startpursuing the career until afterspending several years as agraphic artist. “After ten yearsof sitting at a computer, havingpostural distortions, I created ahump, so I no longer sitstraight,” she said.

She went through sixmonths of physical therapy tocorrect her posture, but felt shereceived more benefit frommassages given by a friendwho had recently graduated asa massage therapist.

“I know how many peopleare on computers today”, shesaid. Laes thought massagetherapy would be more effec-tive to help people. While shefound the courses at Blue Skyin De Pere to be challenging,she discovered that she had atalent for the profession.

“The gift I’ve been given isthrough touch. I can read peo-ple’s bodies.” said Laes whohas been a massage therapistfor three years.

She opened About Body inNovember in the oldSchroeder’s Grocery Store atW127 Service Road in Oneida.“I really like this building, ithas a unique character.” saidLaes.

The business has two othermassage therapist and an aes-thetician for facial and bodywraps. They’re looking intoexpanding their services toinclude manicures, pedicuresand a viche shower room aswell as tea and Door CountyCoffee.

About Body also sellsorganic deodorant and bodysalves and will carry shampoosand conditioners.

“What you put on the out-side of your body is also asimportant as what you put onthe inside of your body,” shesaid.

Laes specializes in neuro-muscular therapy (NMT) mas-sage and offers hot stone mas-sage as well.

“Primarily what I like is thatI can help people. I can reallymake a difference in their liveswith pain management, withkeeping healthy,” she said.

Martin James Antone vs. MarkKing, President Oneida PoliceCommission, Gary Metoxen, OneidaPolice Commission, Bev Anderson,Oneida Police Commission, ArleneDanforth, Oneida PoliceCommission, David Webster,Oneida Police Commission.Docket No. 06-TC-020, April 5,2006. Judicial Officers, MaryAdams, Robert Christjohn andGerald Cornelius presiding. On February 27, 2006, Petitioner,Martin James Antone, filed a Motionfor Injunction to stop theRespondent, Oneida PoliceCommission, from alleged viola-tions of the Blue Book, LawEnforcement Ordinance, and PoliceDepartment’s hiring SOP. In addi-tion, he alleges violations of theSoldier Sailor Relief Act. On March30, 2006, a hearing was held onAntone’s application in accordancewith Rules of Civil Procedure, Rule31(F)(2). Antone requested peace-making. The court agreed andallowed 45-days for the peacemak-ing process. However, after review-ing this case, it was evident thatAntone failed to exhaust his griev-ance remedies available through theOneida Police Department andPolice Commission. Antone’smotion for an injunction was denied.Antone had not exhausted his reme-dies through the Oneida PoliceDepartment and Police Commission.Therefore, this case was dismissedwithout prejudice.Jack Brindle vs. Human ResourceDepartment-Benefits. Docket No.06-TC-001, April 7, 2006. JudicialOfficers Mary Adams, Anita Barberand Gerald Cornelius presiding. OnJanuary 03, 2006, Petitioner, JackBrindle, filed a complaint againstRespondent, Human ResourceDepartment - Benefits, for denyingWorker’s Compensation benefits forhis alleged work injury. Respondentapproved Brindle’s Worker’sCompensation claim from date ofinjury to October 5, 2005.Respondent is denying Worker’sCompensation coverage for medicaland any other related expenses afterOctober 5, 2006. At the April 6,2006 hearing both parties agreed todismiss this claim because a settle-ment agreement was reached. Thecase was dismissed.

Rick Cornelius vs. Oneida PoliceCommission. Docket No. 05-TC-153, May 8, 2006. Judicial officersMary Adams, Robert Christjohn andLois Powless presiding. OnSeptember 28, 2005, Appellant,Rick Cornelius, the former Chief ofPolice, filed an appeal of a WrittenWarning he received on August 29,2005. The Respondents are theOneida Police Commission acting intheir supervisory role. After origi-nally being filed as an appeal, theAppellate Court transferred the case,Rick Cornelius vs. Oneida PoliceCommission, Docket # 05-AC-019,12/13/05 to the trial court. The courtdecided that the Police Commissionhas the authority to appoint, suspendand terminate, which includes thelesser power of written warnings.The Police Commission clearly hassupervisory authority over the Chiefof Police and can terminate theemployment relationship as provid-ed in the ordinance. The courtupheld Cornelius’ written warning.In re the Removal of Nancy Cook.Docket 06-TC-032, May 16, 2006.Judicial Officers, Leland Wigg-Ninham, Gerald Cornelius and AnitaBarber presiding. This case involvesthe Oneida Personnel Commissionright to invoke the Oneida RemovalLaw on one of it’s members, NancyCook and her qualifications to sit asa Personnel Commissioner. TheOneida Personnel Commissionreceived a written allegation thatquestioned Ms. Cook’s ability toserve on the Oneida PersonnelCommission because of her pastrecord. On December 30, 2005, theOneida Personnel Commission helda meeting and passed a resolutionstating that Ms. Cook was qualifiedto sit on the OPC. Since that resolu-tion contained none of the elementsof the Removal Law, and did notmeet the requirements of ChapterFour (4) of the Removal Law, thecase was dismissed.Maurisa Coran vs. Bill Wild, Dr.William Stempski, OneidaCommunity Health Center.Docket No. 06-TC-031, May 17,2006. Judicial Officers LelandWigg-Ninham, Anita Barber andGerald Cornelius presiding. ThePetitioner, Maurisa Coran, requestedthe Oneida Appeals Commission toissue a Temporary Restraining Order

and an Injunction against the actionsof the Respondents. After question-ing of the Petitioner it was deter-mined by the Hearing Panel that thePetitioners claims were being adju-dicated at the Oneida PersonnelCommission. The Petitioner’srequest for the court to issue aTemporary Restraining Order andInjunction were dismissed withoutprejudice.Rick Cornelius vs. Oneida PoliceCommission. Docket No. 06-TC-002, May 17, 2006. JudicialOfficers Mary Adams, RobertChristjohn and Gerald Corneliuspresiding. On January 18, 2006,Appellant, Rick Cornelius, the for-mer Chief of Police, filed an appealof his termination received onDecember 20, 2005 from the OneidaPolice Commission. Respondent isthe Oneida Police Commission act-ing in a supervisory role. The courtscheduled a Motions Hearing forMay 11, 2006. The trial court ruled,Chapter 37, the Law EnforcementOrdinance, specifically includes theright for all other law enforcementofficers the right to appeal, but doesnot afford the Chief the same right.In addition, Chapter 37 specificallyincludes the Police Commission’ sright to suspend or remove theChief. The Police Commission ter-minated the Chief, thereby removinghim, which is within their authority.The court granted Respondent’sMotion to Dismiss.Wells Fargo Financial Acceptancevs. James M. Younger. Docket No.06-TC-037, June 26, 2006. JudicialOfficers Leland Wigg-Ninham,Mary Adams and Robert Christjohnpresiding.This case involves a request by WellsFargo Financial Acceptance torepossess an automobile belongingto the Respondent, James Youngerwho lives within the original bound-aries of the Oneida Reservation. Insome limited cases, the OneidaAppeals Commission does haveoriginal jurisdiction. In this case theabsence of a law to adjudicate thismatter does not exist therefore, thecourt dismissed the case withoutprejudice.Complete copy of the decisions canbe obtained at the Oneida AppealsCommission offices.

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It’s all ‘About Body’ Massage Therapy

Kali photo/Dawn Walschinski

Massage therapist Leeann Laes gives co-worker Tane’ Gerondale a massageat About Body located in the old Schroeder’s Grocery Store.

The Oneida Nation Arts Program is sponsoring an artsapprenticeship for teens, ages 14 thru 17 yrs. The teens willbe painting benches and picnic tables using their own uniquedesigns inspired by the Oneida culture and their personal expe-riences under the guidance of master artist, Janet Nelson.

The apprentices will work Monday thru Friday for 2 weeksstarting July 31–Aug. 11. They will be paid $6.00 per hourand work 20 to 25 hours per week. Parents/guardian mustattend an orientation meeting with the teen apprentice beforethe apprenticeship begins and provide transportation for theirteens during the apprenticeship. To apply, the teen must com-plete Oneida Arts Program Teen Apprenticeship Questionnaireand HRD Employment application, Job #05085, YouthApprentice.

The deadline for applying is Monday, July 24.For more information and to receive the Teen Apprenticeship

Questionnaire contact Christine Klimmek at 490-3831 or emailcklimmek@oneidanation.org.

Teen Apprenticeship Opportunity

Small BusinessProject

Public HearingWhen: July 25th, 2006

Where: Social Services Bldg. (OLC)Times: 11:30AM

July 21, 2006 Section Two

By Yvonne KaquatoshKalihwisaks

The unveiling of a newPendleton brand blan-ket that honors and

represents the Oneida Nationof Wisconsin couldn’t have

been revealed at a moreappropriate event.

The unveiling which coin-cided with the RadissonHotel and ConferenceCenter’s 20th AnniversaryCelebration on July 13, tookplace in the Three Clans ball-room with several dignitaries

in attendance.In their pursuit for an

Oneida design to be madeinto a Pendleton Blanket, theOneida Retail Departmentcalled upon Oneida artists tocreate a culturally specifictheme to be judged in adesign contest.

Six artists participated inthe contest.

The winning design is thecreation of artist Dawn DarkMountain and is entitled,“Land of the Oneida”. DarkMountain, an Oneida Tribalmember, resides in Madison,Wisconsin.

The blanket, explained theartist, “Honors the Oneida’sof Wisconsin. Bear, wolf andturtle clans rest upon theOneida Tribal Belt beneaththe sky dome as they journeyto Wisconsin to create a newhomeland under the tree ofpeace.”

Oneida Retail is currently

taking pre-orders for theblanket which will be a limit-ed edition of 250 signed andnumbered blankets. ThePendleton Blanket will not beavailable until October 2006.Sales have been brisk asabout half of the 250 havealready been sold.

Uniquely Oneida Pendleton unveiled at Radissons’ 20th Anniversary

Kali photos/Yvonne Kaquatosh

Above, Oneida Vice-Chairwoman Kathy Hughes alongwith Lance Broberg, President of the Radisson HotelCorporation, had the distinct honor of unveiling anOneida original Pendleton Blanket during theRadisson Hotel and Conference Center’s 20thAnniversary celebration.Left: The Pendleton entitled “Land of the Oneida” wasdesigned by artist Oneida Dawn Dark Mountain ofMadison, Wisconsin. It symbolizes the journey of thethree clans of the Oneida, the turtle, bear and wolf,from their homeland of New York state to Wisconsin.

Dancers needed…to perform during

FOX Family Fun NightAugust 5, 2006 • Lambeau Field

The first 50 dancers to call 869-4340 willbe compensated.

There will be two (2) mandatory practices:

Wednesday, July 26, 2006Wednesday, August 2, 2006

Both practices will start at 6:00 P.M. atthe Football field behind the Norbert

Hill Center

Please DO NOT SIGN UP if youare UNABLE to attend BOTH

PRACTICES!

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Health

Submitted by Deborah ThundercloudOCHC Ombudsperson

The Oneida Community Health Center andBehavioral Health Ombudsperson's Programbegan on February 27, 2006. It is the goal of theOmbudsperson's Program to improve the health,safety, welfare and rights of Oneida CommunityHealth Center and Behavioral Health Patients.

The following reports represent the activitiesof the program for the months of May and June.The Ombudsperson can be contacted bypatients or their legal representatives with con-cerns about their rights, care, services or otherconcerns. The program is completely confiden-tial.

Please contact Deborah Thundercloud,Ombudsperson at (920) 869-4569 or 1-800-236-2868.May 2006 Monthly ReportPatient Demographics:Patient complaints logged…………………8

(Formal complaints received with request toinvestigate)

Complainants………………7 Female/1 MalePatient Gender 6 Female

1 MalePatient Age 1 Child

5 Adults1 Elder

Oneida Members 6Non-Oneida Employees 1Other Native American 0Unlogged Complaints………………………2

(Informal complaints received without arequest to investigate)

Complainants 2 FemalesComplaint Categories:Pharmacy (Customer Service, Med. error) 3Complaint Process (OCHC) 1Medical – Customer Service 1HIPPA Violation 1

Contracting Process/Administration 1Unlogged – BH Treatment Plan, wheelchairsTrends:

This is the third month in a row that thePharmacy continues to get the most complaints.In the month of June an interactive voiceresponse system is to be implemented for allusers. It is currently in a “pilot phase” withusers from Home Health only. This system willallow patients to call in their prescriptions. Itwill “flag” prescriptions that cannot be refilledso that patients can call a pharmacist and get theinformation they need in order to get a refill.When the prescription is entered it will give youan automated pick-up time based on the time itis submitted. I will be submitting some articlesin the Kalihwisaks to help educate the Public ontips to help your experience with Pharmacy bemore successful.

Customer Service also continues to be aproblem. The Administration has agreed todevelop a Customer Service Training Programfor all personnel. Complainants are looking tobe treated with Dignity and Respect.Productivity Report:8 Complaints were received in the month of

May5 Complaints closed-out from previous months3 Administrative/Staff Interviews were con-

ducted2 employees of OCHC1 employee of OBH5 Investigations were conducted14 meetings were held to follow-up on investi-

gations2 meetings were held to report out findings of

investigationsAttended Nursing Home Board Meeting to dis-cuss merger with Health Board.Attended Monthly Health Board MeetingAttended meeting regarding Peacemaking

opportunitiesCategories of Administrative Complaints:OCHC – Harassment of Employees by

CustomersOBH – Employee Harassment – referred to

Personnel ProcessCoordination/Discontinuation of Services for a

clientTrends in Administrative Issues:

I have agreed to write an article to educatethe Oneida Public on the need for patients/cus-tomers to treat employees of the OCHC andOBH Programs with dignity and respect. Thismonth I have received lists of names anddescriptions of events where customers in theDental and Pharmacy areas harassed and belit-tled employees. I have asked for this informa-tion to be logged so that we can address thosecustomers. No one wants to be mistreated.Continuous Improvement:– Researching/Investigating past 5 years of

Physician Departures– Working with Team on a Single Point of

Entry/Coordination of Services Strategy– Research Vocational Rehabilitation Program

Policies and Procedures– Research Medication Error Policies and

Procedures– Research Comprehensive Community

Services Model offered to Tribal Govts. ViaState of Wisconsin

– Completed and submitted Graduate SchoolApplication

– Developed Program Operational Plan andBudget for FY 07

June 2006 Monthly ReportPatient Demographics:Patient complaints logged…………………8

(Formal complaints received with request toinvestigate)

Complainants………………6 Female/2 MalePatient Gender 5 Female

3 MalePatient Age 1 Child

5 Adults2 Adolescents

Oneida Members 8Other Native American 0Unlogged Complaints………………………4

(Informal complaints received without arequest to investigate)

Complainants 3 Female / 1 MaleComplaint Categories:Pharmacy 2Behavioral Health 2Medical/Pediatric Triage 1Over booking Physician Schedules 1Billing 1Dental 1Unlogged Complaints – personnel referrals (2),departmental referral (1), elderly referral (1).Trends:

Customer Service/Professionalism of staffinteracting with patients was the top concernthis month. Complaints for Pharmacy,Behavioral Health, Medical and Dental were allCustomer Service related. Administration hasagreed to develop and implement a CustomerService Training Program for all staff. I willmeet with them to find out what progress hasbeen made to date.

The Vision of the Oneida Community HealthCenter (OCHC); which includes BehavioralHealth, is to have Healthy Citizens. OCHC hashistorically strived for patient-focused care andmaking patients feel cared for and appreciated.There is a strong correlation between a patientshealing and their emotional and social environ-ment. When Patients receive poor CustomerService; this slows their healing process. Whenthey receive good Customer Service; their heal-ing goes faster and they are less likely to havenegative set-backs in their healing process. Ifthe Vision is truly to have Healthy Citizens —the entire OCHC Team must engage in provid-ing positive experiences for theirPatients/Customers.

Appointment Scheduling (Over booking,cancellations and re-scheduling) were the nexthighest source of complaint this month.Apparently Physicians are “taking - on” addi-tional patient loads which leads to additionalwait times for patients that were previouslyscheduled because other patients are beingsqueezed in. Patients want to know whyPhysicians are constantly being over-booked.Are there Policies that require “notice” for timeoff so this can be avoided? Are all patientsbeing treated fairly and consistently - or dosome receive favors and get “squeezed” into theschedule? In Dental; patients are still being toldto “call back” numerous times before anappointment is scheduled. When is this goingto be corrected? Dental is cancelling andrescheduling appointments that are all mixedup. Who is handling this? Why isn’t there anyimprovement? Shouldn’t this be a basic func-tion that someone is responsible to organize andtrack? With all of the errors it doesn’t appearso.Productivity Report:8 Complaints received in the Month of June2 Complaints Closed-Out from previous

months2 Administrative/Staff Interviews were con-

ducted2 employees of OCHC5 Investigations were conducted7 Meetings were held to follow-up on investi-

gations1 Meeting was held to report out findings of an

investigation1 Meeting regarding Peacemaking attended3 Meetings regarding Indian Child Welfare

Eligibility RequirementsCategories of Administrative Complaints:OCHC – Personnel Referrals (2)OBH – Indian Child Welfare EligibilityTrends:

I am seeing an increase in personnel relatedmatters coming to my office. The purpose ofthe Ombudsperson’s Program is to receive andinvestigate complaints regarding Patient Care orPatient Rights. All personnel matters will bereferred back to the Personnel Policies andProcedures to follow the Chain of Command.

I strongly encourage Director’s, Manager’s,Team Leader’s and all others in LeadershipPositions; with Supervisory responsibilities totake this part of your job duties and responsibil-ities seriously. When employment related mat-ters are not dealt with (annual reviews, perfor-mance issues, job description changes, salaryadjustments, etc.) they create instability andchaos in the work environment. Ignoring or“putting these matters off” to the side is veryunhealthy for any organizations culture. Allemployees look for honest feedback and devel-opment opportunities. In the OCHC StrategicPlan it is recognized that OCHC wants to be a“good employer” encouraging and supportingstaff. Sometimes this calls for the very “sensi-tive” discussions around performance improve-ment or unfortunately; disciplinary action whenwarranted. This is an important job functionand expectation of any Supervisor. Just asimportant; is the recognition of those staff whoshow exemplary performance; who go aboveand beyond the call of duty. Who share new,innovative thoughts and ideas to advance theorganization in its Mission, Vision andObjectives. The “Excellence in Action”Program provides a great opportunity for this.Continuous Improvement:– Researching/Investigating past 5 years of

Physician Departures– Working with Team on a Single Point of

Entry/Coordination of Services Strategy– Working with Team to redefine “Indian

Family” and to recommend options for ser-vicing those not currently recognized.

– Recommended Complaint Process Policychanges to the Oneida Health Board.

OCHC Ombudsperson Program Report for May, June 2006

By Eric Krawczyk,Health Officer Oneida Community Health Center

Public health agencies inBrown County report that twocrows have tested positive forWest Nile Virus. These posi-tive tests mean that residentsof Brown County need to bemore vigilant in their person-al protective measures to pre-vent mosquito bites. WestNile Virus is spread tohumans through the bite of aninfected mosquito.Mosquitoes get the virus byfeeding on infected birds.

Brown County residentsshould be aware of West NileVirus and take some simplesteps to protect themselvesagainst mosquito bites. The

best way to avoid the diseaseis to reduce exposure to mos-quito bites and eliminatebreeding grounds for mosqui-toes through the followingpractices:• Avoid being outside during

times of high mosquitoactivity, more likely at dawnand dusk

• Wear light-colored clothingsuch as long pants, loose-fit-ting long-sleeved shirts andtuck pants in socks whenoutdoors.

• When outdoors, use andeffective mosquito repellentcontaining an active ingredi-ent, such as DEET.

• Eliminate containers, oldtires, and other means ofcollecting water from yards

in order to reduce breedingof mosquitoes.The majority of people

(80%) who are infected withWest Nile Virus do not getsick. Those who do becomeill usually experience mildsymptoms such as fever,headache, or rash. Less than1% people infected with thevirus get seriously ill. Nohumans have been identifiedwith West Nile virus inWisconsin thus far this mos-quito season.

Brown County publichealth agencies, in coopera-tion with the WisconsinDivision of Public Health,will continue surveillance forWest Nile virus until the endof the mosquito season.

Testing of dead birds willbe discontinued according tostandard state protocol, how-ever, residents may still call

in sick or dead crows, bluejays, or ravens to the DeadBird Reporting Hotline to 1-800-433-1610.

For further information,please visit the website at:Http://dhfs.wisconsin.gov/communicable/WestNileVirus

Two birds identified with west nile virus in brown county

Frequently asked questions…Q. Is DEET safe?A. Yes, products containing DEET are verysafe when used according to theinstructions. Also the American Academy ofPediatrics has recommended use of DEETproducts on children older than 2 months.“Insect repellents containing DEET with aconcentration of 10% appear to be as safe asproducts with concentrations of 30% whenused according to directions on the labels.”Q. Can DEET products be used with sunscreen?A. The CDC believes it is safe to use bothproducts at the same time. Apply sun screenfirst, followed by the insect repellent contain-ing DEET

Q. Can I used combination sunscreen/DEET based insect repellent?A. Because the instructions for safe use ofDEET and safe use of sun screen are so dif-ferent, CDC does not recommend using com-binations with DEET and sun screen in thesame product.Q. When should I use mosquito repellentwith DEET?A. Use mosquito repellent when mosquito’sare around you, especially around dusk anddawn. But mosquito’s are everywhere and canbe found during the daytime. The best way tobe protected is to wear repellent with DEETanytime when outdoors. Remember toapply as the directions say. It can also besprayed over clothing.

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By Cathy DelgadoKalihwisaks

The camaraderie at the 2006Native American IndigenousGames shined brightly.Although there were many thatrole modeled good sportsman-ship there are three in particu-lar that stand out.

Jasmine House is the 16-year-old daughter of Toni andDoug House who haveinstilled good sportsmanshipin raising her. She foughtagainst three other athletes inthe midget division. Herscores for this competitionwere 7 to 1, 6 to 8 and 4 to1.Her 6 to 8 score unofficiallywas Jasmine’s win.

“The second round had 40seconds left and that wasscary.” said 18-year-oldDesiree Pettibone who wasHouse’s second opponent.Pettibone is an Ho Chunk fromBlack River Falls. “She kickedme in the head and scored twopoints, but they were mistak-enly given to me instead.” saidPettibone. During the fightPettibone attempted to kick

Jasmine in the head andJasmine blocked it with herelbow. The block fracturedPettibone’s foot and put herout of the running for the goldmedal which Jasmine went onto win.

At the presentation of theawards, Jasmine graciouslyhanded her gold over to heropponent Pettibone as a goodgesture for well fought match.In turn Pettibone gave her sil-ver medal to Jasmine. Whenasked what made her do such apolite gesture. Jasmine said, “Ijust thought it was a nice ges-ture and my dad taught me thatwhen I have a good thing hap-pen to me then I should beappreciative of it and I thoughtgiving the gold to Desiree wasa good thing to do.” Pettiboneaccepted such a gracious offerand said, “I’ll always remem-ber when she put the goldmedal around me, that showedhow much of a nice person sheis even though she deservedthe gold.”

Andrea Kolitsch a 13-year-old swimmer, competed in the

bantam division in the breaststroke, backstroke, freestyle,relay and other races. She isthe daughter of Barb Kolitsch.At the end of the week, Andreaearned six gold medals, twosilver medals, and one bronzemedal. An opponent who shehad met there named Arlenewho is also 13 fromColorado’s team hadn’t won amedal and so Andrea decidedto give her a bronze medalfrom the relay race they bothhad competed against in as apositive sportsmanship ges-ture.

Lastly, Bradley Skenandorewas competing in the seniordivision for archery. Duringhis competition he competedagainst nine other archers.One of those archers had bro-ken his bow during an eventand would have been out of thecompetition. Skenandore lenthis extra bow to his competi-tor. He felt that he didn’t wantto win because of his oppo-nent’s equipment failure.Bradley went on to win thebronze medal.

Female Midget BowHunter OpenNakenzie Cottrell Round A133, Round B 92, RoundC123, Round D84, Total432, Bronze Medal

Male Midget TraditionalArcheryJoslin Skenandore Round A111, Round B 107, Round C86, Round D109, Total 413,Bronze Medal

Male Senior TraditionalArcheryBradley Skenandore RoundA 94, Round B95, Round C95, Round D118, Total 402,Bronze Medal

Boys 100 Meter DashJuvenile (17-19 yr. olds)Gerald Danforth Time 11.50Bronze Medal

Boys 200 Meter DashJuvenile (17-19 yr. olds)Gerald Danforth time 22.91Bronze Medal

Boys 4X100 Meter RelayJuvenile (17-19 yr. olds)Gerald Danforth,Wisconsin Time 45.35, Gold

Medal

Bantam Boys BaseballDesmond Denny and EvonJohn, Silver Medal

Midget Boys BaseballNick Cantu, EvanderDelgado, Daben King,Corey Jordan, JamisonSkenandore, Bronze Medal

Juvenile Boys BaseballMatt Doxtator, JohnNicholas, Jeff Skenandore,Jr., Silver Medal

Juvenile BoysBasketballKahelote Cornelius, KyleCornelius, Deontay Gray,Mike King, Cory Ninham,Bronze Medal

Girls VolleyballTwyla Danforth, IreneDanforth, Bronze Medal

Boys WrestlingMerritt Stevens, SilverMedalKameron Matchopatow,Bronze Medal

Boxing 141 lbs.DJ Denny, Silver Medal

Swimming Butterfly 50Meters (14-15 yr.olds)Andrea Kolitsch, 29.09,Gold Medal

Swimming Freestyle590 Meters (14-15yr.olds)Andrea Kolitsch, 26.33,Gold Medal

Swimming Backstroke100 Meters (14-15yr.olds)Andrea Kolitsch, 1:05.58,Gold Medal

Swimming Breaststroke50 Meters (14-15yr.olds)Andrea Kolitsch 36.24, goldMedal

Swimming Backstroke50 Meters (14-15yr.olds)Andrea Kolitsch, 29.73 GoldMedal

Swimming Backstroke200 Meters (14-15yr.olds)Andrea Kolitsch, 2:20.7,Gold Medal

Swimming IndividualMedley 200 Meters(senior division)Barb Kolitsch, 2:45.2, GoldMedal

Swimming Backstroke50 Meters (SeniorDivision)Barb Kolitsch, 34.36, SilverMedal

Swimming Breaststroke50 Meters (SeniorDivision)Barb Kolitsch, 37.83, SilverMedal

Swimming Breaststroke100 Meters (SeniorDivision)Barb Kolitsch, 1:22.6, SilverMedal

Swimming Medley Relay200 Meters (SeniorDivision)Barb Kolitsch, Gold Medal

Swimming FreestyleRelay 200 Meters(Senior Division)Barb Kolitsch, Gold Medal

Photo courtesy of Kalha=ku> McLester

Left Jasmine House wins the Gold Medal in theTae Kwon Do competition and graciously puts itover her opponent Desiree Pettibone who took theSilver Medal as a good sportsman gesture duringthe NAIG 2006.

Oneida Medal Winners…

Kali photos/Cathy Delgado

(Clockwise from upper left) Joe Mehojah participated in the Trackand Field for the Wisconsin team at the Native AmericanIndigenous Games 2006 and also was part of winning the GoldMedal in the 400 Meter Relay.

Kameron Matchopatow took the Bronze medal for wrestling in theNative American Indigenous Games 2006 in the 141 lbs. weightdivision in Denver, Colorado.

Barb Kolitsch takes the Gold Medal in the 200 Meter IndividualMedley in the senior division for the Native American IndigenousGames 2006. She had a time of 2:45.2

DJ Denny (right) stands poised as he takes the Silver Medal for theboxing competition at the NAIG 2006.

(Lower right) Jeffrey S. Skenandore walks back to home plate afterencouraging his pitcher in the Juvenile Division of the NAIG 2006baseball competition in Denver.

(Left) After knocking one out of the ball park in Denver Colorado,Evon John is congratulated by his team mates and coach as hetags home plate during one of the games where the Wisconsinteam took the Silver Medal during the Native American IndigenousGames 2006.

Oneida athletes excel at sportsmanship

(photo courtesy of Irene Danforth)

By Cathy DelgadoKalihwisaks

Tomatoes, peppers, onions,cabbage, asparagus and herbsare just a few things needed tospice up the Oneida NationHigh Schools lunch. That'swhat Becky Anderson who isthe Garden Project coordina-tor for the Oneida NationHigh School has in mind forthe summer. The schoolpicked up the cost of the gar-den supplies for dirt, raisedbeds, plants and seeds werejust a few of the items onAnderson's list of needs forthe High Schools GardenProject.

A joint effort between theOneida Nation SummerSchool program lead to therecruiting of Oneida NationHigh School students to gain,knowledge in the areas of hor-ticulture, language, arts andhistory.

Marqita Tebeau, a juniorand Summer Smith, a sopho-more are two of the studentswho were willing to workduring a six week summerprogram planting, weeding,transplanting, and wateringplants for the Oneida NationHigh School.

Tebeau's primary goal in

completing the six week pro-gram is to put together arecipe book that will be uti-lized by the school's cafeteriapersonnel in preparing mealsin the fall. The whole studentbody will also get a copy ofthe recipe book. By doingninety hours of gardeningwork and assembling togetherthe recipe book will be equiv-alent to ninety hours of asemester of school for half acredit.

There will also be a herbalgarden along with the veg-etable garden. The primarypurpose for the garden projectfor Tebeau is, "to makehealthier lunches for the stu-dents."

Smith said, "we want thelunches to taste better and it'sa learning experience becauseI don't know how to plantstuff."

The idea to have the gardenproject originated from BeckyAnderson, Art Teacher of theOneida Nation High School.As a result she decided to dowhat she could to introducethe program to the OneidaNation School System. Laterthat year she found out aboutthe promoting of healthyschools program through the

Physicians Committee forResponsible Medicine.(PCRM). PCRM has anaward called the GoldenCarrot award which Andersonwill be nominating theOneida Nation High SchoolKitchen for their healthylunches program. If theSchool wins the school willbe awarded $3,500 towardsit’s school lunch program.The Golden Carrot awardacknowledges an exceptionaljob of improving the health-fulness of school lunches.The areas they will be judgeon are the vegetarian entree,low-fat meals, fresh fruits andvegetables, and nondairy bev-erage items and that promotenutrition education.”

Anderson, was alsoinvolved in a field trip to touran Appleton AlternativeSchool this past Spring. Shewas accompanied by studentsfrom the Student Councilalong with Nancy Blaschka,Business Manager for theSchools, Diane McCabeSupervisor for the SchoolKitchens and other concernedparents and community mem-bers. The AppletonAlternative School is recentlyadopted the healthy foods

program into it’s school sys-tem. By changing the diet ofstudents, it has increased testscores in classes, decreasedincident reports, andenhanced the student's atten-tion span. These are only afew of the many benefits of ahealthy diet for students atOneida Nation High School.Anderson said, “Once amonth it will be what kidswant on the menu of theirfavorites.” Students at theOneida Nation High Schoolcan look forward to a moredelicious tasting and nutri-tional lunch in the Fall.

Tebeau and Smith flew toLittle Rock, ArkansasMonday, July 17th to attendthe Heifer InternationalRooted in CommunityConference.

Tebeau wanted to “trysomething new, to see how tomake different stuff, keep ithealthy.”

“I just really want to go ona plane ride,” said Smith whowas looking forward to learn-ing to cook.

Tebeau and Smith, alongwith Twyla Danforth, EmilyBigbear and chaperonesAnderson, Diana Petersonand Denise Beans will attendthe conference throughThursday, July 20th.

Environmental

Special to Kalihwisaks

Nonpoint source pollutionis a problem that has drawnmore and more attention overthe past few years. Unlikepoint source pollution, whichhas a definite origin, nonpointsource pollution comes fromvarious diffuse sources. It isthe result of rainfall orsnowmelt running over andthrough the ground, pickingup pollutants along the way.These pollutants are eventual-ly deposited into lakes,streams, rivers, wetlands, andgroundwater, often having anegative impact on waterquality.

Examples of such pollu-tants are:• Sediment from eroding

streambanks, roadsides, anddevelopment sites

• Oils, salts, and toxic chemi-cals from urban runoff(parking lots, roads, build-ings)

• Pesticides and Fertilizers• Bacteria and nutrients from

faulty septic systems

The Oneida Environmental,Health and Safety Division istaking the required steps toqualify for funding to imple-ment a nonpoint source pollu-

tion management program onthe Reservation. The firststep, a Nonpoint SourceAssessment Report, is almostcomplete. This assessmentidentifies waters on theReservation that are affectedby nonpoint source pollutionbased on available land useand water quality data. Theassessment also identifies cat-egories of nonpoint sourcepollution that are impactingthese waters, and describeswhat best management prac-tices are needed to controlcontributors to this nonpointsource pollution. We are cur-rently working on the secondstep to develop a Nonpoint

Source Management Plan.This plan will further describecurrent nonpoint source con-trol methods implemented onthe Reservation as well as dis-cuss additional practices and

programs that could help inthe future. Please callMelissa Moren at 496-5334,or Michael Finney 496-5349with any questions you mayhave.

Nonpoint Source Pollution Management in Oneida

Top: Livestock grazingtoo close to streamside,causes bank erosion,degradation of streamhabitat, and poor waterquality. Oneida Creek,2005.Left: Road projects with-out proper erosion con-trol, can result in perma-nent loss of habitat forfish spawning and otheraquatic organisms.Dutchman Creek, 2000.

Trails and RailroadTracks Meeting

*July 25, 2006

*Tuesday6:00 p.m. to 8:00 p.m.

&*Wednesday 6:00 p.m. to 8:00 p.m.

at Ridgeview Plaza 3759 W. Mason Street in Oneida.

*August 9

ONHS students learn nutrition through Garden Project

6B (Y@=yahk) July 21, 2006 Kalihwisaks

Kali photo/Cathy Delgado

Marqita Tebeau (left) and Summer Smith (right) students from the OneidaNation High School identify plants in the high schools Garden Project locatedin the rear court yard of the Norbert Hill Center.

Tween Tuesdays: Tuesdays,August 1, 8, 15 and 22, 2006from 9 a.m. - 11 a.m.

Children ages 11 - 14 areinvited out to the Sanctuary towork and have fun whilehelping the environment.You’ll be planting trees, fol-lowing an animal keeper andlearning about wildliferesearch through radiotelemetry. Cost for all foursessions is $30 per non-resi-dent. Pre-registration isrequired by calling (920) 391-3671.Ready to Take a Dip?:Wednesday, August 2, 2006 at9:30 a.m.

Join the Sanctuary staff tosee what comes alive in apond during the summer.Throw on a pair of waders,grab a dip net and see whatyou can find. This program isopen to people ages six andolder (Children must beaccompanied by an adult).Cost is $2 per Green Bay res-ident or Friends member and$3 per non-resident. Pre-reg-istration is required by calling(920) 391-3671.Animal Stories forPreschoolers: Duck, Duck,Goos!: Monday, August 7 at10 a.m. and again Monday,August 21, 2006 at 1 p.m.

Children and their familiescan learn about some of theSanctuary’s most commonresidents during AnimalStories for Preschoolers.Sanctuary staff will read theshort stories “Come AlongDaisy,” by Jane Simmons and“Ducks Fly,” by LydiaDabcovich. After the stories,participants will participate ina fun craft project. Cost is $2per Green Bay resident orFriends member and $3 pernon-resident. Pre-registrationis required by calling(920)391-3671.Going Batty: Public Bat

Program: Wednesday,August 9, 2006 at 7:00 p.m.

Come and learn aboutsome fascinating, nocturnalcreatures. Join SanctuaryNaturalist Jody Sperduto andembark on a short walk atdusk to observe a few bats inflight. Cost is $2 per GreenBay resident or Friends mem-ber and $3 per non-resident.Pre-registration is required bycalling (920)391-3671.Intro to Fishing: Come getHooked!Wednesday, August 16, 2006at 10:30 a.m.

Come join SanctuaryRanger, Mark Payne for anintroductory program on thehows and whys of fishing.Find out what kind of equip-ment to use, where to get it,the legalities of fishing andshare your favorite fish sto-ries. This program is designfor people 6 and over. Costfor the program is $2 perGreen Bay resident or Friendsmember and $3 per non-resi-dent. Pre-registration isrequired by calling (920)391-3671.Fall Bird WalksSaturday, August 26 andagain, Wednesday, August 30,2006 at 7:00 a.m.

Bring your binoculars tothe Sanctuary to get a view ofsome birds on the move.Meet at the parking lot by theSanctuary Director’s house.Don’t forget to bring yourcamera. Weather permitting.No registration is required.For more information, call(920) 391-3671.

Visit the Bay BeachWildlife Sanctuary Web sitea twww.baybeachwildlife.com

Bay Beach Wildlife SanctuaryAugust 2006 Calendar of Events