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  • Red Lake Nation Community Engagement COVID-19 VACCINATION UPDATE

    Feb 9, 2021

    Vaccination Event Dates and Locations: Feb. 11 - Ponemah Elementary School - 9 AM - 1 PM Feb. 11-12 - Red Lake Hospital PT Department - 8:30 AM - 3 PM Feb. 17, 18, 19 - Red Lake Hospital PT Department - 8:30 AM - 3 PM Ages 18 and over Red Lake Hospital chart required - (Call 679-0394 if needed to update or establish chart) *Registration on site at each event *Moderna vaccine only *Symptom screening: Please choose another day if you feel ill *2 doses required: 2nd dose will be offered 28 days...

  • ALL RED LAKE SCHOOL DISTRICT #38 STUDENTS WILL CONTINUE WITH DISTANT LEARNING ON TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 9, 2021

    Feb 9, 2021

    Boozhoo, this is Superintendent Crowley. Due to the dangerously cold weather predicted tomorrow, Tuesday February 9th ALL Red Lake students will continue their distance learning schedule. During this weeks "cold snap" I will continue to notify families daily (around 5:00 pm) as to the plan for the next school day. I repeat ALL students will continue with their distance learning schedule. If you have specific questions, please call your student's school or communicate with your student's...

  • Joseph Jacob Thunder, Jr.

    Feb 9, 2021

    Joseph Jacob Thunder, Jr. April 7, 1937 - February 5, 2021 Joseph Jacob Thunder, Jr., 83, of Redby, MN died Friday, February 5, 2021 at his home. Funeral Services will be held at 2:00 pm, Saturday, February 13, 2021 at Redby Community Center in Redby, MN. A wake will begin at 2:00 pm, Thursday, February 11, 2021 at the Redby Community Center in Redby and go until the time of service on Saturday. Joseph was born April 7, 1937 in Red Lake, MN the son of Joseph and Rose (Branchaud) Thunder, Sr. He...

  • Valerie Ross

    Feb 9, 2021

    Valerie Ross July 14, 1940 - February 05, 2021 Valerie Ross, 80, of Cloquet, MN died on Friday, February 5, 2021 in her home with her family by her side. She was born on July 14, 1940 to Jay Smith and Elizabeth Bear in Cloquet, MN. Valerie was the youngest daughter of the family. She loved traveling to different cities around the country, meeting new people and making lifelong friendships. Valerie had a passion of educating her son and family about the Native American Heritage. She loved...

  • Stanley J. Littlewind

    Feb 9, 2021

    Stanley J. Littlewind April 01, 1966 - February 04, 2021 Stanley James Littlewind, "Šna Duta Wicaša" (Red Blanket Man) 54 years old, started his earthly journey April 1, 1966 in Devils Lake, ND. He started his journey home Thursday, February 4, 2021 at CHI, St. Alexius Health, Devils Lake Hospital. He was the son of Joseph Abraham and Catherine Littlewind. Stanley attended school at (Tata Topa) Four Winds School and graduated on May 29, 1987. Stanley went on to continue his Higher Education a...

  • Minnesota rises to 14th in vaccine administration rate; provides 556,482 first doses

    Feb 9, 2021

    Minnesota has risen from 45th to 14th among U.S. states in its rate of COVID-19 vaccine administration and will soon see its first shots being given in retail pharmacies. Gov. Tim Walz announced a one-time diversion of 8,000 vaccine doses not being used in long-term care facilities this week to Walgreens pharmacies. Walmart and Thrifty White also are planning to administer 16,000 doses in what state officials hope will be growing utilization of retail pharmacies to protect Minnesotans against...

  • Minneapolis schools welcome the youngest students back to classrooms

    Feb 9, 2021

    Underneath her winter coat on Monday morning, Jefferson Community School Principal Holly Kleppe wore a tool belt stocked with essential back-to-school supplies: a bottle of hand sanitizer and several kid-sized masks. "You've grown so much since I saw you," she said to one boy, her face shield fogging up in the subzero temperatures. "It's so different to see you in person rather than on a screen." Minneapolis schools, shuttered since the pandemic's onset, began reopening Monday by bringing in a...

  • In Tampa, Super Bowl celebrations bring superspreader concerns

    Feb 9, 2021

    The streets of Tampa, Florida, teemed with boozy revelers into the wee hours of Monday, many of them ignoring pleas from medical experts to socially distance and wear masks, after the Tampa Bay Buccaneers crushed the Kansas City Chiefs in Sunday's Super Bowl. A few scrums broke out. In one of the more bizarre episodes, a man in a red T-shirt and shorts climbed a small tree in the city's South Howard district, known as SoHo, and rocked back-and-forth as hundreds of people egged him on, a video...

  • Minnesota judge quickly denies legal challenge to youth sports mask mandate

    Feb 9, 2021

    After holding a hearing in the case three days ago, a federal judge on Monday denied a legal challenge to Minnesota's mandate requiring youth athletes to wear masks in practices and games. Judge Eric Tostrud, in an order filed in U.S. District Court, denied a request by advocacy group Let Them Play MN for an injunction preventing the state from enforcing the mandate, which has required masks for most youth sports during competition since they resumed on Jan. 4. Let Them Play sued Gov. Tim Walz...

  • Second court says Enbridge can continue construction of $2.6B pipeline in Minnesota

    Feb 9, 2021

    A federal appellate court judge has denied a motion to stop construction of Enbridge's controversial Line 3 replacement, the second court ruling against pipeline opponents in the past week. Two Minnesota Ojibwe bands and two environmental groups in December sued the Army Corps in U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia, asking for a preliminary injunction to halt construction of the 340-mile oil pipeline across northern Minnesota. Judge Colleen Kollar-Kotelly Sunday denied a...

  • South Dakota judge rejects amendment legalizing marijuana

    Feb 9, 2021

    PIERRE, S.D. - A South Dakota judge on Monday struck down a voter-approved constitutional amendment that legalized recreational marijuana after Gov. Kristi Noem's administration challenged it. Circuit Judge Christina Klinger ruled the measure approved by voters in November violated the state's requirement that constitutional amendments deal with just one subject and would have created broad changes to state government. "Amendment A is a revision as it has far-reaching effects on the basic...

  • Dems propose $1,400 payments as part of Biden virus relief

    Feb 9, 2021

    WASHINGTON - House Democrats on Monday proposed an additional $1,400 in direct payments to individuals as Congress began piecing together a $1.9 trillion COVID-19 relief package that tracks President Joe Biden's plan for battling the pandemic and reviving a still staggering economy. Democrats on the Ways and Means Committee would expand tax credits for families with children, for lower-earning people and those buying health insurance on marketplaces created by the 2010 Affordable Care Act. The...

  • Minnesota GOP legislators push for Walz's impeachment over executive orders

    Feb 9, 2021

    Three Republican legislators introduced articles of impeachment Monday against Democratic Gov. Tim Walz over his use of executive orders during the pandemic. Their resolution claims Walz's actions during the COVID-19 emergency have gone beyond his constitutional authority and violated Minnesotans' rights. A spokesman for the governor noted the Republican lawmakers have made the same arguments in court and judges have repeatedly rejected them. It's up to the courts, not legislators, to decide...

  • Schools nationwide walk the tightrope between ideal safety, COVID-19 reality

    Feb 9, 2021

    California mom Megan Bacigalupi has had enough. She wants her kindergartner and second grader back in their Oakland classrooms. But the coronavirus is spreading too quickly to open schools in Alameda County, based on the current state standards. And the local teachers union hasn't agreed to go back - even after teachers have been vaccinated. So she expects her kids will be logging on to school from home for a while. "The impediments to opening are just too great," said Bacigalupi, who is...

  • Amid vaccinations, community spread of COVID-19 remains high in Minnesota

    Feb 9, 2021

    ROCHESTER, Minn. - New cases of COVID-19 continue to be diagnosed across Minnesota, but hospitalizations and deaths continue to decline. The Minnesota Department of Health reported Sunday, Feb. 7, 10 COVID-19 deaths and 914 newly confirmed cases of the virus. The deaths bring the total to 100 for the week and 6,299 since the pandemic reached Minnesota in March. https://www.inforum.com/newsmd/coronavirus/6876561-Amid-vaccinations-community-spread-of-COVID-19-remains-high-in-Mi...

  • Congressional Leaders Request Resources for Urban Indians in Budget Reconciliation

    Feb 9, 2021

    Washington, D.C. (February 8, 2021) – Today, 26 House Representatives called on Congressional leaders to prioritize expanding resources for urban American Indians and Alaska Natives (AI/AN) in the COVID-19 budget reconciliation. At a critical time when AI/ANs are dying at alarming rates from COVID-19, the federal government must do more to fulfill its trust and treaty obligations to serve this population. The letter specifically asks for Congress to include a fix that will provide parity for Urban Indian Organizations (UIOs) and provide s...

  • DEED Announces Over $13 Million in Relief Grants to Convention Centers and Movie Theaters Statewide

    Feb 9, 2021

    St. Paul – The Minnesota Department of Employment and Economic Development (DEED) has announced awards of $4.6 million in Convention Center Relief Grants and $8.54 million in Movie Theater Relief Grants to facilities across the state. These grants were part of a $216 million economic relief package signed into law by Governor Tim Walz on Dec. 16, 2020. This package included a $14 million appropriation for grants to movie theaters and convention centers in Minnesota impacted by COVID-19. “Convention centers and movie theatres are an impor...

  • Impeachment Managers File Trial Brief, Explain Senate's Obligation to Hear Case against Donald Trump

    Feb 9, 2021

    Washington, D.C. – Today, the House Impeachment Managers filed their Trial Memorandum of the United States House of Representatives in the Impeachment Trial of President Donald J. Trump. The brief lays out the case for the conviction of former President Donald J. Trump for “incitement of insurrection against the Republic he swore to protect.” As directed by the Senate, the memorandum also describes the Senate’s obligation to hear this case, affirming that “[t]he Constitution governs the first day of the President’s term, the last day, and ev...

  • READ: House Impeachment Managers' Brief Outlines Arguments For Senate Trial Of Trump

    Feb 9, 2021

    The House impeachment managers who will argue in front of the Senate that former President Donald Trump should be convicted of inciting an insurrection at the Capitol have filed a brief that outlines their evidence. "The Nation will indeed remember January 6, 2021 - and President Trump's singular responsibility for that tragedy. It is impossible to imagine the events of January 6 occurring without President Trump creating a powder keg, striking a match, and then seeking personal advantage from...

  • Read: House impeachment managers' brief ahead of Trump's impeachment trial

    Feb 9, 2021

    Updated 12:43 PM ET, Mon February 8, 2021 (CNN)House impeachment managers filed their response to former President Donald Trump's initial pretrial brief shortly after 12 p.m. ET on Monday, their last opportunity to push back ahead of the impeachment trial on the claims that both Trump and most Senate Republicans are making that the trial itself is unconstitutional. Read their briefing below: https://www.cnn.com/2021/02/08/politics/house-democrats-managers-brief-on-trumps-trial/index.html...

  • The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service Easement Program: Working for you and wildlife in western Minnesota

    Feb 9, 2021

    Working lands work - for people and for wildlife. At the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, we understand that by collaborating with local landowners, we can grow both healthy landscapes and waterfowl populations – plus a strong farm economy. Take a few moments to discover how we foster conservation on working lands and sow the seeds of economic diversity at the same time.   Rural landowners in Wilkin, Wadena, Douglas, Grant and Otter Tail counties partner with Fergus Falls Wetland Management District staff to provide wildlife habitat, while al...

  • Lady Warriors win 4th straight in impressive 115-13 victory over Laporte in 2021 Home Opener - P11

    Michael Barrett, RLNN|Feb 9, 2021

    RED lAKE, MN - The Red Lake Lady Warriors won their season home opener and 4th straight game on Monday, February 1, 2021, taking a 67-2 halftime lead and having no trouble adding to it for the win, 115-13. Five Lady Warriors were in double figures. Rose McClain led all scorers with 22 points, Mimi Beaulieu added 21 points, Kelanna McClain netted 20 points, Latayla Pemberton hit for 14 points and Karen Guise had 13 points. Alyssa Moss had 8 points for Laporte. Red Lake will be on the road to...

  • Lady Warriors win 4th straight in impressive 115-13 victory over Laporte in 2021 Home Opener - P12

    Michael Barrett, RLNN|Feb 9, 2021

    RED lAKE, MN - The Red Lake Lady Warriors won their season home opener and 4th straight game on Monday, February 1, 2021, taking a 67-2 halftime lead and having no trouble adding to it for the win, 115-13. Five Lady Warriors were in double figures. Rose McClain led all scorers with 22 points, Mimi Beaulieu added 21 points, Kelanna McClain netted 20 points, Latayla Pemberton hit for 14 points and Karen Guise had 13 points. Alyssa Moss had 8 points for Laporte. Red Lake will be on the road to...

  • Warriors move to 2-1 on season with 81-56 win over Pine River - P10

    Michael Barrett, RLNN|Feb 9, 2021

    RED LAKE, MN - The Red Lake Warriors won their second game in a row on Tuesday, January 26, 2021 hosting the Pine River Tigers. The Tigers scored first with a 3-pointer, but the Warriors scored twice after that and took a 5-3 lead in the first half, a lead which they never gave up. By the end of the first half, Red Lake led 35-19. The Warriors outscored Pine River in the second half as well 46-37, giving them the win, 81-56. Aaron Chaboyea led all scorers with 24 for Red Lake, Gerald Kingbird...

  • Red Lake's Junior Varsity loses to Pine River 43-42 in closing minutes after leading 30-11 in the first half - P10

    Michael Barrett, RLNN|Feb 9, 2021

    RED LAKE, MN - The Red Lake Warriors won their second game in a row on Tuesday, January 26, 2021 hosting the Pine River Tigers. The Tigers scored first with a 3-pointer, but the Warriors scored twice after that and took a 5-3 lead in the first half, a lead which they never gave up. By the end of the first half, Red Lake led 35-19. The Warriors outscored Pine River in the second half as well 46-37, giving them the win, 81-56. Aaron Chaboyea led all scorers with 24 for Red Lake, Gerald Kingbird...

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