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PONEMAH - Red Lake Tribal Chairman Darrell Seki Sr. held a rally in his home district of Ponemah on Tuesday, May 15, 2018. Throughout the last week other rallies were held in Minneapolis, Redby, Little Rock and Red Lake. All Districts were invited with Eyabay, Blackbear Crossing and Royce Kingbirds drum groups sharing sons, and a roast beef and chicken dinner was served. There were two other rallies that were also happening at the same time. One was in Redby held by Sam Strong and the other one...
RED LAKE—Red Lake Nation's current chairman will face off against the band's former leader Wednesday in the 2018 general election. Darrell Seki, Sr., who defeated Floyd "Buck" Jourdain 1,907 to 1,284 in the 2014 election will once again take on the former chairman, who served from 2004 to 2014. http://www.bemidjipioneer.com/news/government-and-politics/4446498-seki-jourdain-face-red-lake-election-wednesday...
RED LAKE - On May 15, 2018, St. Mary's Mission held their annual pow wow beginning at 12 noon. All grades danced and this year's Princess and Brave are Nazarene Bearstail and Derrick Smith....
A Minnesota artist has created the image for a new specialty Minnesota license plate honoring law enforcement officers who have died in the line of duty. The new plate will be available soon through state Driver and Vehicle Services offices. Money raised through the additional license plate fees will help support families of Minnesota’s fallen officers. https://www.twincities.com/2018/05/15/new-minnesota-license-plate-honors-fallen-officers-and-proceeds-go-to-grieving-families/...
BEMIDJI -- A Red Flag Warning for fire was issued Tuesday for several counties in northern Minnesota, including north Beltrami County. And the Bemidji area also was listed as “very high fire danger” rating Tuesday. Most of the north half of Minnesota was under very high fire danger Tuesday, including a Red Flag Warning issued by the National Weather Service for the following counties: http://www.bemidjipioneer.com/news/fires/4446311-updated-red-flag-warning-issued-fires...
The Minnesota Department of Revenue overvalued Enbridge Energy’s oil pipeline system by billions of dollars, a tax court judge ruled Tuesday. Now the burden of paying refunds could fall on the 13 counties that the pipelines pass through. From 2012 to 2014, the pipelines were overvalued by $3.2 billion, according to Judge Joanne Turner of the Minnesota Tax Court. https://www.twincities.com/2018/05/15/judge-minnesota-overvalued-enbridge-pipelines-counties-could-be-stuck-with-huge-refunds/...
A Minnesota State Patrol trooper and another motorist were injured Tuesday afternoon in a head-on collision in Lakeville, officials say. Sgt. Mike Krukowski, 35, was driving his Chevrolet Tahoe squad vehicle south on Kenrick Avenue near 205th Street shortly before 4 p.m., when a northbound Chrysler minivan driven by 29-year-old Wesley Paul Briggs veered off Interstate 35, crashed through a barrier fence between the freeway and frontage road, and struck the trooper head-on, according a news release issued by the State Patrol....
ROCHESTER, Minn. — Doctors say an infant may have suffered brain damage when struck by an overthrown softball at her father’s game in northeastern Iowa. Mayo Clinic physicians in Rochester have been balancing various medications as they treat 8-week-old McKenna Hovenga, whose skull was fractured. She was struck while in the arms of her mother, Kassy, on May 2 in Shell Rock, some 95 miles northeast of Des Moines. https://www.twincities.com/2018/05/14/iowa-baby-struck-by-softball-may-have-suffered-brain-damage/...
BISMARCK — A Bismarck pharmacist is accused of terrorizing students at a school and sending child pornography to 20 people, including his own family members. Curtis James McGarvey, 50, was charged Monday with felonies including 20 counts of promoting sexual performance by a minor, one count of child neglect and one count of terrorizing. An investigation into McGarvey, led by the Burleigh County Sheriff’s Department, has been ongoing for almost two years. https://www.twincities.com/2018/05/15/north-dakota-pharmacist-terrorizi...
CASS LAKE—Leech Lake's longtime secretary/treasurer Arthur "Archie" LaRose was certified Tuesday as a candidate for the band's upcoming June election over the objections of an opponent and two other members of the tribal council. During an acrimonious meeting Tuesday morning held at the Palace Casino Hotel, District II Representative Steve White and District I Representative Penny DeVault voted against certifying LaRose. At issue is LaRose's criminal record. He was convicted of third-degree assault and trespass in 1992. http...
In the wake of a years-old report of thousands of untested “rape kits” sitting on the shelves of Minnesota’s sheriff and police departments, a bill that sets a timeframe for testing future kits has sailed through the Legislature with bipartisan support. “What are we going to do to make sure this doesn’t happen again?” asked the bill’s sponsor in the House, Rep. Marion O’Neill, R-Maple Lake. “Because we don’t have justice.” https://www.twincities.com/2018/05/15/mn-legislature-standards-rape-kit-testing-bill-sent-to-mark-dayto...
Harvey Roy III, CEO of Ogaakaaning Enterprises and Red Lake Retail Center, Inc. is excited to announce that construction will soon start for the new Red Lake Retail Center. The new Retail Center will be 26,803 square-feet and will include a fuel station, a restaurant, and new Laundromat. The interior will include a larger deli, a larger produce section, new butcher shop, and space to include hundreds of new retail items that couldn't be sold in the store we currently occupy because of space...
We're down to less than a week at the Capitol and will be working round the clock to get our work done. The House & Senate have come to an agreement on most of the key issues and we are now heading into discussion with the governor. Stay tuned but know I will continue to fight on your behalf here in St. Paul. Debate on Increasing Penalties for Lawbreakers Last Tuesday, we passed, HF390, on a bipartisan vote of 71-55. The legislation increases penalties for those convicted of blocking access to a highway, an airport, or public transit. During...
BEMIDJI-- The Bemidji Police Department, Beltrami County Sheriff’s Office and Blackduck Police Department are hosting the annual Law Enforcement Memorial Service to honor fallen police Officers who have died in the line of duty. The public is invited to attend the service scheduled for Thursday, May 17th, 2018 at 5:00 P.M. The service will be held at the Judicial Center Courtyard located at the corner of Beltrami Avenue NW and 6th Street. If raining, the service will be held indoors at the Bemidji Fire Department, 316 5th St. NW. This s...
SULPHUR, Okla. -- Out in the country between Davis and Sulphur, an older, slender Chickasaw man with a thick, graying beard and thin glasses stopped in his tracks to point into a nearby grove of trees. A younger Chickasaw man -- understanding the signal -- shot toward them. "We knew that forest contained bows. I could feel them," Eli Johnson, mentor to the younger Chickasaw man, later recalled. "I knew they were there. We wandered through the woods, but we were led by an unseen hand. We were...
A groundbreaking ceremony was held May 10 for a new day care center in the Schumann Business Park in Stewartville, Minn., one of more than 30 DEED-certified shovel-ready sites across the state. The 7,800-square-foot facility – Sprouts Childcare & Early Education Center, LLC – is expected to open this fall. It will create 15 new jobs and will have capacity to serve up to 99 children, with 16 spots for infants. "This has been a dream of mine for quite a few years," said Krystal Campbell, who co-ow...
"Red Lake Nation will replace all electric energy now generated by lignite coal with solar energy, now and into the future for the entire reservation, and in harmony with the Anishinaabe worldview of respect for Mother Earth. These new solar energy technologies will be completely installed and functioning by 2020." - Red Lake Solar Initiative Vision Statement Installation of various photovoltaic arrays commenced on Red Lake Nation buildings beginning with the Government Center on Friday, May...
RED LAKE - The Red Lake Lady Warriors played a good game against 5th ranked Pine River on Monday, May 14, 2018, but one bad inning allowed the Tigers to seal the win, 15-4. The Lady Warriors are now 3-2 on the season and will travel to Walker-Hackensack-Akley on Tuesday, May 15th and host Kelliher-Northome in a double header on Friday, May 18th. The Junior Varsity were trailing by 5 runs in their game, but came back strong in the last inning to win 11-8....
RED LAKE - With Red Lake Tribal Elections just two days away, an event titled, "Rock the Vote" was held at the Red Lake Schools parking lot and Cage area. Hosted by Baby Shel, Corey Medina & Brothers, Thomas X and DJ AO, this event featured men's and women's 3 on 3 basketball tournaments, painting by Wes May, Barrett's Lemonade, bounce houses and prize drawings. The event was free and open to the public, and some candidates for Wednesday's tribal elections were on hand....
RED LAKE - Eight students from the Class of 2018 Red Lake Nation College graduated on Thursday, May 10, 2018. They were, James Cloud III, Racheal Jorgenson, Eliza Lussier, Leah Kingbird, Tori Kingbird, Laura Fairbanks, Brent Sigana Jr. and Lorena Sumner. Cloud, Jorgenwon, Lussier, and both Kingbirds were all Co-Valedictorians....
RED LAKE - Numerous awards were presented on Wednesday, May 9, 2018 at the Red Lake High School Cafeteria. These awards included both academic and athletic awards. Below is a list of awards and the students that received them at the Warriors Banquet. Academic Awards and Scholarships from the Warriors Banquet: • Minnesota Band Directors Association Honor Band o Liah Graves- Clarinet o Tori Seki- Flute o Joelle Drouillard-Flute • National Honor Society (NHS) o Inducted - Kiah McKenzie o Sen...
Red Lake Nation College Pow Wow held at the Red Lake Humanities Center...
RED LAKE - The Red Lake Warriors baseball team is improving, but lose to the Lake of the Woods Bears 13-4 in last home game of the short season. The Warriors travel to Cass Lake on Tuesday, May 8, 2018 for a double header against the Panthers, travel to Walker on Thursday and will play Pine River at BSU on May 17th. Make up games will be played the week of 5/21/2018 with the playoffs starting on May 29th....
RED LAKE - The Red Lake Warriors hosted Nevis on Thursday, May 3, 2018, and a couple of bad first innings gave Nevis a 20-0 lead. The Warriors did put together a couple of runs in the 3rd inning and held the Tigers to 4 more runs throughout the rest of the game. Red Lake will travel to Laporte on Friday, May 4th, host Lake of the Woods on Monday, May 7th and travel to Cass Lake for a double-header on Tuesday, May 8, 2018....
RED LAKE - The Red Lake Nation Youth Conference 2018 kicked off at the Red Lake Humanities Center at 6 PM on Wednesday, May 2nd, beginning with the Miikawaadizi "Be Beautiful" Fashion Show. About 40 women and children participated in the show. A performance by Becca Lynn followed, as well as a performance by comedians Kasey Nicholson and Bobby Wilson of the "1491's" and a Round Dance Social. Day 2 will begin with registration at the Red Lake High School Lobby, breakfast, prayer and smudge, and...
