Sokaogon Chippewa Community News

Tribe Donates $99,000 to Area Organizations

This past Monday, the Sokaogon Chippewa Community held a banquet at the Mole Lake Casino Lodge.
The event gathered 22 area organizations to receive $99,314.95 from the Tribe as part of the Wisconsin Gaming Compact agreement.

Tribal Council Members presented checks to:

  • Sno-Devils Snowmobile Club – $2,000.00
  • Elcho Area Silent Sports Club – $1,814.95
  • Pelican Lake Fire District – $4,000.00
  • Pelican Lake Area Chamber of Commerce – $1,000.00
  • Pel-Cho Mudd Nutz – $2,000.00
  • Forest County ATV Association – $2,000.00
  • New Hope Shelter Midwest Indian Mission – $3,000.00
  • Forest County Highway Department – $2,000.00
  • Forest County Humane Society – $4,000.00
  • Roberts Lake Association – $5,000.00
  • Pickerel/Crane Protection & Rehabilitation District – $4,000.00
  • Trump Lake Protective Association – $2,000.00
  • Crandon Area Rescue Squad – $12,500.00
  • Crandon Fire Department – $12,500.00
  • Crandon High School – $17,000.00
  • Animal Resource Fund – $2,000.00
  • Waba-Nun Nung Gospel Chapel – $3,000.00
  • River Alliance of Wisconsin – $10,000.00
  • Three Lakes Fish & Wildlife Improvement Association – $5,000.00
  • Three Lakes Brule River Trails – $500.00

Thank you to Kimberlee Soldier for the photos.