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Articles from the January 9, 2018 edition


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  • RED LAKE STUDENT SELECTED TO TELL A HERO'S TALE IN NORMANDY, FRANCE

    Jan 9, 2018

    WASHINGTON, D.C. – Autumn May of Red Lake High School in Red Lake, Minnesota has been accepted into the prestigious Normandy: Sacrifice for Freedom® Albert H. Small Student & Teacher Institute. Along with Red Lake High School teacher, Marcia Roline, May will embark on a year-long course of study that concludes with a journey to Normandy, France to honor a WWII Silent Hero who died during or after the Normandy Invasion. Courses, materials, and international travel are paid for by the g...

  • Winter Storm Watch

    Jan 9, 2018

    URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE National Weather Service Grand Forks ND 413 AM CST Tue Jan 9 2018 MNZ006-009-016-017-023-024-028-031-032-111015- /O.NEW.KFGF.WS.A.0001.180110T2100Z-180111T1500Z/ Lake Of The Woods-North Beltrami-North Clearwater-South Beltrami- South Clearwater-Hubbard-East Becker-East Otter Tail-Wadena- Including the cities of Baudette, Red Lake, Redby, Ponemah, Bagley, Clearbrook, Bemidji, Alida, Ebro, Lake Itasca, Long Lost Lake, Lower Rice Lake, Roy Lake, Upper Rice Lake,...

  • Duluth City Councilors Sworn In

    Andrew Kirov, Fpx News 21|Jan 9, 2018

    DULUTH, Minn. – Duluth City Councilors were sworn in Monday at a ceremony at City Hall. Renee Van Nett is the one newcomer to the council. She was elected to represent the fourth district, which includes the Lincoln Park neighborhood and mall area. Van Nett is the first female Native American elected to the council. "Because our culture's holistic, it's not just about us, it's about everybody, and so coming from that circle of life, it's easy to just bring in everybody without even thinking a...

  • Chaska school maintenance worker dies after falling off ladder

    Jan 9, 2018

    An employee working at a Chaska middle school has died after he fell off a ladder. A spokesman for the Eastern Carver County School District says 51-year-old Daniel Buesgens was trying to repair a heater in a maintenance room of a domed athletic center when he fell off an 8-foot ladder Monday morning. https://www.twincities.com/2018/01/08/chaska-school-maintenance-worker-dies-after-falling-off-ladder/...

  • Storyteller Teaches Ojibwe Culture

    Jan 9, 2018

    DULUTH, Minn. – An Ojibwe storyteller from the LCO reservation near Hayward told traditional stories of his people at the American Indian Community Housing Organization in Duluth. Mike Sullivan learned the tales from elders and tells them the same way they were told to him, in the Ojibwe language. Many of the traditional stories are about the half man, half god, Winneboujou, who Sullivan describes as a “trickster.” http://www.fox21online.com/2018/01/07/storyteller-teaches-ojibwe-culture/...

  • Missing Florida teen found in Minnesota, 2 arrested

    Jan 9, 2018

    CALEDONIA, Minn. — A missing Florida teen has been found in Minnesota where two people have been arrested in the disappearance. The 17-year-old girl was reported missing Friday in Hawthorne, Florida. Authorities believed she was with a 25-year-old man she had met online. KTTC-TV reports authorities believed they were headed for Caledonia, Minnesota. That’s where they were found Sunday. The mother of the 25-year-old suspect has also been arrested. https://www.twincities.com/2018/01/08/missing-florida-teen-found-in-minnesota-2...

  • Twin Cities finally get above freezing, but more cold - and possibly snow - on the way

    Jan 9, 2018

    The Twin Cities is finally getting a break from nearly three weeks of freezing weather, but it won’t last long. The Minneapolis-St. Paul International Airport reached 33 degrees just before noon Monday — the first above-freezing temperature since Dec. 19. Monday’s high was expected to be near 35. https://www.twincities.com/2018/01/08/twin-cities-finally-get-above-freezing-but-more-cold-and-possibly-snow-on-the-way/...

  • Apple faces a shareholder backlash over what the iPhone may be doing to kids

    Jan 9, 2018

    Two major Apple shareholders are calling on the company to change how it approaches some of its youngest customers, alleging that the computing giant’s products risk causing long-term physical or mental harm to children. The shareholders, Jana Partners and the California State Teachers Retirement System, together control $2 billion worth of Apple stock. On Saturday, the two groups wrote a letter to Apple’s board of directors arguing that the iPhone’s tremendous popularity and success make it Apple’s responsibility to ensure the devices are not...

  • $650 whiskey shots, pop-up nightclubs. How businesses look to cash in on Super Bowl LII.

    Jan 9, 2018

    With Super Bowl LII less than four weeks away, Twin Cities businesses seek to use the country’s biggest sporting event to market their brands to a national audience. Super Bowl LII is expected to generate more than $400 million in new spending when it comes to U.S. Bank Stadium in Minneapolis on Feb. 4. — a windfall many businesses hope to cash in on. https://www.twincities.com/2018/01/06/twin-cities-area-businesses-look-to-cash-in-on-super-bowl-lii/...

  • No revenge factor: Vikings past and present say 2009 loss to Saints is ancient history

    Jan 9, 2018

    New Orleans players are apparently still chortling about their win over the Vikings in the 2009 NFC championship game. Not long after the Saints defeated Carolina 31-26 to advance to next Sunday’s divisional playoff at U.S. Bank Stadium, Vikings radio analyst and former linebacker Ben Leber got several text messages from players who were on the winning side of that 31-28 overtime game eight years ago at the Superdome. https://www.twincities.com/2018/01/08/fans-seek-revenge-for-2009-nfc-title-game-loss-to-saints-but-vikings-d...

  • Bemidji Pioneer: Bemidji man found dead between Lake Irving, Lake BemidjiDigi-Key one step closer to breaking ground on $300 million expansion in northern Minn.

    Jan 9, 2018

    THIEF RIVER FALLS, Minn. — Mayor Brian Holmer said the Thief River Falls City Council recently approved the equivalent of an environmental study to put Digi-Key Electronics one step closer to breaking ground on its $300 million expansion project. "It's a big step moving forward to the next level," he said. "It's going to have all their electronic components in there and the state-of-the-art picking and packing system to get their products out globally." http://www.bemidjipioneer.com/business/technology/4383704-digi-key-one-s...

  • #3 Ranked Mountain-Iron-Buhl too much for Lady Warriors in 82-66 loss on Saturday - P3

    Michael Barrett, RLNN|Jan 9, 2018

    RED LAKE, MN - The Lady Warriors hosted Mountain-Iron-Buhl on Saturday, January 6, 2018, and they looked good in the first half, leading 20-9 at the 9:55 mark. But MIB kept clawing back and at the 3:05 mark, overtook the Warriors to lead 30-27, and at the end of the half led 43-32. The Lady Warriors were outscored in the second half 39-34, but MIB's defense held on to win 82-66. The win for Mountain-Iron-Buhl was their 12th on the season, as they are now 12-1, only losing to Roseau. Red Lake dro...

  • #3 Ranked Mountain-Iron-Buhl too much for Lady Warriors in 82-66 loss on Saturday - P4

    Michael Barrett, RLNN|Jan 9, 2018

    RED LAKE, MN - The Lady Warriors hosted Mountain-Iron-Buhl on Saturday, January 6, 2018, and they looked good in the first half, leading 20-9 at the 9:55 mark. But MIB kept clawing back and at the 3:05 mark, overtook the Warriors to lead 30-27, and at the end of the half led 43-32. The Lady Warriors were outscored in the second half 39-34, but MIB's defense held on to win 82-66. The win for Mountain-Iron-Buhl was their 12th on the season, as they are now 12-1, only losing to Roseau. Red Lake dro...

  • Warriors drop to 5-5 on season with 68-53 loss to Walker-Hackensack-Akley - P3

    Michael Barrett, RLNN|Jan 9, 2018

    RED LAKE - The Red Lake Warriors hosted the Walker-Hackensack-Akley Wolves on Thursday, January 4, 2018, coming off a loss to Cass Lake on December 21st. The Wolves, 5-3 on the season, led 35-23 at the half, but at the 7:39 mark of the second half, the Warriors caught up to take the lead 44-43, only to have WHA get it back and hang on to win, 68-53. Nathaniel Armstrong led all scores for the Wolves with 19, Edgar Anderson added 15 and Gavon Deskeene and Cole Nelson each hit for 10 points....

  • Red Lake Tribal Council approves keeping Red Lake open for ice fishing - P4

    Michael Barrett, RLNN|Jan 9, 2018

    RED LAKE – At a Special Tribal Council Meeting held on Wednesday, January 3, 2018, the Red Lake Band of Chippewa Indians voted 6-2 to keep Red Lake open for ice fishing, even though the two young men still lost on the lake, have not been recovered yet. Tribal Council members voting for the resolution were: Secretary Sumner, Representatives Pemberton, Stately, Thunder, Nelson and Martin. Members voting against the resolution were Treasurer Johnson and Representative Smith. Members absent from t...

  • 2018 New Year's Eve Pow Wow held at the Red Lake Humanities Center - P6

    Michael Barrett, RLNN|Jan 9, 2018

    New Year's Eve Gathering & Pow-wow 2017 Contest Winner's Golden Age Women (Combined) 1st Place$400.00= Vera Kingbird 2nd Place$300.00:=Donna Whitefeather 3rd Place$200.00= Hazel Joseph 4th Place$100.00= Ruby Whitefeather Golden Age Men (Combined) 1st Place$400.00=Royce Kingbird 2nd Place$300.00=: Earl Fairbanks 3rd Place$200.00=Leland Whitefeather 4th Place$100.00=Arnold Kingbird Sr. Adult Women (Combined) 1st Place$400.00 =Ashley Kingbird 2nd Place$300.00=Whitney Spears 3rd Place$200.00...

  • 2018 New Year's Eve Pow Wow held at the Red Lake Humanities Center - Set 2 - P6

    Michael Barrett, RLNN|Jan 9, 2018

    New Year's Eve Gathering & Pow-wow 2017 Contest Winner's Golden Age Women (Combined) 1st Place$400.00= Vera Kingbird 2nd Place$300.00:=Donna Whitefeather 3rd Place$200.00= Hazel Joseph 4th Place$100.00= Ruby Whitefeather Golden Age Men (Combined) 1st Place$400.00=Royce Kingbird 2nd Place$300.00=: Earl Fairbanks 3rd Place$200.00=Leland Whitefeather 4th Place$100.00=Arnold Kingbird Sr. Adult Women (Combined) 1st Place$400.00 =Ashley Kingbird 2nd Place$300.00=Whitney Spears 3rd Place$200.00...

  • Lady Warriors improve to 8-1 on season with 85-37 win over Cass Lake - P11

    Michael Barrett, RLNN|Jan 9, 2018

    RED LAKE - The Red Lake Lady Warriors hosted Cass Lake on Thursday, December 21, 2017, jumping out to a quick start and never looked back. Red Lake led at the half 55-15. The Lady Warriors added 30 more in the second half, giving them the 85-37 win. Autumn Holthusen led all scorers with 20 points, Angel McClain and Alexis Desjarlait each had 15 points, Gericka Kingbird added 13 and Kelqnnq McCllain had 11 points. Keisha Currey had 9 points for Cass Lake. The Red Lake Lady Warriors will travel...

  • Red Lake Warriors drop to 5-4 on season with 95-62 loss to the Cass Lake Panthers - P11

    Michael Barrett, RLNN|Jan 9, 2018

    RED LAKE - The Red Lake Warriors hosted the undefeated Cass Lake Panthers on Thursday, December 21, 2017, jumping out to a quick early lead, 11-1 in the first minute-and-a-half of play. The Panthers got it going and by the 10:43 mark of the first half, took their first lead, 15-14 and never gave it up. By the halfway mark they led Red Lake 49-35. Cass Lake added 46 more in the second half to Red Lake's 27, winning 95-62. The loss gives the Warriors a 5-4 record on the season. Arnold Kingbird...

  • Red Lake Elementary School second Holiday Concert held on Wednesday, December 13, 2017 - P17

    Michael Barrett, RLNN|Jan 9, 2018

    The Red Lake Elementary School held their second Holiday Concert at 1:30 PM on Wednesday, December 13, 2017 at RLES. The First and Second graders performed. On Tuesday, grades 3, 4 and 5, entertained the audience starting at 1:30 PM with their Holiday Concert....

  • Red Lake Elementary School Holiday Concert held on Tuesday, December 12, 2017 - P18

    Michael Barrett, RLNN|Jan 9, 2018

    The Red Lake Elementary School held their Holiday Concert at 1:30 PM on Tuesday, December 12, 2017 at RLES. The Third, Fourth and Fifth graders performed. On Wednesday, grades 1 and 2, will entertain the audience starting at 1:30 PM....

  • First Nations Receives $250,000 Grant from Northwest Area Foundation to Launch Two-Year "Changing Native Food Economies" Project

    Jan 9, 2018

    LONGMONT, Colorado (January 8, 2018) – First Nations Development Institute (First Nations) today announced that it recently received a $250,000, two-year grant from Northwest Area Foundation to conduct a project called “Changing Native Food Economies” that aims to help develop strong, diverse and resilient tribal economies. Under the effort, First Nations is creating a learning cohort of four tribes and/or Native-led nonprofits (three in Montana and one in Washington, which are within Northwest Area Foundation’s eight-state service area) t...

  • Self Publishing for Authors with Amanda Kastner

    When: Tuesday, Jan. 16th, 23rd, and 30th | 6:30 – 8:00pm Where: Headwaters Music & Arts |519 Minnesota Ave NW, Bemidji, MN 56601 Contact: headwatersschool@yahoo.com | 218.444.5606 Who: Authors with manuscript ready to be published and a basic knowledge of computers and programs, 18 and older (RSVP Required. Limited number of spots available.) Cost: $40.00 member | $45.00 public Why: Learn how to self produce and publish your own book Join Amanda Kastner, author and illustrator of George and t...

  • Parents fight to record school day of son with disabilities

    Jan 9, 2018

    BOSTON — A Maine teen with autism and a rare neurological syndrome that affects his speaking ability cannot talk to his parents about his school day the same way other students can. So his family is fighting for the right for him to carry an audio-recording device to ensure he's being treated properly when they aren't watching. A novel case heading Monday to the 1st U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals in Boston, which hears most New England cases, pits the student's parents against his southern Maine school district, which says the recording d...

  • New Jersey leads as the first US state to ban exotic animal circus acts

    Jan 9, 2018

    Animal Defenders International (ADI) applauds New Jersey, as it takes the lead to become the first US state to ban the use of exotic animals in circuses, thanks to bill sponsors NJ Senator Ray Lesniak and NJ Assemblyman Raj Mukherji. Nosey's Law passed the NJ Senate last year as S2508, sponsored by Senator Lesniak, to ban circus elephant acts, and was amended by Assembly (A4386) sponsor Asm. Raj Mukherji to ban the use of all exotic animals in traveling circuses. Nosey's Law is named after long...

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