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Please join Bay Mills Community College in learning about the potential impacts of Pipeline 5 on the Great Lakes. This event is open to all students, staff, faculty, and community members. The talk will take place on Thursday, Feb 23, from 2 to 4 p.m. in BMCC’s Mikanuk Hall room 110. Bay Mills Health Center is sponsoring two foot care clinics to be held Feb. 28 from 1 to 2:30 p.m. and March 28 from 1 to 2:30 pm. You do not need an appointment to attend the clinic. At 1 p.m. on the day of the clinic simply check-in with the front desk so you can be added to the appointment list. Appointments can take approximately 30 minutes each and wait time will depend on the number of appointments that day Class will take place from Monday, June 12 to Thursday, June 15 from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. Participants will learn CPR and First Aid, safety measures, cultural awareness, healthy eating, and about behavioral health of children. Classes are provided by the Bay Mills Health Start and Tribal Home Visiting Program.
To sign up or for more information, contact Joann LeBlanc, MCH Nurse Coordinator, 906-248-8360 or Shelby Leapley, Family Health Educator, 906-248-8510. For the first time since April 2016, the General Tribal Council met a quorum of the membership on Jan. 25. The regularly scheduled quarterly meeting had a number of items on the agenda, from adoptions to employee policies. After approving the minutes from April, a motion was made to approve the adoptions that were recommended by the enrollment committee. Those that were denied membership were found to have no ties to the community. Discussion then moved to the proposed Animal Control and Protection Ordinance. The ordinance was designed to address problems on the reservation in regards to dogs running at large, vaccinations, care, and licensing. Tribal members asserted they were concerned over the cost to license their dogs through Chippewa County among other issues. According to tribal member Laura Parish, who worked for the last several months with legal on the ordinance, the idea to use the county was based upon the fact they already have a licensing system in place.
This brought on a discussion of why the tribe did not have its own licensing system or animal control officer. Ultimately the ordinance was tabled for consideration of the use of a tribal-based system. Tribal members brought three employment policies that were previously approved by the Executive Council on Jan. 23 to the agenda. The drug policy has been reinstated. The GTC agreed that drug testing should take place and also discussed what substances they thought should be included in testing. Anyone who tests positive will be provided the opportunity to get treatment. The social media policy was also discussed. The policy was adopted based on the current policy utilized by Bay Mills Police Department. One point in the policy was to not use tribal logos or information on social media, which tribal members felt was restrictive as many departments promote their own events and happenings on Facebook. After a vote, the policy was approved, however Tribal Chairman Levi Carrick said the council would work on “cleaning the policy up” so the members’ concerns were addressed.
Enterprise will also have another change to their policies in regards to attendance and disciplinary procedures. The Plantation Hills project was next on the agenda. Tribal members were encouraged to reach out to Della Keenan if they had previously put in for a lot in that area. While lots are not being assigned, contact information is needed for all parties for future plans. Also, anyone no longer interested in a lot should contact Della to have his or her name removed from the list. While a quorum count was called and the meeting officially ended, council stuck around to provide additional information to those who remained. During this informational discussion, tribal members said they would like to see the minimum wage of the tribe match the state. Treasurer Albert Bertram said human resources has been tasked with a study to see what the cost would be to do so and the council would have more information in the near future. The meeting adjourned at 8:30 p.m. Bay Mills Executive Council recently accepted the resignation of Bay Mills Resort and Casinos General Manager, Michael Starr.
Starr left for another management opportunity. The Council wishes him the best. In the interim, Richard LeBlanc will be fulfilling the duties of GM. The application period will be Feb. 1st – Feb. 28th for Black Lake Sturgeon. The season will begin in early May and will take place on Black Lake in Cheboygan County. There is one permit available and a drawing will take place on March 1st. Interested tribal members may apply at the Bay Mills Conservation Dept. Any tribal member who had previously put their name down for a lot with Della Keenan in the Plantation Hills project should contact Della (248-8124) to give her your contact information and let her know if they are still interested in a lot. Lots are not being assigned at this time, but council would like the contact information up-to-date for those parties involved. Bay Mills Biological Services, courtesy of Inter-Tribal Council, now has radon test kits available.Research shows that the air within homes and buildings can be more polluted than outdoor air.
Theaverage person spends approximately 90 percent of their time indoors. A potential indoor air pollutant ofconcern is radon.Stop by the department, located in the Conservation Building on Plantation Road, for your kit today.Colorless and invisible, the only way to know if your home has a radon problem is to test for it. Do-it-yourself test kits are accurate and readily available at most hardware and home improvement stores. Bay Mills Pow Wow Committee is holding a T-shirt design contest for the 2017 pow wow. The winner will be awarded $100 with artist credit on shirts. The design should include the following: Bay Mills Indian Community 26th Annual Honoring Our Veterans Pow Wow — June 23-25, 2017. Artwork can be hand drawn or digitally created. If hand drawn, the committee will need original artwork. Digital files can be pdf. with subject line labeled T-shirt contest, or mailed to Sarah Bedell, Bay Mills Indian Community Pow Wow Program, 12140 West Lakeshore Drive, Brimley MI 49715.