Published Bi-Weekly for the Winnebago Tribe of Nebraska • Volume 42, Number 21, Saturday, October 25, 2014 Getting Ready for Their Next Step Bago Bits… The Get Out & Vote movement is again getting fi red up for the National Elections. LPTC & Health Education held a Get Out & Vote campaign with informational booths and some fun. Jousting was part of the big event, get um Dorcee! The Senior Class at Winnebago High School recently attended a College Fair hosted by a number of Tribal Programs & Departments. The Fair held at the Blackhawk Community Center Gym had a number of area educational institutional representatives. Here the Seniors are visiting the Kansas State Wildcat table. Of course the University of Nebraska-Lincoln had reps there, LPTC and the Armed Forces. The Winnebago Indians & Cheerleaders Indianz.com… OUR OPINION: Ho-Chunk makes a difference in Siouxland celebrated Parents Night one last time, as the Senior class said their Thank Yous & Street from a little-used back door into a Chunk gives us confi dence this dynamic Good Byes at last weeks last home game prominent community front door. proposal will become reality and provide of the season. Not surprisingly, Ho-Chunk Inc. will another boost to the growth and pros- be involved in the Virginia Street renais- perity of our city. sance. In myriad ways, this community The Winnebago Tribe of Nebraska’s and region benefi ts from the vision, the economic development corporation pos- creative spirit, and the commitment to sesses options to buy three older build- and investment of capital necessary ings and a vacant lot in the 100 block of for economic growth produced through Virginia Street. The plan, according to Ho-Chunk’s rise in profi le, scope and Ho-Chunk President and Chief Executive infl uence. Offi cer Lance Morgan, is development of Ho-Chunk began in 1994 with one OCTOBER 19, 2014 SIOUX CITY those properties into a mixture of hous- employee and the goal of diversifying JOURNAL ing, offi ces and retail space. Winnebago Tribe investments. Today, In the October 5 Journal, business “We’d like to duplicate the feel of the Ho-Chunk employs more than 1,000 editor Dave Dreeszen reported on how Old Market (in Omaha),” Morgan told men and women and operates more The Winnebago Indian’s Cross Country the multi-year Interstate 29 reconstruc- Dreeszen. than 30 subsidiaries in a wide range team qualifi ed for the State Meet last tion project will transform Virginia The remarkable track record of Ho- Thursday. They traveled to Kearney late Con’t. on page 3 ... this week to compete for Winnebago’s fi rst Cross Country State Title. Visit us at www.winnebagotribe.com Page 2 — Winnebago Indian News, Saturday, October 25, 2014 I Was Thinking Thoughts from a Discerning Traveler… by Lance Morgan getting a free night’s stay at the Macy jail, but I would consider that a last resort. Although, I just heard from a recent Macy Jail “guest” that is was pretty nice in there and they had a big screen TV and pretty good food. I wonder if they have a wine list. Places to Eat: If you are not lucky enough to know who the burrito guy is or if he is even selling burritos on a particular day, then I suggest you look for signs or check facebook for any local fundraisers because the food is usually good, cheap and goes for a good cause. Be careful I am a fan of the travel book author Bill though because sometimes the burrito guy Bryson, who is from Iowa, but has trav- is a different guy. If that doesn’t work, elled all over the world writing interesting then there is often a dinner or other com- and funny travel books. One of his books munity event. You will have to listen to was about his return to live in America a few speeches, but you can usually get after living in England for 20 years. He some good traditional free food and as said that he had read that nearly 3 mil- a bonus you will often be given some to lion Americans believed they had been take home with you. But be sure to thank abducted by aliens and that clearly his everyone you can think of, especially the people needed him! I know exactly how cooks. If you want to go the more conven- he feels. tional route, you can eat at the Buffet at It occurred to me that someone should WinnaVegas, which has its own Executive write a travel book on visiting the Win- Chef. If you are in Winnebago you can try nebago Reservation. Travel books offer Daga’s Mexican grill, an obvious oxymo- insight on places to stay, places to eat, ron—which isn’t an insult but a play on places to visit and special events. So I words. Daga’s doesn’t have a Chef, but it thought I would answer those few ques- does have a guy named Ro, his son and a tions in an attempt to offer the distin- couple of nice ladies who certainly know guishing traveler some insight into our what to do with a taco! If you want to really reservation. get stuffed then try the restaurant at the Places to Stay: If you are traveling to Native Star Casino. I don’t eat there any- the Winnebago reservation then there more much because I have high cholesterol really are only three places to stay. You and have given up fries and I can’t help but can stay on the Iowa side of the rez at the order them or the fried cheese balls. If WinnaVegas hotel, where you can gamble, you are adventurous and have a car that eat fried chicken and buy cheap gas and you don’t mind getting dusty, you can drive Indian tobacco to your heart’s desire. I to Emerson. It is a town that has a small haven’t stayed there myself because I casino with those fries and cheese balls live here, but I hear the rooms are pretty again or you can go to one of the 3 bars, nice and I believe it has a pool. The other which is approximately 1 bar for every 100 grounds, softball fi elds, and a mildly dan- which seems to be big with non-Indians place you can stay is at a relatives, but people in town which depending on your gerous round about on the highway. The in the area. (There is a joke there some- you want to make sure that they have an perspective can be a good thing. reservation also has 2 other towns. As I where!) The other town is Thurston. It extra room otherwise you will fi nd your- Places to visit: Winnebago is the cen- mentioned Emerson has 3 bars. I have only has around 30 people at night, which self on the couch or maybe even on the ter of the reservation, not geographically, never been in any of the bars so I can’t kind of creeps me out, but I have seen a fl oor on a pile of blankets. If sleeping on but fi guratively. It has the College, the really comment on their ambiance, but I big sign that proudly proclaims that it is someone’s fl oor lacks appeal, then you Museum, the Ho-Chunk Village and it’s suspect they have a lot of Husker stuff on the home of watermelon days. Although I might consider committing some minor statue garden, the river, the pow-wow the walls. I would also guess they would crime and having yourself arrested and offer some type of loose meat sandwich, Con’t. on page 3 ... The next issue of the WINNEBAGO INDIAN NEWS will be published on November 8, 2014. DEADLINE for this issue will be November 3, 2014. The Mission of the WIN is to inform and to ALL RIGHTS RESERVED. 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