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FEATURED EVENTS THIS MONTH

Volleyball Tournament, March 24th....page 3

Parent Appreciation Night, March 12th.... page 4

Youth Employment Meeting, March 28th....page 5

Virtual Speaker Series, March 21st....page 8

Running Club Meeting, March 15th....page 14

Mno Nodegewen Hannahville(Something good you hear about in Hannahville)

Issue #2, March 2012

IN THIS ISSUENLL Tournament .................page 2 Super Reading Challenge ...page 3School Calendar ....................page 4Bully-Free School .................page 5Guiding Students .....pages 6 and 7Virtual Speaker Series .........page 8Youth Services Calendar .....page 9NMU Pow Wow .................page 10Winter’s End Pow Wow.....page 11CMU Pow Wow .................page 12Bear Clan Feast ...................page 13Wellness Center ..................page 14Community Health ............page 15Fitness Center .....................page 16New Elder Program ...........page 17Pet Care ................................page 18Gaming Commission .........page 19Eligible Voter List ...............page 20Voter List & Tribal Info. ....page 21Casino Calendar .................page 22Readers Submission ...........page 23Activities ..............................page 24Birthdays .............................page 25Personal Ads ............pages 26 & 27

To view the issue in full color, please visit www.hannahville.net

Congratulations to both the boys and girls, Soaring Eagles Basketball teams on their Championship!

They made history by being the first teams of Hannahville In-dian School to take both of the trophies for the Northern Lights League Tournament that was held on Friday, February 24th and Saturday, February 25th. Both championship games were extremely close all the way to the end. Each win was emotional for everyone who attended. The community is so proud of each player for thier dedication and and hard work.

Northern Lights League Tournament

page 2 Hannahville Happenings . March 2012 .

In honor of the championship wins over the weekend, Hannahville Indian School held a pep rally on Monday, February 27th. Each team member took turns cutting one string of the net until they were able to take the net down. Both nets will be displayed with the trophies for viewing.

During the Northern Lights League Tournament, Chris Herren, a basketball legend from Fall River, Massachusetts, visited Han-nahville Indian School. He shared his life story about playing for the Celtics in the NBA, only to lose it all to addiction. Drug-free since June 4, 2008, and alcohol-free since August 1, 2008, Chris has refocused his life to put sobriety and family above all else.

Off the court Chris continues to share his story with audiences in the hopes of reaching just one person and making a difference in their life. With the release of his memoir, Basketball Junkie, in May of 2011, Chris was approached by hundreds of people and their families looking for assistance in their road to recovery. In-spired by their stories, Chris formed The Herren Project to edu-cate at-risk populations on addiction and help others in taking the first steps toward recovery and a life of sobriety. Founded in 2011, The Herren Project is a non-profit foundation established by Chris Herren, that assists individuals and families struggling with ad-diction.

Thank you to all the sponsors that helped bring him here: Han-nahville Indian Community, Hannahville Health and Human Ser-vices, Family Violence Prevention and Service, Carney Nedeau Public Schools and Project Visions.

It is never too late to follow your dreams. It takes drive and follow thru to make your dreams become a reality. For more information visit www.theherrenproject.org

Super Reading ChallengeHannahville Indian School Library held a Super Reading Challenge. In con-junction with the Super Bowl, Mrs. Fu-dala secured 12 prints/sketches for the Grand Prizes for the reading activity. The sketches are of the Green Bay Pack-er players, both present and past. They are beautifully done and were framed by Mrs. Fudala. For four weeks students and staff were encouraged to read as many books as possible, as each book read and tested on earned them a chance in the final drawings held on February 6th. It wasn’t neccessary for the participants to be Packer fans to earn a prize. Many of the readers were not Packer fans, but do have relatives and friends that are and would enjoy them as a gift. The winners of the Super Bowl Reading Challenge are as follows:• Packer Teddy Bear- Ambrosia Tau-

riainen of FACE• Book and Animal- John Kinney from

Mrs. Boda’s Kindergarten• Book and Animal- Destiney Miley

from Mrs. Parlato’s Kindergarten• Packer Pictures went to the follow-

ing- Mckenzie Meyer 1st Grade, Evin Gagne 2nd Grade, Mason Thunder 3rd Grade, Maelynn Potvin 4th Grade, Dean Collins 5th Grade, Cecilia Beaver 6th Grade, Heather Bricker 7th Grade, Steven Nobel 9th Grade and Alec Wandahsega 12th Grade.

Hannahville Happenings . March 2012 .

• Hannahville School Staff that received a prize- English Teacher Miss Simi, FACE Educator Mrs. Jenny Ives and 2nd Grade Teacher Mr. Kliekamp.

1st Annual Volleyball TournamentMarch 24th starting at 10:00 a.m. at

Hannahville Indian School Gymnasium6 person Co-Ed Team

Registration Fee: $60.00 per teamPrizes for the top teams Concessions available

Registration limited to the first 12 teams**Registration forms due by March 9th**

Contact: Jennifer Ives @ (906) 466-2952 ext. 7753 with questionsEarn your Wellness Points, 10 points available!!

Shawano


Big Southern Wind

Bully-Free School

To: Parents/Guardians

From: School Administration

Re: Bullying

Due to overwhelming behavior issues within the school involving bullying activity we, as school ad-ministration, have met in an attempt to resolve these challenges. Specifically, we have been experienc-ing an increase in bullying within our 4th through 8th Grade students and it is in the best interest of the students that we initiate an appropriate response to the ongoing issues of bullying.

Our school policy allows for zero tolerance involving any and all behaviors of bullying. To date, we have initiated suspensions of students for the more serious incidents however, in order to keep our school safe and bully free, we will provide consequences for those involved in bullying as set forth in school policy. Behavior deemed relevant to bullying will be enforced with a zero tolerance approach and will result in a minimum of three days out of school suspension.

In order to keep our school safe and bully free, we in cooperation with the School Resource Officer, and School Staff will be directing our attention to meeting with each class K-12 and addressing the is-sue of bullying as appropriate (age appropriate measures will be taken for grades K-3). Students will gain further understanding of what bullying is, how it affects others, our schools expectations, and consequences of such behavior. In addition to our efforts in creating a Bully-Free school, we will also reinforce the School Wide Positive Behavior Supports (PBS) as we feel all programs help to promote a safer school.

Please call the school at 466-2952 if you have any questions.

C: Tribal Court Youth Worker HPD In-house Officer

Bully-Free School

SUMMER YOUTH WORK PROGRAMThere is a Youth Employment Meeting on

Monday, March 28 at 1:00 pm in the upstairs of the Youth Center

Any Hannahville Tribal Member or descendant who will be turning 14 on or before June 1 and is wanting to work this

summer must be at this mandatory meeting. If you have any questions, call

Rebecca at 723-2726.

Hannahville Indian SchoolYearbook Sale

$10 eachYears from 1995-1996, til 2010-2011

If you would like to purchase a yearbook please contact:

THE YEARBOOK STAFFLena, Ruby, Shannon and Jimmie

Miss Zanon 466-2952 ext. 7789



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Spirit Bird


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Bear Clan Feast


Ge tthe Mi Gwetth Sue Gustafson mi-ne Vicki Dowd for all of your efforts to coordinate the recent Bear Clan Feast. Ge tthe Mi Gwetth also to Gary Meshigaud, Don Jenerou, Tom & Kim Roman and a special thanks to Aiesha Meshigaud for the Water Ceremony and for singing that most beautiful water song along with all the women present. That started a healing for all waters that make up the world and the water within each individual all across turtle island. Many, many people never knew that their effort could touch the hearts and souls of everyone, everywhere whether they knew it or not and they don’t even have to accept this way of life. Prayers know no boundaries, it is for the greater good of all life and all people.

Ge tthe Mi Gwetth to Big Bear-Wally Meshigaud for continuing to do what you have always done in re-lighting that Sacred Fire for this Sacred Ritual. By what you do, you help bring people out of the darkness and into the light of the fire, the fire that represents the light of God & the heart of our Grand-mother the Earth.

Ge Tthe Mi Gwetth to those of you who brought forth your give away gift items in memory of your loved ones or to honor your clan, you have made the spirit of the bear happy and doing so he will help you in return. All you have to do is ask. Some of you wore your clan colors of black and red and still others came wearing bear claw necklaces or beaded medallions with designs of the clan on them, you have done well and your actions make me and the community something that we can be proud of be-cause you by your actions show that you have honored your clan.

The little ones are born during this month hence the name mkos gises-little bear moon. When they are born Ma Ma Bear does not wake up and take care of them they have to fend for themselves. Some of them struggle and have a hard time and some of them do not make it so it is up to us to gather the food that the bear eats and eat it for them and in this way they are fed spiritually. In that whole process we become the temporary caretakers and the only way we can do that is through spiritual means, it is our responsibility to do what we can for them so again I want to thank all those that came and for those that didn’t bother we did it for you. That’s what we do, we do what we can to try to help.

Mko / Eagle Clan MemberEarl Meshigaud Sr.

Are you interested in learning the Potawatomi Language?

Beginners language classes are held every Tuesday at 6:00 p.m. in the High School Language Classroom. This class is open to ev-eryone who wants to attend. If you have any ques-tions feel free to call Kristy Phillips, Potawatomi Language Instructor at 723-7772.

spiritual language teachings and lessons are held every Sunday at the Heritage Center starting at 1:00 p.m. This is open to any commu-nity member interested in learning the language to use in ceremonial settings. If you have any ques-tions call Earl Meshigaud at 723-2271.

Do you know who this is? If you think you know, call Earl Meshigaud at

723-2271 or stop in the Heritage

Center. Earl found this

picture and wants to know

if you can figure out who this person is.


Wellness CenterGrand Opening of the Employee Wellness Center, located on the 2nd Floor of

the Palm Tower in the Island Resort & Casino!

Attend the 3rd Well-Ed SessionEarn 5 wellness points by attending the Employee Wellness Center Orientation!

Sessions will be held on the following dates: Fri, March 9th

6:00 am - 1:00 pmMon, March 12th2:00 pm - 4:00 pmFri, March 16th

11:00 am - 1:00 pmSessions begin every hour on the hour!

Snacks will be provided!

Register for the next Bi-Monthly Program

Wellness Staff will be hold-ing registrations for the 4th

Bi-Monthly Program:*Play Your Way to Wellness*

This program will begin on March 19th and run

through April 20th. Successful completion of this program is worth 10

wellness points!

Register for 24 hour access to the Wellness Center

To access the Employee Well-ness Center, individuals must pre-register and meet the fol-

lowing criteria• Be 18 years of age or older

• Be employed by: the Hannahville Indian Community, Island

Resort & Casino or Nah Tah Wahsh PSA. Or be a

registered tribal member.

Winters End

Hannahville On The RunAre you interested in running but not

interested in running alone? Join the club.

We are starting a running club and are ask-ing that anyone who is interested in joining attend a meeting on Thursday, March 15, 2012 at 4:00pm. The meeting will be held at the Clinic in the REACH for Wellness Fitness Center.

We would like to be able to run/walk at least one day a week and will decide at this meet-ing which day works best for all who are in-terested. We also hope to run/walk one 5K per month, so if you have any information on any upcoming 5K’s please bring it to our meeting.

For more information or if you have any questions contact either:

Linda Triest @ 723-2520 or [email protected]

OrTracy L. Sagataw @ 723-2565 or email

[email protected]

Community Health

EmployEE AssistAncE progrAmThe Employee Assistance Program Is free to Employees And Their Depen-dents. Remember, Your Employee Assistance Program is here to help. It is FREE and CONFIDENTIAL.

Our E.A.P. Counselor is Mark Hallfrisch. Mark is in every Monday at the Ca-sino. For an appointment please call: (906) 786-7838.

The Employee Assistance Program can help with:• Marital Issues• Family Issues• Stress• Depression• Work Related Issues

Services provided by Mark Hallfrisch,

LMSW, CEAP

• Parenting Issues• Divorce Issues• Gambling Issues• Financial Issues

Cancer Screening Saves LivesAccording to the Indian Health Services, Cancer is the second leading cause of death among tribal populations. If you are reading this article, it’s likely that you know someone who has been affected by cancer. While there are several things we can do to help reduce our odds of getting cancer, it is very important to follow your tribal clinics screening guidelines in order to find cancer early when it’s easier to treat. The American Cancer Society and the Walmart Foundation share this information with you so that you can reduce your risk for Breast and Colon cancers.

Things to reduce your risk for cancer include:• Quit Smoking• Eating lots of fruits and vegetables• Exercise regularly• Maintaining a Healthy Weight • Follow recommended screening guidelines

For Breast Cancer, The American Cancer Society recommends:• Yearly Mammograms for Women beginning at age 40• Clinical breast exam (CBE) about every 3 years for women in their 20s and 30s and every year for women 40 and over• Self Breast Exams starting at age 20• Talk with your doctor about your family and personal health history and whether you should have additional tests at an earlier age.

For Colon Cancer, the American Cancer Society recommends:• Colonoscopy every 10 years begging at age 50• Yearly Fecal Occult Blood Tests ( FOBT) • The American Cancer Society recommends that some people be screened using a different schedule because of their personal history or family history. Talk with your doctor about your history and what colorectal cancer screening schedule is best for you

For more information, contact your local tribal health clinic or the American Cancer Society at 1-800-227-2345


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“I’ve won already as far as I am concerned” – Warren WandahsegaWarren and his wife, Vicki, have partnered up to compete in the Hannahville Health Center’s program “REACH for Health, Weight Loss Challenge”. Since theystarted about 5 weeks ago both of them have lost appro-ximately 9 pounds. But the health benefits have out we-ighed actual weight by tons. With the new and improved diet and exercise changes, Warren has seen many chan-ges to his health and medication regimen. He was taking100 units of Lantus (24 hour insulin) daily and is down totaking only 25 units. He was using fast acting insulin at meal time to cover his high blood sugar he is now not using any of this kind. His oral (pill) diabetic medicationshave been cut in half. Prior to beginning this program hisfasting blood sugars were over 200 and now he is averag-ing about 115. Also, he has seen a decrease in his blood pressure medications and currently is taking half of whathe was. Both Warren and Vicki state that they have moreenergy, Vicki stated, “more energy at work, I get the bingo packets at a fast pace now, not just walk”. The currently are coming into the Fitness Center three times a week, but have also made changes in the food choice they make. “I no longer have fried potatoes and eggs for breakfast every day, now I have cereal and milk. I am drinking milk everyday”. Vicki says she does the cooking and she has added salads, more vegetables and fruits into what they eat. “The eating habit is the most to work on, after you get that done, it becomes easier”. They have also switched to whole wheat bread and only have about 2 slices per week, and incorporated peanuts as snacks.

“I have seen amazing changes happening with people enrolled in the Community Weight Chal-lenge. Diabetics have been able to cut back on medications and insulin. Those with back pain are noticing less pain due to weight loss and exercise. Depression is lifting in people because of healthier eating habits, exercise leading to release of natural en-dorphins and weight loss, and


Fitness Center

SPOTLIGHT ON HEALTH

I believe simply due to seeing that they can be successful with a chal-lenge. Having the Fitness Center within the Health Clinic has been extremely instrumental in the success of this program as well as my own commitment to exercising. I see the Fitness Center and its pro-grams playing a vital role in maintaining and improving the health of

the community and the patients I see.” ~ Dr. Greenfield

Fitness Center Hours

Monday-Thursday7:00 a.m. - 6:00 p.m.

Friday7:00 a.m. - 4:00 p.m.Any questions, call

723-2565

The Hannahville Health Clinic and the Elder’s Program have come together to try and offer the com-munity Elder’s more programs. In this effort, we are currently offering assessments to anyone who may be interested – there is a sign-up sheet in the Elder Outreach Director’s office in Complex #1 or you can call Amanda at 906-723-2546.

Now, when we use the word assessment, we simply mean that we will meet with you and go over some questions with you to see if there are any needs of yours that we can meet. This is not an assess-ment where we will be meeting with you to take you out of your home, nor will we be telling you what to do. What this process is meant to do, is try and figure out if you need help with something and if we can help you with that need – you always have the right not to answer any questions that you feel uncomfortable with.

This is a process that is new to the community, but we would like to encourage every Elder to take part so that we can do our best to help you. If you do not feel that an assessment is something that is neces-sary for you at this time, we would still encourage you to participate, so that if there ever came a time when you could use some type of assistance, you will already be in our system. In going through this process, you can also help us to identify any needs that we may not have a program for and find what types of programs we could think of providing in the future.

If you have any questions, please feel free to speak with the Elder Outreach Director or you can call Amanda Gunville at 723-2546.

New Programs Available to Eligible Elders

Hannahville Housing Department N14911 Hannahville B-1 Road

WIlson, MI 49896(906) 723-2294

Office Hours: Monday-Friday 8:00 a.m. - 4:00 p.m. The Housing Department will no longer accept phone calls for updates.

NO EXCEPTIONS

2- MPHA Rent to Own HomesHome will be selected using the HUD 2012 Income Limits Policy. You will need to at-

tach current paystubs AND IRS 1094 form OR W2 & 1099 forms. Deadline March 9, 2012 at 4:00 p.m.


Potawatomi

culturE committEE is looking for bids!

The 36th Annual Great Lakes Area Traditional Pow Wow is coming up fast. The dates are set for June 15-17, 2012. This years theme is “Honoring Our Leaders”. We are in need of:

• a logo for our pow wow apparel, buttons and signs • a crown for the next princess

If you are interested in having your drawing be our logo this year, please turn in one copy in color and one copy in black & white in a sealed envelope with your information and bid. If you are interested in beading the crown, please turn in your drawing of the crown in color, information and bid. You can submit bids to Molly Meshigaud at the Heritage Center or the Culture Committee mail box at the Administration Building. If you have any questions, please call Culture Committee Chairperson, Susie

Meshigaud at 723-2500. The deadline will be our next Shi Shi Be, Saturday, April 7th at 4:00 p.m.


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Tribal Gaming Commission The Tribal Gaming Commission would like to wish everyone good luck in the upcoming elections. According to the Hannahville Indian Community Tribal Gaming Ordinance, Section 4.11(C)(4), “Any tribal member who seeks office on the Tribal Gaming Commission must have a completed background check and must be approved to sit on the Commission before he or she may be placed upon the general election ballot for the Commission.” In order for the Commission to ensure your background is complete, please have all backgrounds turned by April 5th, 2012. These applications can be picked up at the Human Resources Department at the Casino or online and turned in at the same location. Just tell them you would like an application for the Gaming Commission’s upcoming elections. Make sure that you are filling out the Gaming Commission application and not the employ-ment background check. Also, when your return the background, make sure you tell Human Resources the back-ground is for the Commission elections and not employment. It will take several weeks for these backgrounds to be completed.

Please read the qualifications carefully. If you have questions you may contact our staff, Brad Madalinski 723-2046, Barb Kleikamp 723-2047 or Jennifer Keshick 723-2048. The sooner you get your backgrounds completed, the sooner we will be able to begin the investigation. Again, we wish everyone good luck.

Respectfully,

The Tribal Gaming Commission Qualification of Directors. Each Director must be a member of the Tribe and reside on tribal lands. No member of the Tribal Gaming Commission may work in a gaming facility operated on tribal lands while a member of the Tribal Gaming Commission. All Tribal Gaming Commission Directors are prohibited from playing games in a gaming facility operated on the lands of the Hannahville Indian Community.

(C) Background Check. Prior to the time that any Tribal Gaming Director takes office on the Commission, the Tribe shall perform or arrange to have performed a comprehensive background check on each prospective member. No person shall serve as a Commission member if:

(1) His prior activities, criminal record, if any, or reputation, habits or associations:

(a) Pose a threat to the public interest; or

(b) Threaten the effective regulation and control of gaming; or

(c) Enhance the dangers of unsuitable, unfair, or illegal practices, methods, or activities in the conduct of gaming; or

(d) He or she has been convicted of or entered a plea of no contest to a felony, a gambling-related offense, or a misdemeanor involving fraud or misrepresentation.

(2) The Director or candidate for Director has been convicted of or entered a plea of no contest to any offense not specified in part (C)(1)(d) of this Section in any jurisdiction within the last five (5) years; this provision shall not apply if that person has been pardoned by the Governor of the State where the conviction occurred or if a tribal member has been determined by the Tribe to be a person who is not likely again to engage in any offensive or criminal course of conduct and the public good does not require that the Commission Member be denied a position on the Commission.

(3) He or any member of his immediate family has a financial interest in any gaming enterprise, activity or facility.

(4) Any tribal member who seeks office on the Tribal Gaming Commission of Directors must have a completed background check and must be approved to sit on the Commission before he or she may be placed upon the gen-eral election ballot for the Commission.

(D) Date of Appointment. The members of the Tribal Gaming Commission shall take office no later than ten (10) days after the most recent tribal election. All members of the Tribal Gaming Commission shall sign a con-fidentiality agreement before taking office. Breach of the confidentiality agreement may result in removal from the Commission pursuant to an action for removal under this Ordinance.

The Council's appointment of any Tribal Gaming Commission member when a vacancy on the Commission oc-curs shall be by resolution. The new Director appointed shall be that person who obtained the most votes among the remaining qualified candidates for the seat at the most recent Tribal Gaming Commission election.


2012 Eligible Voters List 1. Alexander, Trischa L.2. Anderson, Janice3. Auginaush, Carolyn C.4. Anziano, Ogeemabinaysee5. Boda, Bret W.6. Boda, Donna M.7. Boda, Kyle W.8. Boelter, Arlene G.9. Boychief, Regina L. “Gina”10. Brunette, Jeremy S.11. Burns, Cynthia C. 12. Carlson, Heidi L.13. Carpenter, Lena J.14. Caswell, Jeannie M.15. Decota, Alicia M.16. DeLeon, Peggy A.17. Dees, Russel18. Dowd, Ongeequay E.19. Dowd, Victoria J.20. Frye, Eddie R.21. Frye, Paula J.22. Frye Sr., Rodney L. 23. Gamez, Audrey C.24. Gill, Clarence E.25. Gill, Kevin B.26. Gill, Rose M.27. Gill, Shannon E.28. Halfaday, Barbara A.29. Halfaday, Becky L.30. Halfaday, Brian L.31. Halfaday, Cedric S. 32. Halfaday, Chris J. 33. Halfaday, Dana L.34. Halfaday, Dawn R.35. Halfaday, Eric L.36. Halfaday, Jennifer R.37. Halfaday, Natasha N.38. Halfaday, Robin R.39. Halfaday, Theresa A.40. Hapner, Jeffery A.41. Hapner, Tammy L.42. Hardwick, Becky A.43. Hardwick, Dustin T.44. Hardwick, Ernest D.45. Hardwick, Margaret S.46. Hardwick, Renee A.47. Harris, Brittany K.48. Harris, Chad E.49. Harris, Charlotte L.50. Hess, Amanda A.51. Ingraham, Gerald W.52. Jackson, Jeremiah R.53. Jackson, Kelli M.54. Jackson, Pamela 55. Jesse, Cheryl A. 56. Jesse, Ronald 57. Jesse, Vanessa M.58. Johnson, Rita59. Kang, Jacqueline D.60. Karaja, Traci L.61. Keezer, Edna C.62. Keshick, Carmen L.63. Keshick, Lexie “Jason”64. Keshick, Lisa R. 65. Keshick, Lori B.

66. Keshick, Peter R. 67. LaFave, Jamie F.68. LaFave, Mindy L.69. Larson Jr., Albert A.70. Larson, Anna R.71. Larson, Dustin M.72. Larson, Janet A.73. Larson, Linda L.74. Larson, Mark A.75. Lattergrass, Kristina M.76. Lea, Crystal L.77. Light, Cheryl P. 78. Little, Debra 79. Little, Lisa R.80. Little, Russell “Ralph”81. Little-Winberg, Mary J.82. Litchard, Stephen D.83. Long (Keshick), Peter H.84. Malinowski, Adam A. 85. Malinowski, Barbara R.86. Malinowski, Heather S.87. Malinowski, Lila A.88. Mathias, Dion K.89. Matrious, Darren R.90. McCullough, Jessica J.91. McCullough, Jody A.92. McCullough Sr., Lloyd J.93. McCullough, Vanessa M.94. Megenuph, Amber D. 95. Megenuph, Charlotte E.96. Megenuph, George L. 97. Megenuph, Gordon “Chuck”98. Megenuph, Juanita R.99. Megenuph, Warren G.100. Meshigaud, Aaron M.101. Meshigaud, Annie L.102. Meshigaud, Bonita G.103. Meshigaud, Christy R.104. Meshigaud, Charles H.105. Meshigaud, Daniel P. 106. Meshigaud, David C.107. Meshigaud, Donald108. Meshigaud, Earl J.109. Meshigaud, Jr., Earl J.110. Meshigaud, Elaine M.111. Meshigaud Sr., Ernest “Tubby”112. Meshigaud, Frank L.113. Meshigaud Sr., Gary R.114. Meshigaud, Harl J. 115. Meshigaud, Harriet A. 116. Meshigaud, Ida R.117. Meshigaud, Janet A. 118. Meshigaud, Janice “Irene”119. Meshigaud, Jesse R.120. Meshigaud Sr., John E.121. Meshigaud Jr., John E122. Meshigaud, Juana L. 123. Meshigaud, Kenneth W.124. Meshigaud, Kira E.125. Meshigaud, Mary Lynn126. Meshigaud, Melissa R.127. Meshigaud, Misty D.128. Meshigaud, Molly R.129. Meshigaud, Myron J.130. Meshigaud, Nicole L.

131. Meshigaud, Noreena M.132. Meshigaud, Peter L.133. Meshigaud, Richard A.134. Meshigaud, Robert A.135. Meshigaud Jr., Ronald136. Meshigaud, Tammy R.137. Meshigaud, Walter B.138. Meshigaud, Wanda H. 139. Metzger, Christine A.140. Metzger, Christina M.141. Metzger, Connie M.142. Metzger, Mellissa R.143. Mroczkowski, Faye L.144. Munroe, Lesley R.145. Neely, Katherine M.146. O’Brien, Phoebe “Bear” 147. Pearson, Loretta M. 148. Pearson, Walter L.149. Peters, Charlene F.150. Philemon, Alan B. “Barney”151. Philemon Jr., Henry A.”Chun”152. Philemon, Leon “Beehop”153. Philemon, Lynn M.”Lolly”154. Philemon, Michael R.155. Philemon, Michelle L.156. Philemon, Randy L.157. Philemon, Sharon F.158. Philemon, Stephanie M.159. Reiffers, Diana L.160. Ritchie, Alita161. Ritchie, Clarence D.162. Robinson, Ruth C.163. Saboo, Ann M.164. Sagataw, Connee A.165. Sagataw, Dale J.“Joe” 166. Sagataw, Daniel 167. Sagataw, Derek J.168. Sagataw, Donald V. “Duck”169. Sagataw, Edgar R.170. Sagataw, Errol “Marty”171. Sagataw, Gregory “Buck”172. Sagataw, Heather D.173. Sagataw, Helen L.174. Sagataw, Jessie 175. Sagataw, Joseph A.176. Sagataw, Joseph “Mike”177. Sagataw, Karol J.178. Sagataw, Lawrence J.179. Sagataw Jr., Levi “Bloss”180. Sagataw, Luann C. 181. Sagataw, Mark A.182. Sagataw, Ronald L.183. Sagataw, Steven M.184. Sagataw, William D.185. Shawano Marilyn J.186. Sjoholm Sr., William R. 187. Smith, Amanda L.188. Smith, Carol L. 189. Smith, Corrina M.190. Smith, Eli F. 191. Smith Jr., Francis L. 192. Smith, Mia L.193. Smith, Timothy L.194. Smith, Thomas J.195. Smith, Thomas R.


Tribal Information

Election Committee The election committee has overall responsibility for the conduct of all general elections and is com-posed of 7 members. Some of the responsibilities include but not limited to the following: assisting with voter registration, preparing ballots, absentee ballots, oversee the casting of ballots, posting and certifying of election results, and conducting recounts of election results. If you are interested in serv-ing on the election committee for the 2012 Elections there is a sign up sheet with Faye Mroczkowski at the front desk or call Tammy Meshigaud at 723-2604.

196. Spry, Cynthia R. 197. Teeple, Charlene L. 198. Teeple, Jamie L. 199. Teeple, Jordan T.200. Thunder Sr., Vernon “Larry”201. Thunder Jr., Vernon L.202. Tovar, Chris “Bob”203. Tovar, David 204. Tovar, Kelly A.205. Tovar, Lois A.206. Trudeau, Parker Z.207. Trudeau, Vivian “Mare” 208. Uskilith, Shianne209. Wandahsega, Alan D.210. Wandahsega, Alma C.211. Wandahsega, Angela “Angie”212. Wandahsega, Charles “John213. Wandahsega, Darrel E.

232. Wandahsega Sr., Theodore B.233. Wandahsega Jr., Theodore B.234. Wandahsega, Timothy D. “Tim”235. Wandahsega, Tonto A. 236. Wandahsega, Travis L.237. Wandahsega, Warren D.238. Wandahsega, William “Bill”239. Wandahsega-Williams, Marlene240. Ward, Deanna M.241. Williams, Betty J.242. Williams, Brian L.243. Williams, Debra A. 244. Williams Sr., Gregory A.245. Williams Jr., Gregory A.246. Williams, Harry247. Williams, Nichole H.248. Williams, Veronica M.

If someone was overlooked, please call Tammy Meshigaud at 723-2604 to be added to the list.

214. Wandahsega, Geneva “Magg”215. Wandahsega, Gerald W. 216. Wandahsega, Gloria J.217. Wandahsega, James W.218. Wandahsega, Jason A.219. Wandahsega, Janice A.220. Wandahsega, Jesse J.221. Wandahsega, Kendal J.222. Wandahsega Jr., Leroy R.223. Wandahsega, Luann J.224. Wandahsega, Michael C.225. Wandahsega, Patricia J. “Patsy”226. Wandahsega, Patrick R.227. Wandahsega, Rosalind “Rose”228. Wandahsega, Russell R.229. Wandahsega, Sara230. Wandahsega, Scott E.231. Wandahsega, Stephen J.

***REMINDERS***To be considered for adoption on the ballot in the upcoming election you must submit a completed

adoption application to Jackie Kang by April 13, 2012 at noon.

To be eligible to vote an individual must be an enrolled HIC Tribal Member, be 21 years of age on or before May 7, 2012 and reside on tribal lands as of February 7, 2011.

To be eligible to be a board candidate you must be an eligible voter, submit evidence of a negative drug test and sign the affidavit (re: background history) for each respective board.

Board drug testing begins on Monday, March 12, 2012. To schedule an appointment call the health cen-ter and let the receptionist know you will need a lab only appointment. Please keep in mind that if you are currently on a prescription it takes at least 7 days for the confirmation. DO NOT wait until the last week and miss the deadline! The deadline for testing is Friday, April 13th at noon. NO EXEPTIONS!!!!

VOTER REGISTRATION/BOARD SIGN UP WILL BE HELD THE WEEK OF APRIL 9-13. DEADLINE TO REGISTER WILL BE FRIDAY, APRIL 13, 2012 AT NOON.



Readers SubmissionAttention Kids: You could win $10

Gift Certificate to the Oasis!Marilyn Shawano is sponsoring an-other game this month to honor her grandchild’s birthdays. Within this newsletter there are hidden words that are listed below. This game is limited to kids ages 4-13. The first two children to find all the words and show them to Molly Mesh-igaud at the Heritage Building will win a $10.00 gift certicate to the Oa-sis from Marilyn. The words must be circled and/or highlighted and brought to Molly in person. The words listed below DO NOT count as the words hidden. All the words listed below are hidden else where throughout the newsletter for you to find. Once you have found them all, please call Molly at 723-2270 to make sure no one else has already claimed the prize. Thank you. 1. Kche-Zhawno2. Shawano3. Big Southern Wind4. Menominee5. Potawatomi6. Andre7. Michael8. Spirit Bird9. Winters End10. Great Great Grandfather Rain11. Shani-gab-owen

Congratulations to Jacob Metzger who won last month’s game!

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To learn more Potawatomi, visitwww.potawatomilanguage.org


Great Great Grandfather RainANSWERS: BLUE LINE ON WALL, EXTRA BASKETBALL ON BOTTOM SHELF,

COLOR ON BOTTOM OF SHOE, STAR ON T-SHIRT, AND EXIT SIGN.

March BirthdaysJohn Meshigaud Jr. . . . . . . . . . . 3/1Alyssa N. Sagataw . . . . . . . . . . 3/1Charlene Teeple . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3/1Vince Williams Jr. . . . . . . . . . . . 3/1

Frank Cope . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3/2Rai Ann Metzger . . . . . . . . . . . . 3/2Stephanie Philemon . . . . . . . . . 3/2Kche Shawano . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3/2

Blake Miller . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3/3

Amerie Williams . . . . . . . . . . . . 3/4

Wilfred Clements Jr. . . . . . . . . . 3/5Laniceya Malinowski . . . . . . . . 3/5

Russell Dees . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3/6Terry Keshick . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3/6Henry Philemon III . . . . . . . . . . 3/6Rita Polfus . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3/6William Sagataw . . . . . . . . . . . . 3/6Jesse Smith Jr. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3/6Sierra Wandahsega . . . . . . . . . . 3/6

Madison Bartol . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3/7Edna Keezer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3/7Myron Meshigaud . . . . . . . . . . . 3/7Phoebe O Brien . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3/7Alaura Rowley . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3/7Tyler Troxell . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3/7Donna Viers. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3/7Alayna Williams . . . . . . . . . . . . 3/7

Cahn Black . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3/8Sonya Ledger . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3/8Dale Sagataw . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3/8

Tazanna Teeple . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3/9

Derek Gagne . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3/10Kathleen Vandermissen . . . . . . . 3/10Sara Williams . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3/10

Mark Larson . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3/11Warren Megenuph Jr. . . . . . . . . 3/11

Ernest Meshigaud Jr. . . . . . . . . . 3/12Daven Sagataw . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3/12Cherice Williams . . . . . . . . . . . . 3/12

David Tovar . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3/13Charles Wandahsega . . . . . . . . . 3/13Jason Wandahsega . . . . . . . . . . . 3/13Brian Williams . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3/13

Tallen Boda . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3/14Cody Gill . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3/14Theodore Wandahsega Jr. . . . . . 3/14

Ronald Clements . . . . . . . . . . . . 3/15Kelli Jackson . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3/15Daniel Meshigaud . . . . . . . . . . . 3/15

Lloyd McCullough Sr. . . . . . . . 3/16Gi Chi Anakwud McCullough . 3/16Patricia Metzger . . . . . . . . . . . . 3/16Karen Miller . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3/16Justin Smith . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3/16Katherine Neely . . . . . . . . . . . . 3/16

Cody Polfus . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3/17Patrick Seymour . . . . . . . . . . . . 3/17

Allan Megenuph . . . . . . . . . . . . 3/18Karol Sagataw . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3/18

Tyra Boda . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3/19Brian Crawford . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3/19Patricia Tschohl . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3/19Corrina Wandahsega . . . . . . . . . 3/19

Joanne Davis . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3/20Mariah Phinney . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3/20Kaide Teeple . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3/20

Chad Harris Jr. . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3/21

Jacqueline Kang . . . . . . . . . . . . 3/21Peter Meshigaud . . . . . . . . . . . . 3/21Lucas Sagataw . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3/21James Wandahsega . . . . . . . . . . 3/21

Devin Arteaga . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3/22Shawn Tovar . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3/22

Skylynn Keshick . . . . . . . . . . . . 3/23Anna Larson . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3/23Braydon Wandahsega . . . . . . . . 3/23

Elizabeth Miller . . . . . . . . . . . . 3/24Aaron Phillips-Donovan . . . . . . 3/24Jill Wabanimkee . . . . . . . . . . . . 3/24

Monique Lanaville . . . . . . . . . . 3/25Cheryl Light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3/25Anthony McCullough Jr. . . . . . . 3/25Donald Meshigaud . . . . . . . . . . 3/25

Regina Boychief . . . . . . . . . . . . 3/26Alan Philemon . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3/26Larissa Wandahsega . . . . . . . . . 3/26

Bryan Meshigaud . . . . . . . . . . . 3/27Rianna Metzger . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3/27Betsy Trudeau . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3/27

Faye Auginaush . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3/28Cameron Polfus . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3/28Angel Wandahsega . . . . . . . . . . 3/28

Acea Deverney . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3/29 Jeffrey Hanks Jr. . . . . . . . . . . . . 3/30Rachel Meshigaud . . . . . . . . . . . 3/30

Happy 4th Birthday to our Princess Nadia Hess on

March 12! Mommy and Dad-dy love you so much and we are so proud and lucky to be your parents! We hope

you have a special birthday because you are so special

to us! We love you lots!!

Happy 5th Birthday to an amazing son, Blake. My life wouldn’t be complete

without you in it. You are my sunshine on a gloomy day. Love Mommy

We love our “lil cry baby” Noah :) Blake and Mommy are be-

yond thankful to have you in our lives!

Happy Birthday to Momma Pie AKA the Best Grandma Ever!! We love you so very much Mom. We wish you

the very best because you deserve it. May God bless you with good health, love, peace and all the joy your heart desires :) Love always, your daughter,

your son, Baby J, Skylynn, Thomas, Beth, and Lex!!

Happy 37th Wed-ding Anniversary Mom and Dad on March 1st. Love,

Ida Rose

Happy Birthday to the March Babies.... Stephanie, Lil Tub,

Candice, Anna, Mark and Toni!!! I love you all. Love,

Ida Rose

Happy Birthday Mom (Mummu) and Dad (Papa)!!! We Love You!! Love: Nikki, Kira, Charlie, Lacie, Mindy,

Daniel, and Shy Shy!!


Personal AdsHappy Birthday Gina Boy Chief. When you look in a mirror, see

what I see... my girl. When I look at you, I will always see the beautiful baby I first held, carried. The same baby that grew up to become a wonderful young and beautiful mother right before

my eyes. Although you’re grown, I will always remember the growing years and all the special memories you imprinted on

my heart. This mirror reflects what I see... A woman filled with love, hope, energy and promise. It’s the celebration of our jour-ney together through good and bad. We carried it all. We picked

up and stood tall and strong. When you fell, I was there to wipe away all the hurt tears. I tried to heal all your bumps and

bruises. I was the tooth fairy when that first tooth fell out, your little banker. Of all our hardest times, we were there for

one another. My special and wonderful daughter, we conqured it all! So we open another chapter in both our lives. This mirror will reflect on how much I love you and how extremely happy and proud I am of you. Lets celebrate another year together! xoxo

Love you bunches xoxo Happy Birthday Gina! Love.. Mom

Happy Birthdays out to my Big Awesome Brothers: Hank

Williams Jr (sorry I missed it), Brian Crawford, and Raymond

Heinkel! Love, Alayna (and Mommy & Alyssa)

Happy Birthday to my beautiful, loving daughter Sky-lynn Rose. You are loved by us all and want nothing but the

very best for you and your life. Love you sweetheart. From

your dad, mom, baby J, Thom-as, Beth, Lex and Autumn, Grandma Pie and gramps :)

Happy birthday to the best husband/ daddy in the

world! Love, Stephanie, Dez, MJ & Jaidyn

Happy Birthday Mumuu & PaPa! Love BabyD & ShyShy

Mno Dbishkaan

DEE-Gzaagin Love:

Your little Brother GEGEK

Happy Belated Birthday Harold ‘Hollywood’ Compo.

Love Rachel, Veve n Kids

Happy Birthday to my loving husband, Jesse Raymond. Love you to the fullest.

Love, Jill Marie

Happy 5th Birthday Grandest of Son! Koko loves you more than all the stars in the sky, more than a million, billion, trillion, quad-trillion in the sky. Koko loves her grandson. Hope your day brings you everything you want (well almost everything). Five years ago my heart was filled with so much love, that hole was filled once more agian. Happy 5th Birthday my

Grandson Kche-zhawno! Love, Koko

Happy Birthday to all the March BB's of MY Family!!! Luv, Steph,

Laney & Andrew

Happy 5th Birthday baby Blake! from: baby

brother Noah

Happy Birthday

Betsy!You’re no longer a

teenager! :) I hope you have an amaz-ing 20th year. We love you lots and bunches!Molly &

Mercedes


Michael

Personal AdsHappy 5th birthday to our lil man Kche! Hope your day is as awsome as you are! Love, Mom-

my, Dad, William & Evaneesha

Happy Happy Happy 10th

Birthday Madison Bartol!! March

7th!! Love Momma, Howard,

Kasey, Jacob, Hannah,

Gegek and Radric

Happy 4th Birthday Nadia! Love, Aunt

Connie, Unk Don, Onna, Aj, Kingston, Trevor.

Happy 4th birthday Laniceya! We love you angel! Hugs & kisses from,

Mommy, Leia, & baby Alex :)

Happy Birthday James! Its your day

to be spoiled. BOOM!Love: Mom, Wendo,

Jeff and MJ

Happy Belated 12th Birthday n Happy Valentines [feb 14th] Mack-enzie Cuff. I love u. Love, Mom,

Veve, Miya & Bubba

Happy Birthday

to the best mom

I could ever ask for. Love, Nayeli &

Erynn

Happy Birthday to, Rianna Metzger, Acea Deverney, Lucy Tebear, Justin Smith, James Smith, Austin Deleon!

Love, Aunt Con, Unk Don, Trevor

HAPPY SWEET 16 TO MY SWEET BABY GIRL MARIAH ANN PHINNEY on March 20th. I Love You. Love, Mom, Xander & Justine.

P.S. I love you my girl, so remember you’re ONLY 16, not 20. You’re just start-ing, a very young adult, but still a childs life. Don’t throw it away because you will never be able to go back and change it. Finish school dont drop out. Do it while you’re young because the older you get

the harder it is, trust me I know. Point is, don’t rush to grow up so fast. You gave me 16 yrs of ALOT of ups and downs, yes babe, but I dont regret one day, not even all my grey hair. You’re my life. I love you!

Happy Birthday Auntie Belle!

Love: Judy, Howard & family

Happy birthday to Sandy Webber, March 20! Thank you mom for all you do, you are

truly the best! We love you so much!! Love, Amanda and James

Happy Birthday Auntie Bear! Love and Miss you

so much!!! Love, Kase

Happy Birthday to my silly little Maddy, I love and miss you so much babygirl! You just light

up my life :) Have a won-derful day! Love, Kasey

Happy Birthday

Gramma, I love you!!

Love, Nadia

Happy Birthday to the Sweetest Daughter a moth-er and father could ever ask for, Rachel Meshigaud (on March 30th). We Love you

so much! Mom and Dad

Happy Birthday to my seeeeester Phoebe

Ann :) LOL Love: Judy, Howard & family

Happy Birthday Chad Harris Jr. and Bryan Meshigaud. Love,

Mom, Dad and Cody

Happy Belated Golden Birth-day lil miss Brooklyn! We love

you baby girl!! Auntie Kelli, Logan, Jazlyn, Liliann, Bella

and Tucker too

Happy Birthday Justin! We miss and love ya cuz. Kelli and Kids

Happy Belated 21st Britt!

Hope you enjoyed your birthday. Love ya girl.

Kelli, Logan, Jay and Lili

Happy 20th Betsy! Keep up the good work. We are very proud

of all you do and the person you’ve become. Enjoy your birthday. We love ya cuz.

Kelli, Logan, Jazlyn and Lili

Happy Birthday to the best

mommy in the whold world.

Logan, Jaz and Liliann

(March 3rd)

Happy 5th

Birthday to my

favorite nephew Blake!Love: Auntie Roxie, Dante and

Demi-trius

Happy Birthday Sonya Ledger. Love n miss u sister. Love,

Rachel, Veve n Kids

Happy Belated Birthday to my brother Jordan Teeple. Love Rachel and kids

HAPPY BIRTHDAY JILL MA-RIE WABANIMKEE! LOVE, JESSE RAYMOND, JESSE

JAMES AND JADRIAN LEE. U THE BEST BIG MOMMA!

Happy Birthday

Kche! From

your best cousin Blake,

Noah and aunty Amber

Happy Birthday MOM!! Love, Lisa & MaKaylee

Happy bday to all my brothas

in March. Sincerley big

Joshua!!!!

Happy Birthday

“Lakie Boy” from your best cousin

Clayton

Happy Birthday to all my March family and frenz. May each of you have a

wonderful birthday! Love, Traci Uskilith & runts: Draya,

Beta & Son Son

Happy Birthday: Lulu, Pie & Chris B. With lots and lots of love:

Francie, Willy, Harmony & Family

Happy Birthday Maddy! I love you so, so much. You have a special place in my

heart. Love, Ongeequay

Happy Birthday Daddy, you are the best! Love, Jadrian & Jesse

Happy Birthday

Auntie Bear! Love, Ongee

Happy Birthday Anakwud, You the bomb! Love, Ongee

Happy Birthday to our favorite

aunty Cherice. Love,

Jadrian & Jesse


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Hannahville Happenings is a monthly publication of the Hannahville Potawatomi Tribe. Opinions appearing in this publication do NOT necessarily

reflect the opinions of the Hannahville Happenings staff or the Hannahville Community.

We welcome letters, editorials, articles and photos from our readers.

Deadline for April’s Newsletter:

March 23

Attention Readers:Hannahville Happenings newsletters are now being added to the www.hannahville.net website.Issues from March 2011 - current are available for down-load and from March on will be in full color for better pic-ture viewing. Don’t forget the newsletter is also available through email. If you would like to be added to the newsletter email list, please send an email to- [email protected] can also visit our facebook page (Hannahville Happen-ings) for pictures that didn’t make it into an issue, job post-ings and reminders of events.

CUTEST PET CONTESTPlease help support “Brylea Johnson”

Fulfill her DREAM. She earned her way to com-pete in this years annual Modeling and Talent

Performance in Los Angeles CA.

Photos will be on display at the Hannahville Administration, March 5-9th cost is 25 cents. ALL proceeds go towards Bryleas expenses. Prizes will be awarded to the TOP three Cutest Pets

with the most votes.

Submissions are entered into each newsletter based on priority. Also, if your submission is not in before or on the deadline date, it is not guaranteed to be in the next issue. Thank you for your understanding that space is limited.

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