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  • Feb 14, 2012

    ST. PAUL, Minn. (AP) — The Minnesota House has unanimously passed a bill that would require teachers to pass a basic skills test before getting a teacher's license....

  • Bruce Martin Johnson

    Feb 14, 2012

    Bruce Martin Johnson, “Mukwa”, 68, of Cass Lake, died Feb. 12, 2012. The funeral will be at 11 a.m. on Thursday, Feb. 16 at Veteran’s Memorial Building in Cass Lake. A wake service will begin at 10 a.m. on Wednesday, Feb. 15 and continue until time of service. Military honors will be accorded by Leech Lake American Legion Post....

  • Area basketball teams start stretch runs toward playoffs

    Pat Miller, Bemidji Pioneer|Feb 14, 2012

    The area boys basketball scene is in its stretch run and Cass Lake-Bena is in a battle with Fosston for bragging rights in the 8A East playoff seeding. The Panthers improved to 16-3 last week with three victories. Fosston is on CL-B’s heels, however, with a 15-4 record. Cass Lake-Bena is 8-1 against section opponents and has a QRF point total of 72.4.Fosston has an 8-2 record against section foes and has a QRF rating of 60.9. Red Lake is 10-3 against section teams has a 55.0 QRF point total and Blackduck rounds out the top four Section 8A t...

  • Thursday Basketball Action in Red Lake P16

    Michael Barrett, RLNN|Feb 14, 2012

    It was a very entertaining evening of basketball action on Thursday, February 9, 2012 in Red Lake. Red Lake Jr. High was a winner over Laporte 50-43; Red Lake Jr. High Girls defeated Laporte Jr. High Girls action; Red Lake's Lady Warriors Varsity team were winners with a 58-13 win; Red Lake's JV edged Laporte 77-74 in a very tight contest; and in perhaps the best game of the night, the Red Lake Warriors slipped by the Kelliher-Northome Mustangs 77-76 in overtime in a game that could have went...

  • Thursday Basketball Action in Red Lake P17

    Michael Barrett, RNN|Feb 14, 2012

    It was a very entertaining evening of basketball action on Thursday, February 9, 2012 in Red Lake. Red Lake Jr. High was a winner over Laporte 50-43; Red Lake Jr. High Girls defeated Laporte Jr. High Girls action; Red Lake's Lady Warriors Varsity team were winners with a 58-13 win; Red Lake's JV edged Laporte 77-74 in a very tight contest; and in perhaps the best game of the night, the Red Lake Warriors slipped by the Kelliher-Northome Mustangs 77-76 in overtime in a game that could have went...

  • Thursday Basketball Action in Red Lake P18

    Michael Barrett, RLNN|Feb 14, 2012

    It was a very entertaining evening of basketball action on Thursday, February 9, 2012 in Red Lake. Red Lake Jr. High was a winner over Laporte 50-43; Red Lake Jr. High Girls defeated Laporte Jr. High Girls action; Red Lake's Lady Warriors Varsity team were winners with a 58-13 win; Red Lake's JV edged Laporte 77-74 in a very tight contest; and in perhaps the best game of the night, the Red Lake Warriors slipped by the Kelliher-Northome Mustangs 77-76 in overtime in a game that could have went...

  • Thursday Basketball Action in Red Lake P19

    Michael Barrett, RLNN|Feb 14, 2012

    It was a very entertaining evening of basketball action on Thursday, February 9, 2012 in Red Lake. Red Lake Jr. High was a winner over Laporte 50-43; Red Lake Jr. High Girls defeated Laporte Jr. High Girls action; Red Lake's Lady Warriors Varsity team were winners with a 58-13 win; Red Lake's JV edged Laporte 77-74 in a very tight contest; and in perhaps the best game of the night, the Red Lake Warriors slipped by the Kelliher-Northome Mustangs 77-76 in overtime in a game that could have went...

  • Thursday Basketball Action in Red Lake P20

    Michael Barrett, RLNN|Feb 14, 2012

    It was a very entertaining evening of basketball action on Thursday, February 9, 2012 in Red Lake. Red Lake Jr. High was a winner over Laporte 50-43; Red Lake Jr. High Girls defeated Laporte Jr. High Girls action; Red Lake's Lady Warriors Varsity team were winners with a 58-13 win; Red Lake's JV edged Laporte 77-74 in a very tight contest; and in perhaps the best game of the night, the Red Lake Warriors slipped by the Kelliher-Northome Mustangs 77-76 in overtime in a game that could have went...

  • Thursday Basketball Action in Red Lake P21

    Michael Barrett, RLNN|Feb 14, 2012

    It was a very entertaining evening of basketball action on Thursday, February 9, 2012 in Red Lake. Red Lake Jr. High was a winner over Laporte 50-43; Red Lake Jr. High Girls defeated Laporte Jr. High Girls action; Red Lake's Lady Warriors Varsity team were winners with a 58-13 win; Red Lake's JV edged Laporte 77-74 in a very tight contest; and in perhaps the best game of the night, the Red Lake Warriors slipped by the Kelliher-Northome Mustangs 77-76 in overtime in a game that could have went...

  • Alex Mason scores goal of 2012 in Minnesota high-school hockey game (Video)

    Greg Wyshynski, Yahoo Sports|Feb 14, 2012

    It began with a nice play on the penalty kill for Detroit Lakes High School senior captain Alex Mason, who intercepted an opponent's pass and then fought through another player to earn a breakaway. It ended with one of the most spectacular goals of the calendar year, at any level of hockey competition: In a Saturday night Minnesota State High School League game against Bagley/Fosston, Jones faked to his backhand to get the goalie moving, and then lifted the puck on his forehand into the top of the net. To control the puck like that, at that...

  • Feb 14, 2012

    ST. PAUL — Minnesota teachers should know basic reading, writing and math skills before taking over classrooms, a bill the House unanimously passed Monday declares....

  • Feb 14, 2012

    ST. PAUL – The American Civil Liberties Union of Minnesota is putting up $1,000 for anyone who can find a voter fraud case in the past decade that could have been avoided by a proposed constitutional amendment requiring voters to show a photographic identification card before casting ballots. The ACLU thinks it is a safe bet....

  • RLHS Financial Aid Informational Meeting - February 16, 2012

    Students, are you afraid college is too expensive? Wondering how your parents could help pay for your tuition? Bring your parents to RLHS Financial Aid Informational Meeting on February 16, 2012, 4:30—5:30 PM at the RLHS Culture Room. Please stop by earlier for one on one questions Come learn important information for federal student financial aid and other resources available. Special Presentation By: Jerry Schlutz, Director of Northland Financial Aid & Gene Klinke, Direcor of Enrollment M...

  • First Nations now accepting Letter of Intent applications for its Native Youth and Culture Fund (NYCF) program

    First Nations Development Institute (First Nations), a national Native nonprofit organization, established in 1980 and dedicated to strengthening Native American economies, is pleased to announce that it is now accepting Letter of Intent applications for its Native Youth and Culture Fund (NYCF) program. First Nations is a catalyst for social and economic justice. Our mission is to assist Native peoples to control and develop their own assets and, through that control, build the capacity to direct their economic futures in ways that fit their...

  • President’s Fiscal Year 2013 Budget Request for Indian Affairs Maintains Commitment to Improving Conditions Throughout Indian Country

    Feb 14, 2012

    WASHINGTON – President Obama’s Fiscal Year 2013 budget request for Indian Affairs, which includes the Bureau of Indian Affairs (BIA) and the Bureau of Indian Education (BIE), is $2.5 billion – a $4.6 million decrease below the FY 2012 enacted level. The proposed budget maintains the President’s commitment to meeting the government’s responsibilities to the 566 Federally recognized American Indian and Alaska Native Tribes, while holding the line on fiscal responsibility and improving government efficiency. “The budget request maintains P...

  • Standing with Indian Country

    Toby Chaudhuri|Feb 14, 2012

    We now face a make-or-break moment for the middle class and those trying to reach it. After decades of eroding middle-class security as those at the very top saw their incomes rise as never before and after a historic recession that plunged our economy into a crisis from which we are still fighting to recover, it is time to construct an economy that is built to last. The President’s 2013 Budget is built around the idea that our country does best when everyone gets a fair shot, does their fair share, and plays by the same rules. We must t...

  • Minnesota Health, Nonprofit Leaders Urge Tobacco Price Increase

    Feb 14, 2012

    MINNEAPOLIS, Minn., February 13, 2012 – The Raise it for Health coalition applauds Senator Carla Nelson (R – 30) and Representative Mike Benson (R – 30B), for unveiling legislation today that would raise the price of cigarettes by $1.29 per pack and increase the tax on non-cigarette tobacco products to 95 percent of their wholesale price. It is estimated that this price increase will prevent more than 35,000 Minnesota kids from becoming addicted adult smokers and help more than 26,000 Minnesota adults quit tobacco. “A tobacco price increas...

  • Mazopiya Wins Excellence in Construction Award

    Feb 14, 2012

    Prior Lake, MN – The natural food market Mazopiya was honored recently for excellence along with its contractor Shingobee Builders at the Associated Builders and Contractors' Excellence in Construction Awards program on February 2, 2012. Mazopiya was honored with a Minnesota Pyramid Award presented during the annual awards banquet held at the Metropolitan Ballroom in Minneapolis. ABC’s finest contractors, subcontractors, and specialty contractors were honored at the event for the merits of their projects with the most unique and challenging des...

  • RLHS Parent Teacher Conferences - Thursday, February 16, 2012

    RLHS Parents and Guardians are invited to Parent Teacher Conferences on Thursday, February 16, 2012 beginning at noon until 7 pm. A special meal will be served all day as well as water, coffee and cookies in the front entry. Students work and projects will be on display. Parents who attend will be given a free pass to attend the boys basketball game at 7 pm against Walker-Hackensack-Akeley. Also, parents will be entered into drawings for a subway club card and RL Nation fuel gas cards. Daga biindigeyok miinawaa mawadishiweyok! (You all come in...

  • Recovery Voices Count!

    Feb 14, 2012

    Recovery Voices Count! This Wednesday, February 15, the Senate Committee is going to vote on the Photo ID amendment. The Photo ID amendment would restrict anyone without a current and correct state-issued photo ID from voting. This amendment could strip people in early recovery who live in transitional housing like halfway houses or sober homes of their voting rights. If you are a member of the recovery community (an individual in recovery, or a friend, family member, or ally of a person in recovery), and you oppose this amendment, please show...

  • Red Lake 6th Annual Drug/Gang Summit

    Red Lake 6th Annual Drug/Gang Summit - February 15 & 16, 2012 KEEPING TRADITIONS, STOPPING ADDICTIONS 6TH ANNUAL DRUG/GANG SUMMIT Wednesday, February 15, 2012 AGENDA 8:30 to 2:00 - Registration opens and close: 2:00 pm 9:00 to 9:15 - Opening Ceremonies (prayer & Drum Group) 9:15 to 9:30 - Introductions: Mr. Murphy Thomas, Emcee 9:30 to 10:00 - Opening Address: Mr. Floyd Jourdain Jr. 10:00 to 10:45 - Key Note Address: Mr. Dennis His Gun, Historical Trauma 10:45 to 11:00 - Break 11:00 to 11:45 -...

  • THE 24 SEVEN – February 14

    Washington Post|Feb 14, 2012

    THE 24 SEVEN – February 14 Tunisia breaks up Islamist terrorist cell Tunisia has broken up a "terrorist organization" and arrested 1... http://takeaction.wta001.com/wta/link.php?M=17702784&N=14677&L=9979&F=T ----------------------------------------------------------------- Obama budget dooms Mars missions with Europe The budget proposed Monday by President Obama for fiscal 2013 w... http://takeaction.wta001.com/wta/link.php?M=17702784&N=14677&L=9980&F=T ----------------------------------------------------------------- Iran claims nuclear l...

  • Three homes arrive in Attawapiskat

    Feb 14, 2012

    Three new, modern familysized homes have arrived in Attawapiskat, but no one in the northern Ontario First Nation facing a severe housing crisis can move into them yet. Read more: http://www.ottawacitizen.com/entertainment/Three+homes+arrive+Attawapiskat/6147785/story.html#ixzz1mN1sVqza...

  • Feb 14, 2012

    The latest census results for northwestern Ontario are incomplete. Statistics Canada said 13 remote First Nations aren't represented in its report because census-takers couldn't travel to the communities last year due to the severe forest fire situation....

  • Feb 14, 2012

    Nations reserves saw a big population jump over the last five years, according to the 2011 federal census....

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