Very Short Overview and History and Accomplishments of Operation Morning Star
Past News Coverage of Operation Morning Star
Operation Morning Stars very first Truck in 98...a MAC...donated by Jack Carter of Carter Glass in Kansas City...in the front yard of Mildred Alkire in Manderson on the Pine Ridge Indian Reservation. 2 of my very best friends and helpers on the right...Sandy and Steve. The 2 previous years, deliveries were made with a 74 J-10 4x4 JEEP pulling a 18 foot flat bed trailer!
Article published in the 20 Dec 07 issue of the Washington Times. ."Program lends hand to poor Indian tribe".
Past Kansas City News Paper articles on Operation Morning Star
Articles we were able to download and save.
Steve Curd - Indian Hater and Publisher of the Independence Examiner
Curd "deleted" ALL the articles in the Examiner on Operation Morning Star from 1996 up to when he took over in 2008. He refused to give us coverage and FIRED the head photographer named Paul Beaver because Beaver had made a trip with OMS to Pine Ridge and wrote an article about our 05 mid-summer trip to the Pine Ridge Indian Reservation to the community of Manderson.
It was published in the Examiner and this...SAY"EVIL RACIST INDIAN HATING MAN" removed it...as well as firing Paul Beaver for no good reason. Sad commentary to this is...ALL his "co-workers" said/did nothing proving they are nothing more or less then selfish cowards!!
Photos of Past OMS Activity to the Oglala Sioux Tribe in years of 97, 99, 2002, and 2004
Operation Morning Star raised over $6700 dollars when I was a "radio talk show host" at KCXL 1140 (Pete Schartel the owner stole my OMS web page) and used that money to purchase, deliver, and set up over 65 large 5 room family size tents for families who's homes were either destroyed or damaged by these tornados in the community of OGLALA! We got a special deal from Target.
Thanks to Local 41 of the Teamsters and OOIDA for allowing for "radio publicity" and providing their 18 wheeler and a driver. Far left is former Mayor of Independence Ron Stewart.
The Mid-summer trip in 0/4 went to Pine Ridge Residents. The full semi-load from Teamsters 41, made stops at Allen at the Tribal Secretary's home, Donna Saloman, in Porcupine at Wilson Coleman's home, and in Manderson at Wilda Black Bear's home.
The semi used in this was from Dave Jungeblat of "Fright Limo". I drove it all by myself and yes, I have a Class A CDL! :) Unfortunately, 3 pick up trucks and a van stole the best small appliances, lots of toys, new clothes, food etc. out of the gym before the giveaway while I was visiting in Manderson.
The THIEVES were led by Mary Fast Wolf and with the approval of the infamous "Two Bulls Family. Fast Wolf of course is a good friend of Oglala Sioux Tribe Chairwoman Theresa Two Bulls
'07 Operation Morning Star Supply Drop of wood burning stoves to Pine Ridge residents of Wanblee.
March '08 Supply Drop to Pine Ridge community of Cheyenne Creek...home of Ron Red Cloud
Crow Creek Indian Reservation trip in 08. Delivered new appliances, food, and did suicide ministry presentation. Also...a "sewing machine giveaway"!
'08 Christmas Trip to the community of Potato Creek on the Pine Ridge Indian Reservation
Footnotes and short commentaries
Over $100,000.00 in wood burning stoves have been delivered in the 15 years of work. One van, wood splitters, over 10 chain saws, over 50 families "sponsored", and thousands of dollars in groceries and propane paid for by either Operation Morning Star or "outsiders" direct to families or in the name of to propane and grocery stores using our "Adoption Program".
We delivered a brand new donated BIG SCREEN TV to the Sacred Heart Battered Women's Shelter on the Rez. Donated by students from Blue River Community College along with 60 box's of other needed items, clothes, appliances, furniture, and food which went to the Cheyenne River Sioux Tribe.
Also 1 ton of beans and rice to the Elder's program on Cheyenne River during this same trip along with a 26' Penske Truck full of food, gifts for children, NEW clothing, wood burning stoves, furniture, and appliances. No letter of thanks.
The 06 Christmas trip to the Cheyenne River Sioux Tribe Reservation was made possible by the Conservative Jewish Congregation of Beth Shalom Congregation in Kansas City, They financed the rental and fuel costs for the Penske Truck used for that trip. It is a LOVING Jewish Congregation under the leadership of Rabbi Scott White. I call them "Jews after the example of Jesus the Jew"! :)
A donation in August of 0/6 of 23 NEW wood burning stoves and piping allowed us to deliver "HEAT" to homes without. These went to Cheyenne River, Rosebud, and Standing Rock Tribal Members in 12/06 and 2/07...in 2007 because when we returned to CRST in Oct. 0/7, the stoves delivered in Feb. 0/6 were NOT delivered to those in need. According to the Property and Supply workers under Galan Means, the reason they were not delivered was because the stoves were "to heavy"!
With permission of Tribal President Joseph Brings Plenty, I "repossessed" the HEAVY stoves with the help of two men from the substance abuse treatment center, and we delivered them to the families and elders on the original list. The two stoves "missing" apparently went to Means and a "rich" well to do tribal member names Ted Minor and Gaylan Means who ran Property and Supply. No letter of thanks from Brings Plenty.
Teamsters 41 and Freight Limo, allowed for the use of their"18 wheelers" which were fully LOADED and which totaled OVER 80 Thousand Pounds or 40 TONS of food, appliances, clothing, wood burning stoves, toys, etc were delivered and distributed to the Pine Ridge Indian Reservation!
Over a 11 year span, at least 13 fully loaded 22-26' box trucks and 10 pick-up w/18' flat bed trailer loads "collectively" went to the homes of Mildred Alkire in Manderson, Darwin Apple in Manderson, Arlette Loud Hawk at her home in Oglala, Wilda Black Bear in Manderson, to Loneman High School in Oglala to feed and "house" the '99' Tornado Victims with Family Size Tents. All of the above residents live on the Pine Ridge Indian Reservation. No letter of thanks.
Besides trips during the year, EVERY CHRISTMAS OMS made a delivery of toys, food, wood burning stoves, appliances and clothes to a Lakota Community since it's inception.
Deliveries of food and clothing have gone to the Community Buildings in Pine Ridge under the "watching eyes" of Eileen Janice. In 1998, we also delivered food and clothing to Mary Long and Ima Jean Charging Elk at the Rosebud Sioux Tribe Reservation (3 full loads). Appliances, wood burning stoves, furniture along with food and good quality clothing were in these "give away" loads. Letter of thanks.
Close to 20,000 donated garden plants such as tomatoes, squash, beans, peas, watermelon, cucumbers, peppers etc., have been delivered to the Pine Ridge and Rosebud "Sioux Tribe Reservations
In 1999 5000 plants were handed out at the CAP Office in Manderson on the Pine Ridge Reservation.
In 07, another load of garden plants went to Pine Ridge...5000 of a variety of beans, squash, tomatoes etc.
In 08 a delivery of 3300 plus plants went to Rosebud.
In 2009 a delivery of 3000 plus plants went to Pine Ridge.
In 2110 a delivery of 3000 plus plants went to Pine Ridge.
Also, gardens planted, mini chicken farm put in place, 1 commercial and over 3 dozen non commercial sewing machines have been given for "work". No letter of thanks.
Over (not enough) 70 families and individuals have been "adopted" by OMS supporters and myself personally. Moneys were sent to the grocery stores and propane companies in the name of the families at the Sioux Nations Grocery and PTI Propane and other locations at Eagle Butte on the CRST Rez, at PR or direct to individuals or families or Elders.
We also built a food pantry in Manderson at the home of Mildred Alkire. It was lost in a fire. She was a recipient of a used donated commemorative "Smith and Wesson" van which was given her while I was a radio talk show host. She and her granddaughter Nikki came to Liberty to receive this "gift" and drive it back to Pine Ridge where it now sits broken down because she has no money to fix it.
During 2000, 2001, 2002 and 2003, Operation Morning Star supplied close to a ton of food for the Wounded Knee Memoriam, to Big Foot Riders, and for those commemorating and honoring of the 300 Lakota murdered at Wounded Knee on the Pine Ridge Indian Reservation on Dec. 29, 1890.
Other not posted photos of trips go back to 98, 99, 2000, 2002, 2002, 2003, 2004 and 2005.
In this photo you see the "volunteer loading crew" who assisted loading the van! I am next to Mayor Stewart on his right. Ray Lewis on my right, was the "backbone" for many years of Operation Morning Star!
Operation Morning Star
1437 South Hedges, Independence MO 64052
Contact Number: 816-352-7999
Email us at operationmorningstar@gmail.com
