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BEMIDJI -- A proposed liquor store at a resort on the edge of Beltrami County is raising eyebrows across the border on the Red Lake Nation, which bans the sale and possession of alcohol. At a Beltrami County Board meeting Tuesday, a delegation from the Red Lake Nation voiced opposition to the county possibly granting an off-sale liquor license to Roger's Resort and Campground on the grounds the resort would be selling alcohol too close to the reservation. "It just seems a shame," Red Lake Tribal...
On Wednesday August 13th 2014, the Red Lake Conservation Enforcement Department, along with the Red Lake Police Department held their 2nd Annual "COPS AND BOBBERS" fishing event at Fullers Lake from 11 AM until 2 PM. The event featured local law enforcement officers taking children out for an afternoon of fishing and fun. In addition, all children received a lunch and free fishing rods. Their first year event was very successful with close to hundred children attending, and there were about the...
BENA, MINN. – Across the country, tribal schools are crumbling. One of every three of these schools, which the federal government is supposed to maintain, is falling apart from age, or because of the $1 billion maintenance budget backlog at the U.S. Bureau of Indian Education. On Tuesday, the U.S. secretary of the interior came to Minnesota for a tour of a converted garage that has served as the high school for the Leech Lake Band of Ojibwe for almost four decades. "Indian education is in t...
On Wednesday August 13th 2014, the Red Lake Conservation Enforcement Department, along with the Red Lake Police Department held their 2nd Annual "COPS AND BOBBERS" fishing event at Fullers Lake from 11 AM until 2 PM. The event featured local law enforcement officers taking children out for an afternoon of fishing and fun. In addition, all children received a lunch and free fishing rods. Their first year event was very successful with close to hundred children attending, and there were about the...
BENA -- As people in suits mingled outside the Bug-O-Nay-Ge-Shig School in Bena on Tuesday afternoon, an inconspicuous man walked up the sidewalk after the rain stopped just in time for the U.S. Department of the Interior Secretary Sally Jewell and Assistant Secretary for Indian Affairs Kevin K. Washburn's visit to the school. "Welcome to our high school," Benjamin Bowstring said. Bowstring is the man who can tell you everything there is to know about the deteriorating building, he's the assista...
On Wednesday August 13th 2014, the Red Lake Conservation Enforcement Department, along with the Red Lake Police Department held their 2nd Annual "COPS AND BOBBERS" fishing event at Fullers Lake from 11 AM until 2 PM. The event featured local law enforcement officers taking children out for an afternoon of fishing and fun. In addition, all children received a lunch and free fishing rods. Their first year event was very successful with close to hundred children attending, and there were about the...
BEMIDJI -- Sanford Bemidji Medical Center hospital and clinic were placed on a short lockdown early Tuesday afternoon. The lockdown was lifted at approximately 1:35 p.m., according to a Sanford public information officer. Sanford initiated the lockdown to protect patient, visitor and staff safety, the official said. The facilities were not in divert status, and people with appointments at the clinic or in need of emergency medical care at the hospital were admitted. Sanford officials did not release the reason for the lockdown, however, the...
On Tuesday, August 12, 2014, the Red Lake Tribal Council held their Regular Meeting at the Red Lake Humanities Center. Their first order of business was the swearing in of all remaining winners of the July 2014 Red Lake Tribal Run-Off Elections. In those Run-Off Elections, Don Cook was re-elected for another term as Tribal Secretary, defeating challenger Sam Strong by a difference of 138 votes, 1464 to 1326. Annette Johnson was elected at Red Lake's new Tribal Treasurer, defeating Glenda Martin...
A recount is in order for the city’s at-large school board seat. Doug Mann, who finished fifth, asked for the recount because he had 50 votes less than Ira Jourdain, who advanced to the general election. There were six candidates in the citywide race, only four moved on to the Nov. 4 election where two candidates will take the board seats. Jourdain said Mann reached out to him to talk about the request, and Jourdain encouraged him to explore all his options. “That’s within his right, and if it turns out he comes out on top, then life goes...
On Tuesday, August 12, 2014, the Red Lake Tribal Council held their Regular Meeting at the Red Lake Humanities Center. Their first order of business was the swearing in of all remaining winners of the July 2014 Red Lake Tribal Run-Off Elections. In those Run-Off Elections, Don Cook was re-elected for another term as Tribal Secretary, defeating challenger Sam Strong by a difference of 138 votes, 1464 to 1326. Annette Johnson was elected at Red Lake's new Tribal Treasurer, defeating Glenda Martin...
On Tuesday, August 12, 2014, the Red Lake Tribal Council held their Regular Meeting at the Red Lake Humanities Center. Their first order of business was the swearing in of all remaining winners of the July 2014 Red Lake Tribal Run-Off Elections. In those Run-Off Elections, Don Cook was re-elected for another term as Tribal Secretary, defeating challenger Sam Strong by a difference of 138 votes, 1464 to 1326. Annette Johnson was elected at Red Lake's new Tribal Treasurer, defeating Glenda Martin...
The Red Lake Fair and Pow Wow 2014 was once again held in Ponemah this year. There will be a new Red Lake Pow Wow arena next year in Red Lake. Winning the Red Lake Princess contest was Sadie Kingbird, Bradley Barrett is the new Red Lake Sr. Brave, Slim Barrett is the new Red Lake Jr. Brave, and Cherish Kingbird is the new Jr. Red Lake Princess....
The Red Lake Fair and Pow Wow 2014 was once again held in Ponemah this year. There will be a new Red Lake Pow Wow arena next year in Red Lake. Winning the Red Lake Princess contest was Sadie Kingbird, Bradley Barrett is the new Red Lake Sr. Brave, Slim Barrett is the new Red Lake Jr. Brave, and Cherish Kingbird is the new Jr. Red Lake Princess....
Red Lake Fair 2014 - The Parade - P16...
Red Lake Fair 2014 - The Parade - P17...
Red Lake Regular School Board Meeting - Wednesday, Aug. 20, 2014 2 PM, Administration Office...
The Indian Health Service (IHS) is saddened to announce the passing of Margo D. Kerrigan, M.P.H., the IHS California Area director. Ms. Kerrigan, a member of the White Earth (Mississippi) Band of the Minnesota Chippewa Tribe, was a respected and dedicated leader and advocate for American Indian and Alaska Native people. "We are grateful for the lifelong service Ms. Kerrigan dedicated to improving the health and wellbeing of American Indian and Alaska Native people," said Dr. Yvette Roubideaux,...
ST. PAUL, MINN. – August 19, 2014 – Holiday Lights in the Park, the Midwest’s largest outdoor holiday light display announced today the event will return to Saint Paul for another colorful and charitable season beginning on November 25 and running until January 1st, 2015. The event will continue to be held at St. Paul’s Phalen Park. A new partnership between the St Paul Chapter of the National Electrical Contractors Association (NECA) and The St. Paul Police Foundation, Holiday Lights in the Park are working to continue to provide a special...
BEMIDJI -- A Bemidji man accused of burglarizing a home and defecating in a bathtub amended his not guilty plea to guilty on Aug. 8 in Beltrami County Court....
Marvin Louis Roy (April 18, 1924 - August 18, 2014) Marvin Louis Roy, 90 of Bemidji, MN died Monday, August 19, 2014 at Golden Living Nursing Home of Walker. Memorial services will be at 11:00 am, Saturday, August 23, 2014 at the Cease Family Funeral Home in Bemidji, Minnesota with Pastor Dean Nelson officiating. Visitation will be one hour prior to the service. Interment will be at the Ft. Snelling National Cemetery in Minneapolis, MN. He was born April 18, 1924 in Mahnomen, MN the son of Alfre...
Federal Court Hears Challenge to Minnesota Homecare Providers’ Unionization SEIU seeks to push home-based personal care providers into union ranks Minneapolis, MN (August 19, 2014) – Today, the U.S. District Court for the District of Minnesota will consider a motion brought by a group of home-based personal care providers to immediately halt the unionization of the state’s homecare providers. With free legal aid from National Right to Work Foundation staff attorneys, Teri Bierman and eight other providers from around the state filed a federal l...
BEMIDJI -- Supporting entrepreneurs and continuing regional partnerships were two themes that emerged from a discussion Tuesday about economic competitiveness in northwest Minnesota....
Minnesota students continue to shine on the ACT college entrance exam, according to results being reported Wednesday....
A free supply of nicotine replacement medication and a handful of automated phone calls made smokers who wanted to quit much more likely to succeed, a clinical trial published Tuesday in the Journal of the American Medical Association found....
Former Minneapolis Mayor R.T. Rybak describes the significant learning disparities between white and minority students in Minnesota a “solvable’’ problem....
