Groundbreaking Ceremony Caps Off Day of Remembrance in Oneida by Steven J
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June 4, 2009 In This Issue… Groundbreaking ceremony caps off day of remembrance in Oneida By Steven J. Gandy Kalihwisaks Memorial Day is a national day of remem- brance for those who New Adminstration have given the ultimate Building – 2A sacrifice for their coun- Community members try. got a first look at the Honoring those that new Adminstration have served has become Building located at 909 a tradition in Oneida with Packerland Drive. members of local veter- ans groups, including the VFW and AmVets, tour- ing area cemeteries on Memorial Day to honor fallen veterans with a remembrance ceremony, a prayer service and a 21- Submitted Photo/Kristine Hill gun salute. L to R: Brandon Stevens, Lillian King, Ernie Stevens Jr., Patty Hoeft, Paul Ninham, Melinda As part of this year’s Danforth, Trish King, Roy Huff, Gerald Danforth and George Greendeer prepare to break proceedings, area veter- ground on the new VFW Post 7784. Construction is slated to be finished later this year. ans and community and a new building will was constructed in the post 7784, the property of service in the US High School members gathered at the be erected on the current mid 1960’s, according to here and another veteran, Army in 1971. Graduates – 5-8B Oneida VFW Post 7784 lot. Christjohn. It was built Melvin Coonan, from up Christjohn served in Our annual roll call of for a ground breaking Oneida VFW member, on land donated to the the hill, he helped Korea and Vietnam dur- Oneidas graduating ceremony for a new Ted Christjohn, said, VFW by Pierce Baird finance the building in ing his time in the ser- from High Schools VFW post building “It’s a big event for all and came to fruition with order for it to get built,” vice. next door and across which will also be home the veterans. I wish more the help of other area vet- Christjohn said. “It’s just going to be the country to the Oneida Veterans of the older veterans erans. Christjohn has been a something great. Our Services office. could have seen this hap- “A member here, member of the Oneida The current building is pen.” Pierce Baird, donated the VFW Post 7784 since he scheduled to be razed • See 2A, VFW 7784 The current building whole thing to the VFW returned from six years Veterans honored during Memorial Day services Racing Jason –11B Jason Cornelius car- ries on a family tradi- tion competing on local race tracks. Section A Pages 2-4A/Local Page 5A/LOC Page 6A/OBC Forum Page 7A/Government Page 8A/Government Page 9A/Stimulus Page 10A/Local Page 11A/State/National Page 12A/SEOTS Section B Page 1B/Lifestyles Page 2B/Environmental Page 3B/Education Page 4B/THT Kali photos/Steve Gandy Page 5-8B/HS Grads Oneida Veteran fire a 21 gun salute in honor of all fallen veterans across Page 9B/Classified Oneida. Jerry Cornelius follows the 21 gun salute with the playing of Taps, Page 10B/Good News a musical piece that traditionally is played during military flag services and Page 11B/Sports funerals. Page 12B/Health Brothers perfect match for kidney transplant By Dawn Walschinski Kalihwisaks On the day of a fry bread sale for DJ Danforth, a line of peo- ple stretched through the Highway 54 Oneida One Stop park- ing lot. DJ’s family and volunteers worked the booth and grill. DJ sat in a van doubled over. “That’s the effects of dialysis, I feel really drained and kind of down and out,” he said. “That was probably one of the worst days I’ve had.” Soon, however, he was up; carrying orders to cars, talking to peo Kali photo/Dawn Walschinski • See 4A, DJ DJ Danforth (left) at his fundraiser with his brother Gerald Danforth Danforth (center) and their nephew Everett Danforth (right). Local www.kalihwisaks.com 2A (T#ken) • June 4, 2009 New tribal building opens its doors Timeline of Oneida land lost, recovered By Ernest L. Stevens piece of that puzzle vari- III ous “investment corpora- Executive Communications tions” were formed to Specialist - Admin. come in and acquire this In a continued effort to land. These well recover land lost thought-out plans were throughout the years, the executed without Tribe recently purchased remorse for the families a piece of land with his- affected by them. torical significance; it Here is the timeline of recovered land lost by a events pertaining to the little girl named Elsie recovered property: Skenandoah. 1955 – Anton Elsie was the child of Kosmoski later deeded Solomon and Elizabeth parcels 9 and 10 to the Skenandoah, with 4 sis- Kosmoski Investment ters and 1 brother. It is Company not clear what age she 1961 – Originally a received her parcel, but part of Hobart, land sec- at the age of eight, in tion was annexed to the Kali photo/Nate Wisneski 1911, Elsie passed away, City Green Bay Ernest L. Stevens III, Executive Communications Specialist - Administration (far right), relinquishing her land to 1968 – Kosmoski leads a group of community members through a conference room of the new tribal her parents. Solomon Investment Company administration building during an open house on Saturday, May 30. The open house and Elizabeth deeded the deeded the new parcel of featured a tabacco burning, tours, and food. land to Elsie’s sister land to the City of Green Electa, holder of lot #9, Bay, where it was estab- who would go on to lished as the first piece of marry Dr. Josiah the “Packerland Sub- OBC Meeting Wrap May 27, 2009 Powless, an individual division” with historic significance 1981 – City of Green By Nate Wisneski Council (GTC) members approved access for the Tribal Cemetery. The himself. In 1912 Electa Bay then deeded the land Kalihwisaks have the right to call a United Way to solicit cemetery is located on and Josiah sold that piece to Thomas H. Lutsey, The Oneida Business GTC meeting, but past tribal employees for Adam Drive in Oneida of land to Ira Martin, a partner in Lutsey Committee (OBC) practice dictates the OBC donations. The OBC and was plagued by non-Oneida, and the rest Enterprises, partnership worked through an inter- sets the date for any assigned the GM to ana- drainage problems. The is history. 1985 – Lutsey esting agenda during called GTC meeting. The lyze Native Ways pro- water problems appear to A Historical Perspective Enterprises, partnership, their May 27 meeting letter was accepted as posal and present a rec- be solved and the In 1887, the Dawes deeded the land to L & L held at the Norbert Hill informational only by the ommendation to the Enrollment Department Allotment Act authored General Partnership Center. OBC. OBC in three months. in charge of maintaining by Henry Dawes, then 1989 – L & L General Attendance: Rick Hill Follow-up Reports/BC The Seminole Tribe of the cemetery triggered senator of Partnership deeded the – Chairman, Kathy Directives Florida, in partnership the Trust and Enrollment Massachusetts, was land to Gold Bond Ice Hughes – Vice- The Oneida with SEED, Inc., present- Committee to ask for the passed by President Cream, owned by the Chairwoman, Patty Recreation Department ed a proposed purchase termination of the mora- Benjamin Harrison allot- multinational conglomer- Hoeft – Secretary, Tina updated the committee card (P-Card) that is sim- ting every tribal member ate Unilever. Danforth – Treasurer, on its pilot program, ilar to a credit card that is torium. The OBC lifted the moratorium effective a parcel of land no bigger April 17, 2009 – Gold Trish King – aimed at community designed to replace a than 160 acres. There Bond NKA Good Humor June 1, 2009. Councilmember, Ed teenagers, which would paper check to pay ven- was a petition by Oneida Corporation deeded the The tribe’s gate spon- Delgado – have the Civic Center dors for service provided tribal members against land the Oneida Nation Councilmember, open from 6 p.m. to 10 to the tribe. The card sorship at Lambeau Field this allotment which gar- of Wisconsin Melinda Danforth – p.m. on Saturdays. The also features an annual allows for an allotted nered 800 signatures, but Priceless Piece of Councilmember, program will run from return back to the tribe amount of tickets for to no avail. As a part of History Brandon Stevens – June 13 to August 22 and based on amount spent each Green Bay Packer this Act, every Oneida So, nearly a century Councilmember, Tehassi would require the hiring on the card. The card will home game. There is no member, no matter what after Elsie passed away Hill – Councilmember of four temporary lower costs of handling current policy in regards age, received a piece of and left lot #10 behind, The OBC approved Recreation Specialists. paper checks. The to the dispersal of the land for themselves. Did the Oneida Nation hon- meeting minutes from The total cost for the Seminoles are part of a tickets. The GM was an eight year-old girl live ors her legacy in re- May 13. pilot program will be Memorandum of advised to formulate a and manage that land all acquiring this plot of Travel Reports $89,047.10. The General Understanding in which ticket dispersion policy by herself? Obviously land, the first in that orig- Share the Care Manager (GM) has been the Oneida Tribe, that may be used for not, but she owned the inal allotment section Conference, May 5-7, told to identify available Seminoles, and other tribally sponsored land nonetheless. This lost over the years. 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