IMPORTANT INFORMATION: CONFERENCE LODGING

[Jimm GoodTracks]

Yes!  If in St. Joseph or using that route, check for possible road closure 
of #56 on the KS side passing through the town of Wathena, KS.  Last year, 
it was closed for a while due to flooding.
Jimm

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Rankin, Robert L" <rankin at ku.edu>
To: <siouan at lists.Colorado.EDU>
Sent: Tuesday, June 07, 2011 11:31 AM
Subject: RE: IMPORTANT INFORMATION: CONFERENCE LODGING


Iren,

Thanks for the heads-up.  Roads along the flood plain of the "Mighty MO" can 
indeed experience flooding sometimes.  If anyone should find that motels in 
the two towns mentioned are out of rooms, another possibility is St. Joseph, 
MO.  It's on the way to the conference from Kansas City International 
airport and there are plenty of motels in all price ranges.  The route to 
the conference from there is US highway 56 west to Kansas state highway 7, 
then north to White Cloud.  Once you are within the state of Kansas you can 
call 511 for road closing information.

Take heart in the fact that we are experiencing the same conditions that 
Indian People in the Missouri Valley did for generations in the Spring of 
each year.

Best,

Bob


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From: owner-siouan at lists.Colorado.EDU [owner-siouan at lists.Colorado.EDU] on 
behalf of Iren Hartmann [wipamankere at hotmail.com]
Sent: Tuesday, June 07, 2011 7:41 AM
To: siouan at lists.Colorado.EDU
Subject: IMPORTANT INFORMATION: CONFERENCE LODGING

(Dear all:

Saul asked me to pass this information on to you.)

Greetings to all,

We are writing to inform conference attendees about how anticipated flooding 
along the Missouri River will affect lodging arrangements for the Siouan 
conference later this month. After consultation with tribal chairman Tim 
Rhodd and the manager of the Eagle’s Nest motel, we are recommending that 
all conference attendees who have reserved rooms at the Eagle’s Nest motel 
cancel these reservations immediately and make reservations in Hiawatha, KS, 
or Falls City, NE, at the motels listed below. The reason for this is the 
imminent flooding, which will make roads impassable, requiring extensive 
detours to get from the Eagle’s Nest motel on the east side of the river to 
the conference location at the tribal complex on the west side of the river.

We apologize for this inconvenience and extra expense to conference 
attendees. While there was minor flooding in the area last year, we had no 
way of anticipating this year’s expected extensive flooding caused by the 
Corps of Engineers releasing water from upstream. We were pleased that the 
tribe was able to offer such discounted conference rates at the Eagle’s Nest 
motel, and we were looking forward to conference business supporting this 
tribal enterprise. We are sorry to report that the motels in Hiawatha, KS, 
and Falls City, NE, are not able to match the conference rate at the tribe’s 
Eagle’s Nest motel. Nevertheless, the rates at these motels seem reasonable 
and should provide good accommodations for conference attendees. Both 
Hiawatha and Falls City are approximately 20 miles from the conference 
location.

Please note that those with reservations at the casino cabins do NOT need to 
cancel their reservations, since the casino cabins are just a mile south of 
the tribal complex. However, all attendees should plan their travel routes 
to avoid highways running through river lowlands, including but not limited 
to 159 from MO to NE and 7 from NE to KS.

Check In Motel
2824 North Old Hwy 73
Falls City, Nebraska, 68355
Phone: (402) 245-2433
Website: http://www.checkinmotel.com/
Rates: $52-$77, depending on number of guests and size of room. E.g., 
one-bed room is $52 + $5 for additional guests; two-bed room is $57-$67 + $5 
for additional guests; four guests in a two-bed room is $77.
Note: attendees traveling to the conference location from Falls City should 
take 73 S to Reserve and then head east on 330th to the tribal complex 
(http://maps.google.com/maps?f=d&source=s_d&saddr=falls+city+ne&daddr=39.97193,-95.55275+to:3345+thrasher+road+white+cloud+ks&hl=en&geocode=FaNHYwId9zpN-ik5Zg2_B3GVhzEmAn-sNmK2vA%3BFVrsYQIdEvtN-il3s8oaKmWVhzEEBgzXaerlVQ%3BFRI9YgIdRcxQ-imrUfYhEl2VhzHsOvWafB_mzQ&mra=dpe&mrsp=1&sz=11&via=1&sll=40.02814,-95.500031&sspn=0.220829,0.4422&ie=UTF8&z=11)

Hiawatha Lodge (across from McDonald’s)
101 Lodge Rd.
Hiawatha, KS 66434
(785) 742-7401
www.hiawatha-lodge.com<http://www.hiawatha-lodge.com/>
Rates: 2 guests to a room (1 bed): $59. 3 guests to a room (2 bed): $69. If 
10 rooms are booked, $53.10 or 1 queen bed for $44.10.

Sunflower Motel (recently renovated)
406 N. 1st St.
Hiawatha, KS 66434
(708) 715-5588 (personal cell for Mary)
(785) 742-4305 (office)
Rates: 1 bed: $45.99; 2 bed: $59.99. If people stay 3 or more nights, 1 bed 
for $39.99 or 2 bed for $49.99.