Bay Mills News - Bay Mills Indian Community


Vol. 9, No. 21	Namagosi-giizis Trout Moon	October 20, 2005

Kurt Perron, Jeff Parker to face off in Nov. 2 Bay Mills General Election

Bay Mills tribal members cast ballots in Oct. 19 Primary Election

BAY MILLS - More than 400 tribal members came out to the polls for the Bay Mills Indian Community's Primary Election, held Oct. 19, at the Armella B. Parker Senior Center. The top two vote getters from each position will square off in the General Election to be held Nov. 2. [more]

Kurt Perron, Jeff Parker to face off in Nov. 2 Bay Mills General Election

Above, Kevin Lyons casts his ballot with the help of election committee member Kathi Carrick. Of the 1,131 eligible voters, 436 voted in the Primary Election.

Dawn Terrell signs in to cast her vote at the Bay Mills Primary Election, held Wednesday, Oct. 19, at the senior center. Election Committee members were on-hand from 6 a.m. to 9 p.m., to monitor the election process and assist tribal members in casting their ballots. Pictured at left (L-R), are election committee members Kathi Carrick, Princess Pine, Audrey Lyons and Sandy LeBlanc.

OCS students work to save ash trees

BAY MILLS - "I couldn't believe it," said Ojibwe Charter School seventh-grader Kelsey Ball after witnessing the destructive powers of the Emerald Ash Borer at the Brimley State Park. "It looked like a tornado went through there." [more]

Charter school leaders converge on Bay Mills for monthly leadership meeting

BAY MILLS - Leaders and representatives from Bay Mills Community College's 32 charter schools gathered at Horizons Conference Center on Oct. 10 and 11, to address issues facing their schools and staff. Charter Schools Director Pat Shannon opened the meeting, acknowledging the schools for their work and advising them of work to come. [more]

Bay Mills Community College receives $2 million for "West Campus" construction

BAY MILLS - Bay Mills Community College recently received $2 million in grant monies for the development of a 12,750 square-foot learning center on the 73-acre property dubbed "West Campus" by BMCC students and faculty. Upon completion of the new facility, the older building, currently called the BMCC Cultural Lodge and Learning Center and formerly known as the Iroquois Inn, will be reduced to rubble and removed from the site. [more]

University study concludes steady fish diet slows age-related mental decline in seniors

BAY MILLS - A recent study indicating the benefits of fish in regards to mental decline is good news for local fishermen, according to Bay Mills Fisheries Technician Skip Parish. [more]