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Weekly Tribal Update Read Bay Mills News Thursday, April 4, 2019

GTC scheduled

The next quarterly General Tribal Council meeting will be held on Wednesday, April 17 at 6 p.m. in the lower level of Bay Mills Community College. All tribal members are encouraged to attend as a quorum is needed to conduct business.

Traditional Medicine Consultations Bay Mills Health Center will be offering Traditional Medicine Consultations on Monday, April 15 and Tuesday, April 16. Consultations will be held at the Bay Mills Cultural Center, located on Tower Road. Please call 906-248-3204 for more information or to make and appointment.

BMCC Summer/Fall Scheduling now open Interested in taking courses at Bay Mills Community College? Registration is now open for summer and fall terms. See the course schedules online at www.bmcc.edu.

Pow Wow Raffle The Bay Mills Pow Wow Committee will be raffling off this gorgeous star quilt to support the 28th Annual Honoring Our Veterans Pow Wow. Chi miigwetch to Laura LaPlante and her family for donating this blanket.Tickets are $25 each, and you must pay by check or cash before a ticket will be issued to you. They are selling a limited amount of tickets, so find someone on the Pow Wow Committee (Josh, Kimmarie, Sarah, or Whitney) to snag your ticket before they're all gone.

The drawing will be on May 31 in the Tribal Administration Building at 12 p.m.

You can contact the Bay Mills Pow Wow Committee at [email protected], via facebook messenger, or at 906-322-8773 for any questions or concerns.

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Mobile Mammography Unit coming to the

Health Center in May

The Bay Mills Health Center will be hosting a Mobile Mammography event on Thursday, May 9 and Friday, May 10.

This opportunity is available to all tribal members, casino employees, and other residents of the Eastern Upper Peninsula. Mammograms take 20 minutes. By making an appointment with the clinic it will ensure that this screening is done at no cost to the patient.

Women over the age of 40, and due or overdue for an annual mammogram, are welcome to contact the Bay Mills Health Center to make an appointment for May 9 or May 10.

For more information, please contact Betty Jahnke, BSN, RN, Supervisory Case Manager, Bay Mills Indian Community at 906- 248-8364 or at [email protected].

Women’s Cultural Gathering announced

Women's Cultural Gathering: April 12-14, 2019 West Campus- Brimley. Activities begin at 5 p.m. on Friday ending at 11 a.m. on Sunday. Please RSVP to Anna Rogers-Stott at [email protected] or call 906-248-8311.

Read the Winter issue of the Biological

Services Newsletter here

Report water issues online or via phone Bay Mills water customers can now report if they are experiencing issues via phone or online. The number to report issues is 906-248-8179. You can also utilize the online reporting form available at www.baymills.org on the upper left side of the page.


Employment Opportunities

• Water Quality Tech/Bay Mills Biology (closes April 15)

• Project Tech./Bay Mills Biology (closes April 15)

• Inland Fish and Wildlife Asst./Bay Mills Biology (closes April 15)

• Invasive Species Technician/Bay Mills Biology (closes April 15)

• Maintenance Technician/Bay Mills Resort & Casino (closes April 5)

• Accounting Pull Team/Bay Mills Resort & Casino (closes April 8)

• Front Desk Clerk/ Bay Mills Resort & Casino (open until filled)

• Cart Attendant / Wild Bluff Golf Course (open until filled)

• Cage Cashier/Bay Mills Resort & Casino (open until filled)

• Slot Attendant/Bay Mills Resort & Casino (open until filled)

• Peer Recovery Coach/Behavioral Health (closes April 10)

• Rookie/Bay Mills Fire Crew (closes May 1)

• TOR Project Director/Bay Mills Health Center (open until filled)

• Kitchen Line Cook/Bay Mills Resort & Casino (open until filled)

• Dealer/Bay Mills Resort & Casino (open until filled)

• Family Physician/Bay Mills Health Center (open until filled)

• Staff Dentist/Bay Mills Health Center (open until filled)

Applications and full job descriptions can be found online at www.baymills.org. Applications not accepted after the closing date.

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Journey to Healing programs held each week • Teen Empowerment Group held at the cultural building for teenagers 11 to 17 every Tuesday, 5 to 7

p.m.

• Women's Support Group, every Monday, 5:30 p.m. at the cultural building.

Computer portal available to assist those in applying for assistance There is now a portal at the Commodity Food building for people that do not have internet access or need help to apply for State Emergency Assistance through the Department of Health & Human Services.

REMEMBER THIS PROGRAM IS INCOME BASED

We ask that you call for an appointment since we only have one computer available for this program. We will let you know what you need to bring with you for the appointment when you call, 248-2527 or 248-2528.

Cardboard now being acceptedHave you heard the news? Recycling cardboard just got a whole lot easier! Bay Mills Maintenance Department is now accepting all corrugated cardboard from both tribal and non-tribal folks free of charge! You can feel twice as good about recycling with Bay Mills because your cardboard supports other maintenance and waste management efforts at BMIC! Drop off your cardboard in the white garage behind the BMIC trash compactor. Open same hours as the trash compactor. For more information contact 906-248-8154.

Bay Mills News Deadlines/Digital Subscription Bay Mills News updates are made to the website daily and a downloadable traditional-style newspaper will be available the 3rd Thursday of each month. In order to receive a link to this issue, send a message to [email protected] to be added to the subscription list. Deadlines for content in both the online and print issue remain the same, 4 p.m. on the second Thursday of the month. The next deadline is Thursday, April 11. The most recent issue is available by clicking the link at the top of this update.






Sharing needles can get you more than high...

it can get you Hepatitis C and HIV.

for more info call 906-635-3621 or visit www.chippewahd.com

Weekly from 11am to 3pm Mondays: SSM @ WMH, parking lot at the corner of Pine St and Nolte St Tuesdays: Bay Mills @ Old Public Works Site, behind the "Silver Dome"

next to Advanced Office Technologies (AOT) building Thursdays: SSM @ Sault Tribe Health Center, south parking lot





Honor the Earth, Recycle at Bay Mills! Blue Trailers: open 24hr White Garage: open Tues—Sat

10am—6pm Trash Compactor: open Tues – Sat 10am—6pm

Plastic Glass Metal Paper Cardboard Trash Soda bottles Produce containers Condiment bottles etc

Glass bottles Canning jars Wine bottles etc

Soda cans Aluminum cans etc

Computer paper Newspaper etc

Cereal boxes Amazon boxes Soda can boxes etc

Food waste Dry latex wall paint Diapers etc

Biology parking lot: May-Oct Goodwill in Soo: during regular business hours

Special Events: spring and fall only BMIC Mntnc Dept “Bulb Crusher”:

during business hours

Old Tires eWaste Household Hazardous Waste Light Bulbs

Tires on rim Tires off rim

Old computers and accessories Old TVs Small kitchen appliances Microwaves Humidifiers/dehumidifiers etc

Batteries Motor oil Aerosol cans Pesticide/herbicide Cleaning products Etc

Incandescent CFL bulbs LED bulbs

DISPOSAL OF MISCELLANEOUS ITEMS





FREE & OPEN TO THE PUBLIC YEAR-ROUND

CARDBOARD RECYCLING

GOT BOXES? CORRUGATED CARDBOARD DISPOSAL AT BAY MILLS

Have you heard the news? Recycling cardboard just got a whole lot easier! Bay Mills Maintenance Department is now accepting all corrugated cardboard year-round from both tribal and non-tribal folks free of charge!

You can feel twice as good about recycling with Bay Mills because your cardboard supports other maintenance and waste management efforts at BMIC!

Bay Mills Indian Community Maintenance Department

12141 Lakeshore Dr Brimley, MI

www.baymills.org (906) 248 8154

Drop off your cardboard in the white garage behind the BMIC

trash compactor. Open same hours as the BMIC

trash compactor.

For more information contact 906 248 8154.

Location of cardboard garage at BMIC Maintenance





Michigan Cottage Food Law

Free to all Brimley/Bay Mills Farmers Market vendors and to members of all

federally recognized tribes!

Learn how to prepare and sell foods to the public under Michigan’s Cottage Food Law. This two-hour workshop combines the business and food safety aspects of preparing and selling cottage foods safely and successfully. Michigan Cottage Food Law allows residents to manufacture foods in home kitchens and store those products at home.

Topics include preparing, packaging, labeling, storing and transporting cottage foods.

Participants receive a certificate of participation.

Register with Connie Watson at (906) 248-8363 or [email protected]

DATE & TIME: Thursday, May 2nd Potluck @ 5:30pm Training 6-8pm LOCATION: Gitigaan Hall @ Waishkey Bay Farm 10135 W Mills Road Brimley MI

MSU is an affirmative-action, equal-opportunity employer, committed to achieving excellence through a diverse workforce and inclusive culture that encourages all people to reach their full potential. Michigan State University Extension programs and materials are open to all without

regard to race, color, national origin, gender, gender identity, religion, age, height, weight, disability, political beliefs, sexual orientation, marital status, family status or veteran status.

Persons with disabilities have the right to request and receive reasonable accommodations.





A Mobile App to Promote Healthy Fish Consumption

Great Lakes Fish are important to our tribal communities and information about the safe

consumption of fish can be confusing and contradictory. Giigonhiminaanik App (our Fish

App) is designed to help community members to make informed healthy decisions about eating fish. We would like to share the recent updates and get

your feedback. Choose from the following sessions:

10:00am-12 @ Mukwa Fitness Center 12400 West Spectacle Lake Rd

Or

6:00pm-8 @ Waishkey Bay Farm 10135 West Mills Rd

Tribal adults (18 and older) will receive Farmers

Market Coupons for your participation

11th APRIL

Thursday

FOCUS GROUP Adult participants receive Farmers Market Coupons

ATTEND EITHER:

10AM OR

6PM

Your voice counts.



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