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  • Annual Elder's Gathering held in Red Lake

    Michael Barrett, RLNN|Apr 6, 2012

    The Annual Red Lake Nation Elder's Gathering started on Thursday, April 5 and will continue on Friday, April 6, 2012, at the Red Lake Casino Events Center. Registration is 8-9 AM both days, with breakfast sponsored by Red Lake Gaming. The events of Thursday began with the opening ceremony by Eugene Stillday, the Red Lake Nation Color Guard, the Red Lake Singers, welcome remarks by Red Lake Treasurer Darrell Seki Sr., and the keynote address by Andy Wells, "The Three Lives of Elders." Other...

  • Annual Elder's Gathering held in Red Lake - P2

    Michael Barrett, RLNN|Apr 6, 2012

    The Annual Red Lake Nation Elder's Gathering started on Thursday, April 5 and will continue on Friday, April 6, 2012, at the Red Lake Casino Events Center. Registration is 8-9 AM both days, with breakfast sponsored by Red Lake Gaming. The events of Thursday began with the opening ceremony by Eugene Stillday, the Red Lake Nation Color Guard, the Red Lake Singers, welcome remarks by Red Lake Treasurer Darrell Seki Sr., and the keynote address by Andy Wells, "The Three Lives of Elders." Other...

  • Annual Elder's Gathering held in Red Lake - P3

    Michael Barrett, RLNN|Apr 6, 2012

    The Annual Red Lake Nation Elder's Gathering started on Thursday, April 5 and will continue on Friday, April 6, 2012, at the Red Lake Casino Events Center. Registration is 8-9 AM both days, with breakfast sponsored by Red Lake Gaming. The events of Thursday began with the opening ceremony by Eugene Stillday, the Red Lake Nation Color Guard, the Red Lake Singers, welcome remarks by Red Lake Treasurer Darrell Seki Sr., and the keynote address by Andy Wells, "The Three Lives of Elders." Other...

  • Annual Elder's Gathering held in Red Lake - P4

    Michael Barrett, RLNN|Apr 6, 2012

    The Annual Red Lake Nation Elder's Gathering started on Thursday, April 5 and will continue on Friday, April 6, 2012, at the Red Lake Casino Events Center. Registration is 8-9 AM both days, with breakfast sponsored by Red Lake Gaming. The events of Thursday began with the opening ceremony by Eugene Stillday, the Red Lake Nation Color Guard, the Red Lake Singers, welcome remarks by Red Lake Treasurer Darrell Seki Sr., and the keynote address by Andy Wells, "The Three Lives of Elders." Other...

  • Jourdain graduates from Basic Police Officer Training Program in New Mexico

    Michael Barrett, RLNN|Apr 6, 2012

    Red Lake Police Officer, Justin Jourdain, graduated from the Basic Police Officer Training Program at Artesia, New Mexico on April 5, 2012. He was one of twelve graduates from a class that started with 24 students, 17 weeks ago in December 2011. According to Federal Law Enforcement Training Center (FLETC) website, the Bureau of Indian Affairs (BIA), Office of Law Enforcement Services (OLES), Indian Police Academy (IPA) is the preeminent national law enforcement training academy for Federal and...

  • Kelliher Students Become MOS Certified

    Apr 6, 2012

    Congratulations to Paula Pearsall and Tiffany Stillday for passing the MS Word 2010 certification exam. This is an online exam that takes about 50 minutes and tests on their word processing skills using MS WORD 2010. The exam is worth 1000 points and the students need 700 to pass. The students get a certificate and this certification looks great on a resume or grant application. Paula is the daughter of Lois Johnson and Richard Pearsall of Ponemah, MN. Paula is in the 10th grade and is active...

  • Lattergrass/Lussier Wedding of March 31, 2012 - P17

    Michael Barrett, RLNN|Apr 6, 2012

    The Wedding Ceremony of Apryl Lynn Lattergrass and Roland Dean Lussier Jr. held on Saturday, March 31, 2012 at the Seven Clans Casino Hotel & Event Center in Red Lake. Parents of the Bride: Marvin Hanson; Joanne and John Morris; Carleen and Tim Kung. Parents of the Groom: Roland and Linda Lussier, Sr.; Roseann Spears. Officiant: The Reverend Melanie Spears Main of Honor: SunDown Lattergrass Best Man: Timothy Spears Bridesmaids: April Hanky; Debbie Graves; Frances Graves-Halosi; Georgia Graves;...

  • Lattergrass/Lussier Wedding of March 31, 2012 - P18

    Michael Barrett, RLNN|Apr 6, 2012

    The Wedding Ceremony of Apryl Lynn Lattergrass and Roland Dean Lussier Jr. held on Saturday, March 31, 2012 at the Seven Clans Casino Hotel & Event Center in Red Lake. Parents of the Bride: Marvin Hanson; Joanne and John Morris; Carleen and Tim Kung. Parents of the Groom: Roland and Linda Lussier, Sr.; Roseann Spears. Officiant: The Reverend Melanie Spears Main of Honor: SunDown Lattergrass Best Man: Timothy Spears Bridesmaids: April Hanky; Debbie Graves; Frances Graves-Halosi; Georgia Graves;...

  • Lattergrass/Lussier Wedding of March 31, 2012 - P19

    Michael Barrett, RLNN|Apr 6, 2012

    The Wedding Ceremony of Apryl Lynn Lattergrass and Roland Dean Lussier Jr. held on Saturday, March 31, 2012 at the Seven Clans Casino Hotel & Event Center in Red Lake. Parents of the Bride: Marvin Hanson; Joanne and John Morris; Carleen and Tim Kung. Parents of the Groom: Roland and Linda Lussier, Sr.; Roseann Spears. Officiant: The Reverend Melanie Spears Main of Honor: SunDown Lattergrass Best Man: Timothy Spears Bridesmaids: April Hanky; Debbie Graves; Frances Graves-Halosi; Georgia Graves;...

  • Lattergrass/Lussier Wedding of March 31, 2012 - P20

    Michael Barrett, RLNN|Apr 6, 2012

    The Wedding Ceremony of Apryl Lynn Lattergrass and Roland Dean Lussier Jr. held on Saturday, March 31, 2012 at the Seven Clans Casino Hotel & Event Center in Red Lake. Parents of the Bride: Marvin Hanson; Joanne and John Morris; Carleen and Tim Kung. Parents of the Groom: Roland and Linda Lussier, Sr.; Roseann Spears. Officiant: The Reverend Melanie Spears Main of Honor: SunDown Lattergrass Best Man: Timothy Spears Bridesmaids: April Hanky; Debbie Graves; Frances Graves-Halosi; Georgia Graves;...

  • Easter Egg Hunt on Friday April 6th, 2012

    Easter Egg Hunt on Friday April 6th, 2012. Registration will begin at 11:00 am The Egg Hunt will begin at 1:00 pm sharp. Bike Giveaway Drawings will be held as soon as the egg hunt is finished. Location will be at the RED LAKE CRIMINAL JUSTICE COMPLEX There will be age categories: 0 - 4yrs. old 5 - 7yrs. old 8 - 10yrs. old There will be a designated spot for each age group for the egg hunt. Sponsored by: The Red Lake Police Department The Red Lake Tribal Courts and The C.R.A.F.T...

  • Little Rock Community Easter Activities - Saturday, April 7, 2012

    Little Rock Community Easter Activities - Saturday, April 7, 2012 1:30 PM until all prizes are gone Little Rock Round House Sponsored by Little Rock Community Board and Red Lake Gaming Enterprises, Inc....

  • White Earth offers stadium $400 million in exchange for casino rights

    Don Davis, Bemidji Pioneer|Apr 6, 2012
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    ST. PAUL -- The White Earth Nation proposes giving the state $400 million for a Vikings stadium in exchange for permission to build a Twin Cities casino. “Minnesota will have the money and the Vikings will be able to proceed in a timely manner,” White Earth Chairwoman Erma Vizenor told reporters this morning. However, the money would come only after a casino receives final approval, which might not come until after a lengthy court challenge. Opponents to the plan include the Minnesota Indian Gaming Association, which represents most Min...

  • Police say Native Mob busts lead to lull in gang-related crime

    Tom Robertson, MPR|Apr 6, 2012

    LEECH LAKE INDIAN RESERVATION, Minn. — Law enforcement officials are tracking a drop in gang activity in some tribal communities that they say is the result of a sweeping take-down of Native Mob gang leaders earlier this year. A federal indictment in January charged two-dozen alleged members of the Native Mob with crimes ranging from conspiracy and racketeering to drug trafficking and attempted murder. The Native Mob has terrorized tribal communities in the region since it formed in the early 1...

  • Tribes see less gang crime since Native Mob sweep

    Tom Robertson, MPR|Apr 6, 2012

    LEECH LAKE INDIAN RESERVATION, Minn. – Authorities in some tribal communities say they have noticed a drop in gang activity since January’s sweeping take-down of two dozen suspected Native Mob gang members. The Native Mob has terrorized tribal communities in the region since the gang began in the 1990s. Gang experts say the town of Cass Lake on the Leech Lake Indian Reservation has been the center of the gang’s operations, Minnesota Public Radio News reported Thursday. About one-third of those arrested in January were on the Leech Lake Reser...

  • Barbara Fairbanks

    Apr 6, 2012

    Barbara Fairbanks, 64, of Cass Lake, died April 5, 2012 at REM Home in Bemidji. The wake will begin at 6:30 p.m. today at Chippewa Bible Church in Cass Lake with a service at 7 p.m. The funeral will be at 10 a.m. Saturday, April 7, with burial to follow in Chippewa Bible Church Cemetery....

  • Apr 6, 2012

    ST. PAUL – Gov. Mark Dayton today vetoed a Republican plan to take money out of the state reserve fund to repay money owed Minnesota school districts....

  • White Earth tribe offers $400M for state share of Vikings stadium

    Star Tribune|Apr 6, 2012

    A northern Minnesota Indian tribe is offering enough money to cover the state's entire $400 million contribution to a new Vikings stadium and $12 million per year for racetrack purses if it is allowed to build a gambling palace in the metro area. The sweetened offer from the White Earth Nation is "the only solution that meets the test of fairness, common sense and no new taxes, guaranteed," said Erma Vizenor, the tribal chairwoman. "The 20,000 members of the great White Earth Nation are looking...

  • White Earth to state: ‘You have the ball’ on stadium

    Don Davis, Bemidji Pioneer|Apr 6, 2012

    ST. PAUL – The White Earth Nation says it will front the state’s Vikings stadium construction costs, if it receives approval to build a Twin Cities casino. Chairwoman Erma Vizenor of the northwestern Minnesota American Indian tribe Thursday announced White Earth is tweaking an earlier proposal so the state would get $400 million up front, and then receive half of all casino profits. She said that could amount to $1 billion in the first five years of casino operation. “We have moved the ball to the goal line,” Vizenor said. “It is now the gover...

  • Apr 6, 2012

    The weather has a big impact on how fast the spawn for the various species of fish progresses in the spring. The cool temperatures right after the ice went out on the lakes this year had most of the fish in a holding pattern. Now that the temperatures have begun to warm, walleyes, northern pike and perch have started to spawn in most of the lakes in the Bemidji area....

  • Douglas Day Sr.

    Apr 6, 2012

    Douglas “Butch” Charles Day, Sr., 68, of Cass Lake, died April 2, 2012 at Hennepin County Medical Center in Minneapolis. The funeral will at 10 a.m. Friday, April 6 at the Veterans Memorial Building in Cass Lake. A wake will begin at 6 p.m. on Thursday, April 5 at the Veterans Memorial Building and will run until time of service. There will be a private family inurnment at a future date....

  • Conifer Estates unveiled at open house on Thursday

    Bethany Wesley, Bemidji Pioneer|Apr 6, 2012

    A new Bemidji housing development drew more than 20 state and local officials to its site Thursday as an open house unveiled new homes for 20 low- and moderate-income families. “It’s actually quite an accomplishment for a small community like Bemidji to pull this off,” said Jim Steenerson with the Northwest Minnesota Foundation, who spearheaded a group that met four years ago to discuss housing needs facing the region. Housing officials met in Bemidji for an all-day regional housing dialo...

  • Bois Forte Band Election Results Certified

    Apr 6, 2012

    Election Results Certified Pending any recount request, t he results from Tuesday's election for RTC have Travis Morrison and Karlene Chosa advancing to the June 12 General Election for District I Representative. For Tribal Chair, Kevin Leecy and Gary Donald will advance. The certified vote counts are: Tribal Chair: Gary Adams - 56 Marty Connor - 17 Tracey Dagen - 134 Stan Day - 34 Gary Donald - 146 Kevin Leecy - 295 District I: Gordy Adams - 96 Karlene Chosa - 101 Robbie Goggleye - 12 Rhonda...

  • Viola Villebrun

    Apr 6, 2012

    Viola “Vi” Villebrun, 92, the oldest resident of Nett Lake, passed away at the Cook Nursing Home on Saturday, March 31, 2012. Funeral services was held at 1:00 PM Thursday, (April 5th) at the Nett Lake School Gymnasium. Visitation began after 5:00 p.m. Wednesday at the school....

  • More bonding would bring more jobs

    Senator Rod Skoe, Minnesota Senate|Apr 6, 2012

    Even-numbered years in the Minnesota legislature typically are reserved for capital investment work. Members advocate for public projects around the state that could use financial help, and the legislature compiles a package of recommendations to receive state funding. The money for these projects is not derived from the state’s General Fund budget. Instead, the state sells bonds in order to pay for the projects. It’s considered to be a financially responsible way to provide support to pub...

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