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Carrie Sayers Thompson, 80, of Detroit Lakes formerly of Minneapolis, MN died on Friday, January 20, 2012 at the Essentia Health –Oak Crossing Care Center in Detroit Lakes, MN. Carrie Sayers was born on December 24, 1931, at home on the White Earth reservation, the daughter of Simon and Rebecca (Bonga) Sayers. She was orphaned at a young age and was raised by the nuns at the Red Lake Mission. She went on to attend Indian Boarding schools at Pipestone, MN, and Flandreau, SD, where she g...
February second, 1969.. scared to death to start my first day of work at Glynn's Store... known and loved as Staberg's Store for well over three decades... How could I possibly take Melvin and Darlene's place; clerk.. friend.. confidant..community member.. Well, maybe Frank and I can do it for a few years... Those few years turned into 43 years in the blink of an eye.. (but I'm only 39 years old!) And you, my friends, have been a witness to all of it. Mike Head gave me a sign that's still...
2nd Quarter 95% or better attendance (14 or less total class periods missed, 2 days total) Name - Grade Anderson, Jason - 6 Barrett, Roberta - 8 Barrett, Tyrese - 6 Barron, Drew - 7 Beaulieu, Alysha - 6 Beaulieu, Sydney - 8 Cadwell, Dariun - 7 Chaboyea, Roger - 8 Clark, Richard - 6 Cloud, Eileen - 7 Defoe, Cassidy - 6 Desjarlait, Alexis - 6 French, Craig - 8 Graves, Royce - 6 Johns, Shaleesa - 8 Johnson, Breanna - 7 Jones, Jamie - 7 Jourdain, Faith - 7 Kingbird, Adam - 7 Lussier, Dayton - 8 Lussier, Dylan - 7 Lussier, Justyce - 6 Maxwell,...
Ryan Holthusen reaches 1,000 career points Hits 31 in victory over Pine River Friday Night...
The Red Lake Jr Hi teams had a busy weekend in Grand Rapids with the 7th & 8th grade Boys & Girls participating in the Northwoods Tournament Series Tournament. Game #1 - 8th Gr Boys were coming off a 76-27 victory Friday Night over Pine River and faced the hometown team of Grand Rapids and came out hot to hold a 27-17 halftime lead. GR played tough in the 2nd half and took the lead late in the game before Will Morrison hit a big 3 with 40 seconds left to tie it up and Sonny Martin grabbed a...
The Red Lake Jr Hi teams had a busy weekend in Grand Rapids with the 7th & 8th grade Boys & Girls participating in the Northwoods Tournament Series Tournament. Game #1 - 8th Gr Boys were coming off a 76-27 victory Friday Night over Pine River and faced the hometown team of Grand Rapids and came out hot to hold a 27-17 halftime lead. GR played tough in the 2nd half and took the lead late in the game before Will Morrison hit a big 3 with 40 seconds left to tie it up and Sonny Martin grabbed a...
Slot machines and blackjack tables at Minnesota's Indian casinos have been operating with little to no state scrutiny since at least 2008, records show, including zero slot machine inspections at Mystic Lake Casino in Shakopee, by far the state's biggest gambling house. Slots at Grand Casino Hinckley and Grand Casino Mille Lacs have gone four years without inspections, which are supposed to guarantee compliance with state-mandated payout ratios. And there were no blackjack inspections at any of...
Red Lake's Big Winners at Shooting Star Casino on Friday Night. Friday night at the Shooting Star Casino in Mahnomen, the Bad Beat Jackpot was over $68,000. Steve received $41,000, the other guy who beat Steve got over $13,000 and the seven others at the table received $1724.00. Red Lakers Tim Sumner and Todd Barrett were on that same table. The year is wrong on the big check Johnson received (2011), but everything else is correct....
A refurbishing has been done in the area of the old casino at the Humanities Center. Part is Elderly Nutrition, and another area houses the new Red Lake Nation Fitness Center, which will celebrate it's Grand Opening on Wednesday January 25th, 2012 from 9am to 5pm. According to to Activities/Cultural Director, Ron Lussier, this new fitness center is at the vanguard of the new Red Lake Recreation Center, “The new fitness center has state of the art machines including bikes, ellipticals, t...
Red Lake will host the 6th Annual Warrior Challenge at two venues, the Red Lake Humanities Center and Red Lake High School. The tournament begins Friday February 17th 2012 at 6 PM at the Humanities Center, and continues Saturday beginning at 10 AM at both venues. Games are likely to be played up to 9 PM. On Sunday February 19th, the games start at 10 AM, with the championship game expected to begin at 5 PM. Last year 22 teams participated playing a total of 42 games. The process is double...
It may be cold outside, but our slots are heating things up here! Our Triple Play promotion could win you your share of $1,200 in free slot play - just put 10 points on your Player's Card at any one of our locations. This weekend you have another chance for our Great Escape promotion at Warroad, where you could win The Boss! The Cash Clock at Red Lake will have 50 lucky winners walking away with cash in their pockets. Will you be one of them? And at Thief River Falls, earn 100 points with our Ca...
The Rez-Traunt Daily Specials for January 23-27, 2011 http://www.rlnn.org/MinorSponsors/OtherStoreMain.html...
**POSITION OPENING** F&B RESTAURANT SERVER RATE OF PAY: According to pay scale LOCATION: Seven Clans Casinos –Thief River Falls, MN OPENS: January 17, 2012 CLOSES: January 31, 2012 POSITION OBJECTIVES: Under the direct supervision of the prevailing Restaurant Supervisor, is responsible to ensure exemplary customer service is provided to guests of Seven Clans Casinos. DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES: Provides friendly, quality customer service in a timely fashion to all guests. Responsible to en...
The Bemidji School District has jumped on the Bemidji Ojibwe Language Project bandwagon. Soon Ojibwe/English signage will hang throughout the district’s schools. Read more:http://indiancountrytodaymedianetwork.com/2012/01/21/native-american-language-project-takes-another-step-forward-73209 http://indiancountrytodaymedianetwork.com/2012/01/21/native-american-language-project-takes-another-step-forward-73209#ixzz1kHnYdHcQ...
Open to individual Native American artists in all disciplines. These grants offer funding for costs associated with the exhibition, performance, or production of a creative work; purchase of materials or equipment necessary for a creative work; educational opportunities; mentorships; and proposals for career-enhancing projects or opportunities. Artists can apply for grants up to $1,000. This grant is open to Native American artists residing in Beltrami, Clearwater, Hubbard, Lake of the Woods and Mahnomen Counties, as well as artists living in...
Former Mille Lacs Band Chief Executive Melanie Benjamin submitted an Alford plea Jan. 11 to felony theft and was granted a stay of adjudication, which means the case will be dismissed and she will not be convicted if she meets the conditions of her 2-year probation....
PUBLIC SAFETY INITIATIVES IN INDIAN COUNTRY Justice Department Announces Grant Solicitation for Funding to Federally-Recognized Tribes and Tribal Consortia (U.S. Department of Justice) The U.S. Department of Justice announced on Jan. 18, 2012, that the comprehensive grant solicitation for funding to support improvements to public safety, victim services and crime prevention in American Indian and Alaska Native communities was posted at www.justice.gov/tribal/open-sol.html. All materials are now accessible for review. The Community Partnerships...
SAN FRANCISCO - A quarter-century after the U.S. Food and Drug Administration approved the first prescription drugs based on the main psychoactive ingredient in marijuana, additional medicines derived from or inspired by the cannabis plant itself could soon be making their way to pharmacy shelves, according to drug companies, small biotech firms and university scientists....
WASHINGTON, January 20, 2012--Following on President Obama's announcement yesterday of steps he's taking to help boost U.S. tourism, the Administration today announced an online effort to enhance access to information on public lands and outdoor recreation. Improving the quality and quantity of information available online is among five priorities identified by the public and discussed during the inaugural meeting of the Federal Interagency Council on Outdoor Recreation (FICOR) held today. FICOR was established through President Obama's...
WASHINGTON, January 20, 2012 – Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack today announced that USDA is seeking applications to provide assistance to agricultural producers and rural small businesses to complete a variety of energy efficiency and renewable energy projects. Funding is available from USDA's Rural Energy for America Program (REAP) authorized by the Food, Conservation, and Energy Act of 2008 (Farm Bill). "Renewable energy development presents an enormous economic opportunity for rural America," said Vilsack. "This funding will assist r...
BEIJING - A man died in southern China from the H5N1 bird flu virus, the Health Ministry reported on Sunday. It was China's second such death in less than a month....
CORNWALL, Ont. - The Mohawk Council of Akwesasne, a First Nation community in eastern Ontario near the U.S. border, officially recognized a $1-million payment on Friday from Niagara Gas Transmission Ltd., a subsidiary of Enbridge Inc. (TSX:ENB)....
WASHINGTON—While some Keystone XL Pipeline supporters insist that President Barack Obama’s rejection of the project on January 18 will be costly for the American economy, analysis from the State Department does not appear to back up the claims. Read more:http://indiancountrytodaymedianetwork.com/2012/01/19/state-department-reports-little-economic-benefit-to-rejected-keystone-xl-pipeline-73379 http://indiancountrytodaymedianetwork.com/2012/01/19/state-department-reports-little-economic-benefit-to-rejected-keystone-xl-pipeline...
Buffalo, N.Y. — Federal law enforcement agencies will help tribal officers obtain equipment and training on Indian lands near the U.S.-Canadian border as part of the White House’s newly released strategy for reducing the flow of illegal drugs and drug proceeds between the two countries....
Western South Dakota is home to the three counties with the nation’s highest poverty rate, and four of the top 10, according to U.S. Census Bureau statistics. Read more: http://rapidcityjournal.com/news/nation-s-top-three-poorest-counties-in-western-south-dakota/article_2d5bb0bc-44bf-11e1-bbc9-0019bb2963f4.html#ixzz1kHj0fb2U...
