Miisaninawiind November 15-21, 2021
Gashkadino-Giizis (Freezing Over Moon)
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Boozhoo and welcome to the Miisaninawiind weekly newsletter!
The Miisaniinawind brings you important news, announcements and updates, designed specifically for the Red Cliff community. But that's not all. The weekly eNewsletter will also provide news about neighboring tribes, communities and broader issues across Indian Country that matter to you.
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Red Cliff Breaks Ground On New Cultural Center
Center to revitalize traditional culture, wellness opportunities for community
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The Red Cliff Band broke ground last week on November 12 to begin building a multi-purpose cultural center and roundhouse for community use at Gaa-Miskwaabikaang’s Pow Wow and Cultural Grounds. Roughly $2.6M of the ARPA funding has been dedicated to the cultural center that will be built on the backside of the Cultural Grounds off Hwy 13 and Nuzzo Road.
This new cultural center will bring opportunities for the community to build resilience, wellness, and a way of life that revitalizes and lines up with traditional Gaa-Miskwaabikaang Ojibwe culture. The center will also play a major role in responding to the AODA and mental health crisis. Some examples of intended uses include:
-Ceremonies, birthday parties, baby showers, etc
-Educational programming such as language, culture, and health
-Healing Center
-Dedicated funeral house where families can use the building during their time of hardship
-Wellness opportunities
-Kid-friendly educational and recreational opportunities
“Providing these services for our membership to preserve and further our cultural heritage and identity means so much to us,” said Red Cliff Chairman Christopher Boyd. “This cultural center will be an important addition to Miskwaabikaang and will finally offer an increased cultural way of life for the community.”
The center will feature a large kitchen, restrooms with showers, a large outdoor area for fires, and items for families to have celebrations, wakes, funerals, and other events that need a large and safe space. Ceremonial requirements for funeral services will be met, including covered east-west entrance and exit, sufficient seating, and access to touch the earth.
“Chi-Miigwech to the Tribal Council for allocating the funds, and great job to all staff that helped plan for this roundhouse,” said Vice-Chairman Nathan Gordon. “It is fantastic to see this happen for the Red Cliff Nation.”
The new cultural center is expected to be completed and open for community use in the Fall of 2022. Details will continue to be shared as they become available.
Questions can be directed to the Red Cliff Tribal Historic Preservation Office at:
715-779-3761
marvin.defoe@redcliff-nsn.gov
edwina.buffalo-reyes@redcliff-nsn.gov
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Red Cliff Community Health Center Receives Indian Health Service Heroism Award |
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The Red Cliff Community Health Center has received the Indian Health Service’s COVID-19 Pandemic Heroism Award for its unrelenting work throughout the COVID-19 pandemic.
The IHS Pandemic Heroism Award was created to honor exceptional, dedicated work and selfless response in the face of the coronavirus pandemic. This award recognizes RCCHC’s service to the community and its continued work towards advancing the IHS mission.
“First, we’d like to acknowledge all those we’ve lost during the COVID-19 pandemic, including some of our own Tribal Members,” said RCCHC Administrator Diane Erickson. “The past two years have been incredibly challenging for our staff, but we are so thankful for the dedication and selflessness of everyone involved with the Red Cliff Community Health Center. Our staff have truly done an amazing job serving the Red Cliff Community, and the work continues as we strive to keep the community safe.”
The Red Cliff Community Health Center will be formally recognized during the IHS Director’s Virtual Awards Ceremony on Friday November 19, 2021.
Please continue to do your part in protecting the Red Cliff community. A vaccination clinic for COVID-19 boosters and the flu vaccine is scheduled for November 18-19 at Legendary Waters Resort & Casino.
Please call 715-779-3707 with any questions.
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Veterans Day Service
Honors Red Cliff Chi Ogichida
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Red Cliff held its annual Veterans Day celebration on Saturday November 13 to honor those who have served in the armed forces.
An Honor Guard Ceremony was held in the morning at Veteran's Memorial Park, followed by a full program at Legendary Waters event center. Veterans, families, friends, and community members attended the ceremony, which included an opening prayer, drumming, words from veterans and family members, a feast, and raffles.
Miigwech to all military veterans! Resources are available for Veterans and families. Click HERE to access and see what is available for you.
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Red Cliff Offers Snowplowing for Elders |
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The Red Cliff Band offers FREE snowplowing for Tribal Member Elders aged 55 and older living within the Red Cliff Reservation boundaries. Plowing is also offered to non-member elders at a cost of $125 for the season.
Elders can sign up for this service at the Tribal Administration Building or by calling the Public Works Department at 715-779-5228. Non-members can make payment at the Tribal Administration Building.
Click HERE to see all details and access a sign up form.
Please contact the Public Works Department with any questions at 715-779-5228.
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Red Cliff Continues Annual Elderly Hunt Day |
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Red Cliff held its Annual Elderly Hunt Day last week, an opportunity for hunters to donate deer that end up being cleaned and processed for the Tribe's elders.
Students from Bayfield High School's Alternative Education program butchered and packaged the deer that will be used as part of the Red Cliff Elder Nutrition Program.
Chi=miigwech to all hunters, staff, and students for continuing this tradition for our Elders! Aho!
Please contact the Red Cliff Wardens Office with any questions at 715-779-3732.
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RCPD Offers Community Services |
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The Red Cliff Police Department offers a variety of services and programs for citizens of the Red Cliff Reservation and works to provide a safe environment for community members.
The Victim Specialist Services program offers extensive help to victims of crimes, including explaining rights, help filling out Victim Impact Statements, help with restraining orders, court proceedings, emergency situations, and more.
If you are a victim of a crime and want to learn what your rights are and what is available to you, please contact Kim Rampier, Red Cliff Police Department Victim Specialist at 715-7793733 extension 5119 or email kimberly.rampier@redcliff-nsn.gov.
Click HERE for more information and details about the resources offered to you.
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COVID-19 Relief Payments & SSI Eligibility |
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For Tribal Members who are enrolled in SSI programs or receive SSI payments: Any COVID-19 relief direct assistance payments you receive from the Red Cliff Tribal Government do NOT count against your SSI eligibility or your SSI payment.
See images or click HERE for details.
Please contact 715-779-3707 ext 2238 with any questions.
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Community Members Needed For Committees |
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The Tribal Council is seeking individuals to serve on the following committees, boards, and commissions.
Utilities Commission: 2 members
Health Board: 2 members
Business Board: 1 member
Family Human Services Committee: 2 members
Cemetery Committee: 4 members
If you are interested in serving on any of the committees, please pick up and drop off an application at the front desk of the Tribal Administration Building. You can also access a committee application HERE.
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Are you a tribal member-owned business interested in having your business included in our Business Directory? Click HERE.
Tribal Members and non-tribal members planning to do business within the boundaries of the Red Cliff Reservation are reminded to please submit a Business Permit Application. Completed permit applications should be sent to the Red Cliff Legal Department, 88455 Pike Rd, Bayfield, WI 54814.
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Emergency Rental Assistance Available For
Tribal Members in Ashland and Bayfield County
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The Emergency Rental Assistance Program is still offering help and is accepting applications. This program is open to Red Cliff Tribal Members who rent housing in either Ashland County or Bayfield County.
The Emergency Rental Assistance Program can pay up to 12 months of rent and utilities for qualifying households. It is NOT required that applicants live in tribal housing or have past due bills.
Contact 715-779-3700 ext 4208 or ext 4209 with any questions.
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Can Lung Cancer Be Prevented?
Not all lung cancers can be prevented, but there are things you can do that might lower your risk, such as changing the risk factors that you can control.
Stay away from tobacco
The best way to reduce your risk of lung cancer is to not smoke and to avoid breathing in other people’s smoke.
If you stop smoking before a cancer develops, your damaged lung tissue gradually starts to repair itself. No matter what your age or how long you’ve smoked, quitting may lower your risk of lung cancer and help you live longer.
Avoid radon exposure
Radon is an important cause of lung cancer. You can reduce your exposure to radon by having your home tested and treated, if needed.
Avoid or limit exposure to cancer-causing agents
Avoiding exposure to known cancer-causing agents, in the workplace and elsewhere, may also be helpful. When people work where these exposures are common, they should be kept to a minimum.
Eat a healthy diet
A healthy diet with lots of fruits and vegetables may also help reduce your risk of lung cancer. Some evidence suggests that a diet high in fruits and vegetables may help protect people who smoke and those who don't against lung cancer. But any positive effect of fruits and vegetables on lung cancer risk would be much less than the increased risk from smoking.
Can Lung Cancer Be Found Early?
Screening is the use of tests or exams to find a disease in people who don’t have symptoms.
Regular chest x-rays have been studied as a screening test for people at higher risk for lung cancer, but they haven't been shown to help most people live longer, and therefore they aren't recommended for lung cancer screening.
In recent years, a test known as a low-dose CT (LDCT) scan has been studied in people at higher risk of getting lung cancer (mainly because they smoke or used to smoke). LDCT scans can help find abnormal areas in the lungs that may be cancer.
Reasons to screen for lung cancer in people at higher risk
In the United States, lung cancer is the second most common cancer in both men and women. It’s also the leading cause of death from cancer.
If lung cancer is found at an earlier stage, when it is small and before it has spread, it is more likely to be treated successfully.
Lung cancer screening is recommended for certain people who smoke or used to smoke, but who don't have any signs or symptoms. If a person has lung cancer but doesn't have any symptoms, this usually means there's a chance to detect the disease early.
Usually, symptoms of lung cancer don't appear until the disease is already at an advanced stage.
If you have symptoms that could be from lung cancer, see your doctor right away.
Lung Cancer Screening Guidelines
- Are 50 to 80 years old and in fairly good health,
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- Currently smoke or have quit in the past 15 years,
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- Have at least a 20 pack-year smoking history. (This is the number of packs of cigarettes per day multiplied by the number of years smoked. For example, someone who smoked 2 packs a day for 10 years [2 x 10 = 20] has 20 pack-years of smoking, as does a person who smoked 1 pack a day for 20 years [1 x 20 = 20].)
In addition, it's important that people who are going to be screened:
- Receive counseling to quit smoking if they currently smoke,
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- Have been told by their doctor about the possible benefits, limits, and harms of screening with LDCT scans,
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- Can go to a center that has experience in lung cancer screening and treatment.
Visit www.cancer.org for more information.
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Recipe Corner: Black Bean and Corn Salsa
Provided by RCCHC Cancer Support Group
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Use as a dip for tortilla chips or your Mexican dinner side dish. Keep this in mind when you have left over corn on the cob!
Serves: 8 to 10
Prep time: 15 minutes or less
Total time: 15 minutes or less
Ingredients
2 (15-ounce) cans black beans, rinsed and drained
1 cup fresh, frozen, or canned no-salt-added corn, drained
1 tomato, chopped
1 red, yellow, or green bell pepper, seeded and chopped
½ small red onion, chopped
1 jalapeño, seeded and finely chopped
2 tablespoons fresh lime juice
1 tablespoon olive oil
1 teaspoon ground cumin
Salt and freshly ground black pepper
¼ cup chopped fresh cilantro
Directions
In a bowl, combine black beans, corn, tomato, bell pepper, onion, and jalapeño. In a bowl, combine lime juice, oil, and cumin and drizzle over bean mixture. Season with salt and pepper and sprinkle with cilantro.
Per Serving (for 8 servings)
Calories 125, Calories from Fat 20, Total Fat 2.5 g, Saturated Fat 0.4 g, Trans Fat 0.0 g, Polyunsaturated Fat 0.5 g, Monounsaturated Fat 1.4 g, Cholesterol 0 mg, Sodium 80 mg, Total Carbohydrate 20 g, Dietary Fiber 7 g, Sugars 5 g, Protein 6 g
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Roll Up Your Sleeves: Flu Vaccine Now Available |
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Red Cliff Community Health Center has received this year’s influenza vaccines for seniors, adults, and children. It is critical to immunize your entire family for Influenza, and to do it as soon as possible! Covid-19 infections will be more serious, and possibly deadly, if additional infections occur at the same time. Also, the health care system regionally is under strain which makes it even more important to prevent the most common reasons for hospital admissions in the winter, which are influenza and pneumococcal pneumonia.
Influenza vaccines are not only for the medically vulnerable. Rather, they are important for the entire family in order to protect seniors and anyone with underlying medical conditions by reducing their chances of being exposed to influenza. Many patients think the influenza vaccine caused them to feel sick after receiving the vaccine. However, it takes 2 weeks for the influenza vaccine to be effective. Any symptoms of illness experienced after receipt of the vaccine are symptoms of an infection to which the patient was already exposed. The vaccine is not perfect, but it is 80% effective at preventing influenza. Also, the vaccine shortens the number of days of illness, allowing people to return to work or school sooner, and it reduces the length of time that any one can spread the infection to others.
Pneumococcal vaccine is included in childhood vaccines. Adult pneumococcal vaccine is given routinely to adults at 65 years of age. However, it is also strongly recommended in any one with any underlying medical conditions, or tobacco use. This year, due to the Covid-19 pandemic, we are recommending any one over 50 get the vaccine as well. A pneumococcal vaccine with in the last 5 years is most protective.
Please call the clinic at 715-779-3707 to arrange vaccine appointments for your family. Do this for your family, elders and community!!
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NARCAN Training Available |
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Have you been trained and are looking to get a refresher or are you looking to get trained in the use of NARCAN?
It only takes 30 minutes to learn how to save someone from an overdose.
Do you own a business in Red Cliff and want to get trained? A training for you and your employees can be arranged.
If you’re interested in learning more, please contact Justin Hansen at the Noojimo’iwewin Center at 715-779-3707 ext. 2397 or jhansen@redcliffhealth.org
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We're Hiring Nurses - Come Join Our Team! |
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Red Cliff Health Division continues to grow and hire. The health staff are committed to serving the community and are a great team to work with!
Positions we are recruiting for:
· Community Health Nurse - MCH
· Community Health Nurse - Generalist
· Nurse Case Manager
· Clinic Nurse (LTE to assist with vaccines)
Please click HERE for more information.
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Click HERE to visit the Red Cliff Community Health Center website.
Click HERE for COVID-19 Updates and Resources.
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Women's Empowerment Group |
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Red Cliff's Family Violence Prevention Program is now offering a weekly Women's Empowerment Group every Wednesday from 5-7 PM at the Family & Human Services Building.
Participants can bring their own crafts or get supplies when they come!
Food will be provided and masks are required.
Please contact 715-779-3706 ext 5022 or ext 5012 with any questions.
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FoodWIse Newsletter - November 2021 |
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FoodWIse Nutrition has released its November 2021 newsletter!
FoodWIse is federally funded statewide by the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program-Education (SNAP-Ed) and the Expanded Food and Nutrition Education Program (EFNEP). FoodWIse advances healthy eating habits, active lifestyles and healthy community environments for Wisconsin residents with limited incomes through nutrition education at the individual, community and systems levels.
Click HERE to view the full November 2021 FoodWIse newsletter.
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Bayfield School District Updates |
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Please consider taking this survey! Open to everyone living in the School District of Bayfield. Open until November 30, 2021.
You can view the school's news and updates on their website:
You can also find updates on the
Bayfield School District Facebook page.
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Access Scholarship Opportunities |
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Red Cliff Community Members have access to a variety of scholarships.
Click HERE to visit the Education Department's Scholarships page.
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Boys and Girls Club of Gitchigami |
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Sign up for our November Saturday Adventures! |
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Proposed Changes to RCCHA
Wait List Preference System
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Wait list preference point systems are utilized by every Housing Authority as a method to prioritize what the Tribe has identified as its highest needs, to attempt to address the highest need first (as there is always more need than resources available). Data gathered from Tribal Membership via surveys, needs assessment, Census, etc. establishes the priorities. The HA implements the identified priorities in conjunction with HUD regulations.
View the proposed changes HERE. Public comments on the proposed changes can be provided to the Housing Authority by Friday December 3, 2021.
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Job Opportunity:
Executive Assistant - Grant Writer/HR Manager
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Red Cliff Chippewa Housing Authority is seeking applicants for a full time Executive Assistant - Grant Writer / HR Manager position.
This position is a key assistant to the Executive Director in carrying out and achieving goals identified in the Indian Housing Plan. Duties/Activities include grant writing / grant administration, pre-project development, executive level administrative support, policy writing; data gathering, analysis and preparation of specialized reports. Acts as the organizational Human Resource Manager.
Click HERE for a full job description. Contact RCCHA Executive Director Cheryl Cloud with any questions at 715-779-3744 ext 3506 or email ccloud@redcliffhousing.org.
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Job Opportunity:
Construction Project Manager
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This position will work within the homeowner private home repair and rehabilitation programs planning, organizing & directing project work including conducting inspections, preparing scopes of work & cost estimates, preparing documents associated with project management. Incumbent will coordinate contractor work schedules; inspect and monitor the work of outside contractors on behalf of the organization.
Click HERE for a full job description.
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RCCHA Tenant Driveway Snowplow
Payment due November 19
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Housing Improvement Program |
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Contact Liz Boyd with any questions or to access a Housing Improvement Program application at 715-779-3744 extension 3518 or email eboyd@redcliffhousing.org.
You can also access an application HERE.
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Residential Resource Coordinator
Available For Housing Tenants
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Red Cliff Chippewa Housing Authority tenants now have access to a Residential Resource Coordinator. The coordinator will help tenants get connected with various resources.
This service is available to Housing tenants Monday through Friday at New Hope Building A, at 37580 Pageant Road.
Please call 715-779-3744 extension 3514 with any questions.
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Legendary Waters Resort & Casino |
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News Across Indian Country |
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1200 Year-Old Canoe Pulled From Lake Mendota |
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From Wisconsin Historical Society:
HISTORIC MOMENT: It may be the oldest completely intact water vessel known in Wisconsin, and it was pulled from Lake Mendota.
Wisconsin Historical Society maritime archaeologists recovered a historic dugout wood canoe from the bottom of Lake Mendota today, just a few months after learning of its existence in June 2021. Carbon dating indicates that the vessel is approximately 1,200 years old and was in use around A.D. 800, centuries before European arrival.
“The dugout canoe found in Lake Mendota is a significant artifact of the continuum of canoe culture in the Western Great Lakes region,” said Christian Overland, the Ruth and Hartley Barker Director & CEO for the Wisconsin Historical Society. “By taking action today to preserve this canoe we are protecting a piece of history for future generations.
The canoe is a remarkable artifact, made from a single tree, that connects us to the people living in this region 1,200 years ago. As the Society prepares to open a new history museum in 2026, we are excited about the new possibilities it offers to share Native American stories and culture through the present day.”
The canoe was transported to Wisconsin’s State Archive Preservation Facility and placed into a custom-built storage vat containing water and a bio-deterrent to protect the canoe from physical deterioration. Over time, a chemical solution will be added to the vat which will eventually replace the water in the cellular structure of the wood.
The preservation process is estimated to take approximately 3 years.
The canoe will enhance opportunities to learn about the history of Dejope (Four Lakes) and its residents 1,200 years ago.
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Madeline Island Ferry Schedule through November 28. Call 715-747-2051 for any changes or updates. |
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Red Cliff Tribal Administration Office
88455 Pike Road
Bayfield, Wi. 54814
715-779-3700
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