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KalihwisaksKalihwisaks “She Looks For News” April 13 2006 Official Newspaper of the Oneida Tribe of Indians of Wisconsin www.oneidanation.org Former church employee sentenced to 90 days By Phil Wisneski ry factors to the probation additional five years of Special for the Kalihwisaks sentence. supervision. Former Holy Apostles “This is a significant House was charged in Church treasurer, Tina crime,” Dietz said. “Quite September 2004 with House, was sentenced to frankly another proper rea- felony theft for taking the 90 days in Brown County son for probation is to pay money. Bank records jail and five years proba- restitution and that is not obtained for the church’s What’s Inside… tion on Tuesday, April 11. going to happen if you are accounts revealed she was Seymour She also must pay back the Team, $32,754 she stole from the behind bars,” Dietz said to cashing checks made in Coaches church. House. her name and in her moth- honored Brown County Circuit The probation sentence ers name. – 8A Court Judge Richard Dietz was two years longer than A restitution hearing is the recommended sen- set for June 16 to deter- Spring was apprehensive to give Flinging at House the probation, but tence from the District mine the final amount OHC acknowledged her lack of Attorney’s office. The House will have to pay Photo submitted by Phil Wisneski – 4B a serious criminal record maximum sentence for the back to the church. Tina House appeared in Brown County Court this past and her need to pay back felony crime was five House will begin her jail Tuesday for sentencing on felony theft charges. She has Pages 2-5A/Local been ordered to pay restitution of $32,754. Page 6A/State/National the money stolen as prima- years in prison and an time on June 27th. Page 7A/Leg Rev/Letter Page 8A/Sports Page 2B/THT Menominee Page 3B/Education DecadeDecade ofof OneidaOneida fishingfishing rightsrights Page 4B/Health Nation to Page 5B/Environmental Page 6B/Good News Tobacco burning Page 7B/Classifieds Celebrate Page 8B/OFF kicks off season Submitted by Phil Return of Two Oneidas Wisneski Special for the Kalihwisaks win in local The annual fishing ceremo- Sturgeon ny took place on a chilly, (Keshena, WI) The board windy day at Pamperin Park Menominee Nation will cele- elections on March 31. The ceremony brate the return of the is an annual celebration and Sturgeon with a feast and cel- By Dawn Walschinski ebration pow-wow on April Kalihwisaks thanksgiving for a successful fishing harvest. 22, 2006 at the Menominee Two members of the Indian High School located in This year was the ten year Oneida Nation have won their Keshena, Wisconsin with bids in local elections held anniversary of Brown County grand entries at 1:00 p.m. and April 4th. Judge Patrick Crooks’ deci- 7:00 p.m. and feast at 5:00 Oneida Business sion that the Oneidas retained p.m. Committee secretary Patty the right to fish in Duck The Wisconsin Department Hoeft defeated Kenneth Creek. The ruling came as a of Natural Resources has Simons by just 45 votes to result of five Oneida men agreed to provide the win the Brown County Board Menominee Nation with fif- District 24 supervisor posi- cited for fishing near the dam Photos courtesy of Phil Wisneski teen lake sturgeon for the tion. Hoeft may be the first in Duck Creek in a traditional Oneida to serve on the board. Above: A few brave fisher- manner. annual sturgeon feast and cul- “I’m very excited. It’s a men tested the cold waters Leander Danforth offered tural event. The sturgeon will great opportunity,” said of Duck Creek after the the opening prayer and gave a be delivered to Keshena Falls, the traditional spawning Hoeft. annual fishing ceremony on few short stories about his grounds of the sturgeon, on In another nail-biter, Al March 31. Even though the memories about fishing in the Manders won 970 votes to Monday April 17th at 1:00 sign reads no fishing, the creek when he was a young- p.m. where ceremonial incumbent Patti Mason’s 927 ster. Oneida Chairman Gerald in the race for a seat on the Oneidas continue to prac- prayers, tobacco offerings, Danforth also offered a few West DePere School Board. tice their right to fish the and an honor song will be “I was pleasantly surprised. waters of Duck Creek. This stories of his childhood about performed in honor of the I knew it would be a close year was the ten year fishing with his family at sturgeon and their return to the Menominee Reservation. race.” said Manders. anniversary of the Brown Duck Creek. The ceremony was con- The revival of the sturgeon While Hoeft is enthusiastic County ruling by Judge about winning, she is equally cluded with an honor song by feast and celebration began in Patrick Crooks that the encouraged by the high turn the Buffalo Creek drum 1973 when tribal leaders initi- out of Oneida voters. Oneidas retained the right to group. ated talks with the WDNR for sturgeon to be brought to the fish at Pamperin Park. A few brave fisherman See Page 2A reservation for the celebra- Left: Community members braved the cold and waded Oneidas win listened to the ceremony as tion. Since then a sturgeon into the water a netted a few restoration program has been tobacco burned in a nearby fish. No keepers were wit- initiated where sturgeon have fire. nessed. been placed in reservation lakes and the Wolf river to start a population on the Heidel and Danforth hope to end letter writing Menominee Reservation. The tribe is also is working toward By Dawn Walschinski of his own on March 21st from fire service to road allow Danforth to dialogue having fish ladders or other Kalihwisaks accusing the Oneida of delib- repairs. He again called on the with the Hobart board mem- means for sturgeon to move The dueling pens will stop erately holding back a Village of Hobart to end its bers. over the dams and back to - for now. $100,000 services agreement litigation which he called “In terms of an honest their traditional spawning On March 15th, the Green payment and denying a utility “needless, lengthy and cost- exchange of ideas, it think it area on the Menominee reser- Bay Press-Gazette printed a easement over the abandoned ly” in his letter. was a very worthwhile meet- vation. ing,” said Heidel. guest column by Oneida railroad tracks to a home “I am frustrated to see a The centuries old spring While the board agreed in Business Committee owner. regression in understanding migration of the Lake the end to mail out Heidel’s Chairman Gerald Danforth in “It doesn’t matter what between neighbors and the Winnebago Sturgeon to letter, village trustee Phillip which he responded to a story race or what creed you are. lack of open and good faith Keshena Falls was halted Lehl suggested that Hobart that the Village of Hobart had People don’t treat other peo- dialogue,” he wrote. when dams were built on the and Oneida write a joint letter filed a lawsuit in regards to ple like this.” Heidel wrote in On March 30th the Village Wolf river near Shawano in to put an end to the back and ownership and right-of-way his column. of Hobart called a special the late 1800’s. Prior to the forth essays. of abandoned railroad tracks Danforth wrote another let- meeting to discuss mailing a dams, the sturgeon for cen- According to Danforth, the that Oneida lays claim to ter which was printed in the letter from Heidel to Hobart turies migrated from the Lake village has begun drafting a under an easement agreement Kalihwisaks Newspaper and residents responding to letter. Winnebago water system to from 1870. mailed to all Hobart residents. Danforth’s letter. “Whether or not Oneida their traditional spawning Danforth questioned the In the letter he explained Danforth appeared person- will sign onto that, I think all grounds at Keshena Falls. costly use of litigation in that the protracted process ally at the meeting to make depends on what the content The Menominee people case and other lawsuits involved in trust land ease- himself available for ques- of the letter is,” said Danforth. would wait for the sturgeon to against the tribe. ments and that the $100,000 tions. President of the Village of payment was delayed because While the meeting was See Page 2A See Page 4A Hobart Richard Heidel Hobart had changed their closed for public comment, Letters Return of Sturgeon responded in a guest column intended use of the money the rules were suspended to 2A (T#ken) April 13, 2006 Kalihwisaks LocalLocal From Page 1A/ Library offers online tool The Outagamie Waupaca and fun tool.” InfoSoup also Breakfast with the Bunny Oneidas win and the Nicolet Federated includes full-text magazine “If Oneida didn’t turn out Library Systems recently databases, genealogy tools, Kali photo/Dawn Walschinski to vote, I would have lost. I announced the launch of and health and business The Easter Bunny arrived early at the think that just demonstrates to InfoSoupresources. Oneida Civic Center Saturday morn- Oneida that when we do get (www.InfoSoup.org), a new “As we launch InfoSoup, we ing, April 1st for Breakfast with the out and vote, we matter. 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