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  • Julie Ann White

    Feb 18, 2013

    Julie A. White, “Manidoo giizhig gook” age 43, of Red Lake, Minnesota journeyed to the Spirit World on Friday, February 15, 2013 at The Red Lake Hospital. She was born on December 16, 1969 in Red Lake the daughter of James White and Armella Stately. Julie attended Red Lake High School and received her GED. She was employed for fourteen years for The Red Lake Gaming. Julie was a loving mother and a very strong willed grandmother! She enjoyed being with family and friends. She loved being on fac...

  • Elsie Elaine Fairbanks

    Feb 18, 2013

    Elsie Elaine Fairbanks, age 74 of Saint Paul. Elsie was called home on Saturday, February 16th 2013, at the age of 74. Elsie was preceded in death by her parents Mary Jane (Martin) and Paul Prentice, her husband Juel Fairbanks Sr., her sisters Philomine, Marie, Gloria, Dorothy, and her brothers, Paul, and John. Survived by her children: sons, Alden (A.J.), James (Jimmy Dean), Michael, Christopher, Juel Jr., and Daughter Michele, and her brother Rodney Prentice, Sr. (Rocky). Grandmother to 17...

  • Winter weather prompts weather service to issue watch, warning for Bemidji, Red Lake

    Steve Wagner, Bemidji Pioneer|Feb 18, 2013

    BEMIDJI - A winter storm watch has been issued by the National Weather Service, with snow and strong winds expected Sunday night and Monday. The weather service said north-northwest winds could increase to 25 to 40 mph by Monday morning. Stronger gusts also are possible. "These winds combined with any falling snow will create blizzard conditions," the weather service said. In addition, snowfall amounts along U.S. Highway 2 and north is expected to be 3 to 6 inches. It is expected snow will begin falling Monday morning The winter storm watch,...

  • First Native Nations Night Held at Sanford Center, BSU Hockey

    Michael Meuers|Feb 18, 2013

    The first ever Native American night was held at the Sanford center featuring a puck drop by the three Chairpersons of Minnesota three largest Indian tribes on Friday evening January 25, 2013. It was billed as "a night to honor the Native Peoples and heritage of the Bemidji region." A reduced ticket price resulted in hundreds of Boys and Girls Clubs members, youth parents and families, from each reservation to attend the special game courtesy of their respective tribal councils. Tribal Councils...

  • Feb 18, 2013

    ST. PAUL – Gov. Mark Day ton’s sales tax proposal is attracting plenty of attention for how it would lower the tax rate but expand it to more services....

  • Feb 18, 2013

    BEMIDJI – A legislative proposal to increase Minnesota’s minimum wage to $9.50 an hour does not appear to have a large base of local support....

  • Suspect in burglary arraigned

    Justin Glawe, Bemidji Pioneer|Feb 18, 2013

    BEMIDJI – A man police say took part in a burglary that netted over a dozen firearms was arrested after allegedly committing another burglary on Thursday. Dustin Reginald Barrett, 20, of Redby was arrested just before midnight outside a home northeast of Puposky Lake. Also taken into custody for the burglary were Alan James Lussier, 25 and Bernard Gareth King, 32. Barrett was arraigned in Beltrami District Court Friday on one count of felony second degree burglary. He is being held at the Beltrami County Jail on that charge, and an o...

  • Feb 18, 2013

    ST. PAUL – Many Minnesotans are not sure whether more silica sand mining could mean dangerous dust and contaminated water, a booming economy or something in between. Cities and counties have tried to manage mounting interest in mining Minnesota’s silica sand, but with many questions still surrounding the industry some think it is time for the state to step in....

  • Razor Sharp wins back to back Warrior Challenge Tournament

    Kayla Kingbird|Feb 18, 2013

    Razor Sharp wins back to back Warrior Challenge Tournament over the weekend defeating Plainzmen in the championship game. Randy Holthusen was named Warrior Challenge 2013 MVP. 1st Place- Razor Sharp 2nd Place- Plainzmen 3rd Place- Big Town 4th Place- Sota Boys...

  • Red Lake 8th Grade Boys take 1st in Northwoods Tournament Series in Greenway

    Chris Jourdain|Feb 18, 2013

    Red Lake 8th grade boys took part in the Northwoods Tournament in Greenway on Saturday. First game was against Esko at 11am, followed by Duluth East at noon. Greenway, Carlton and Two Harbors were the other teams in action. In quite possibly the most exciting game I've ever coached, we were up by 1 at the half, got down by as much as 10, before making a run and then Will hits a huge 3 and is fouled with 22.6 seconds left to tie it. We get a steal with 4 seconds left and get a layup to seal the...

  • Lady Warriors improve to 13-5 with 87-73 win over Kelliher-Northome P7

    Michael Barrett, RLNN|Feb 18, 2013

    Lady Warriors improve to 13-5 with 87-73 win over Kelliher-Northome. Win gives Co-Coach Jack Desjarlait No. 300 in career. Lady Warriors last game of the regular season will be on Thursday, February 21st at home with Blackduck. It will also be Parent Appreciation Night. This game was originally scheduled for Feb. 19th....

  • Lady Warriors improve to 13-5 with 87-73 win over Kelliher-Northome P8

    Michael Barrett, RLNN|Feb 18, 2013

    Lady Warriors improve to 13-5 with 87-73 win over Kelliher-Northome. Win gives Co-Coach Jack Desjarlait No. 300 in career. Lady Warriors last game of the regular season will be on Thursday, February 21st at home with Blackduck. It will also be Parent Appreciation Night. This game was originally scheduled for Feb. 19th....

  • Lady Warriors improve to 13-5 with 87-73 win over Kelliher-Northome P6

    Michael Barrett, RLNN|Feb 18, 2013

    Lady Warriors improve to 13-5 with 87-73 win over Kelliher-Northome. Win gives Co-Coach Jack Desjarlait No. 300 in career. Lady Warriors last game of the regular season will be on Thursday, February 21st at home with Blackduck. It will also be Parent Appreciation Night. This game was originally scheduled for Feb. 19th....

  • Lady Warriors improve to 13-5 with 87-73 win over Kelliher-Northome P10

    Michael Barrett, RLNN|Feb 18, 2013

    Lady Warriors improve to 13-5 with 87-73 win over Kelliher-Northome. Win gives Co-Coach Jack Desjarlait No. 300 in career. Lady Warriors last game of the regular season will be on Thursday, February 21st at home with Blackduck. It will also be Parent Appreciation Night. This game was originally scheduled for Feb. 19th....

  • Lady Warriors improve to 13-5 with 87-73 win over Kelliher-Northome P11

    Michael Barrett, RLNN|Feb 18, 2013

    Lady Warriors improve to 13-5 with 87-73 win over Kelliher-Northome. Win gives Co-Coach Jack Desjarlait No. 300 in career. Lady Warriors last game of the regular season will be on Thursday, February 21st at home with Blackduck. It will also be Parent Appreciation Night. This game was originally scheduled for Feb. 19th....

  • Lady Warriors improve to 13-5 with 87-73 win over Kelliher-Northome P12

    Michael Barrett, RLNN|Feb 18, 2013

    Lady Warriors improve to 13-5 with 87-73 win over Kelliher-Northome. Win gives Co-Coach Jack Desjarlait No. 300 in career. Lady Warriors last game of the regular season will be on Thursday, February 21st at home with Blackduck. It will also be Parent Appreciation Night. This game was originally scheduled for Feb. 19th....

  • Red Lake PHS/IHS Hospital has new Pediatrician

    Feb 18, 2013

    Please welcome Theresa Hamel M.D., F.A.A.P. Pediatrician Red Lake PHS/IHS Hospital • Dr. Theresa Hamel is a board certified pediatrician who joined the staff of Red Lake Hospital in September 2012. • Dr. Hamel has 20 years of experience as a pediatrician. She was a partner in a private practice pediatric group in Western North Carolina for 18 years from 1993 until 2011. She then spent 20 months in South Dakota working at the Lower Brule IHS Health Center before accepting the position here at Red...

  • TRIBAL JUSTICE NEWS - February 15, 2013

    Feb 18, 2013

    Public Safety Initiatives and Special Announcements U.S. Attorneys Timothy Q. Purdon and Sanford C. Coats to Lead Attorney General’s Native American Issues Subcommittee (Washington, D.C.) On Feb. 5, 2013, Attorney General Eric Holder announced the appointment of U.S. Attorney for the District of North Dakota Timothy Q. Purdon as chair of the Native American Issues Subcommittee (NAIS) of the Attorney General’s Advisory Committee of U.S. Attorneys (AGAC). Attorney General Holder also appointed U.S. Attorney for the Western District of Okl...

  • 2nd Annual Miracle Maker Radiothon

    Feb 18, 2013

    (Grand Forks, N.D.) – The 2nd Annual Miracle Maker Radiothon begins Monday, Feb. 18, and runs through Tuesday, Feb. 19 from 6 a.m. to 6 p.m. each day (24 hours). Radio stations Cat Country (100.3 FM) and XL93 (92.9 FM) are joining forces to raise money for Children’s Miracle Network Hospitals benefiting Sanford Children’s Hospital Fargo. Donations can be made by: • Calling the Miracle Maker Hotline at (701) 757-GIVE (4483) • Online at sanfordhealth.org (keyword: miracle maker) • In person at the Sanford East Grand Forks Clinic, 929 Central Ave...

  • NRCS and partners invest in conservation for Mississippi River health

    Feb 18, 2013

    WASHINGTON, Feb. 15, 2013 – The USDA’s Natural Resources Conservation Service is investing $59 million this year in the health of the Mississippi River basin, making a total of about $289 million for the initiative to reduce nutrient and sediment run-off. More than 640 small watersheds are part of the Mississippi River Basin Healthy Watersheds Initiative, which is in its fourth year, said Tom Christensen, the central regional conservationist who leads the program across the 13 states involved. Through the cooperative conservation partnerships,...

  • Feb 18, 2013

    It's Friday night at the bustling VFW in Crystal, and the beer and conversation are flowing. So are sales of paper pulltabs, card-sized games of chance that are stacked on customers' tables....

  • Feb 18, 2013

    Aggressive recruiting by some of the state's largest for-profit colleges is drawing scrutiny from the Minnesota attorney general, who contends that students, many of them veterans, can find themselves unable to repay federal loans, leaving taxpayers on the hook....

  • Feb 18, 2013

    WASHINGTON - President Obama faces a knotty decision on whether to approve the much-delayed Keystone oil pipeline: a choice between alienating environmental advocates who overwhelmingly supported his candidacy or causing a deep and perhaps lasting rift with Canada....

  • Jordan answers Newtown by sending police into schools

    Heron Marquez, Sta Tribune|Feb 18, 2013

    The small city of Jordan, Minn., is taking the extraordinary step of relocating its police force into the city's public schools, a direct response to the deadly school shootings in Newtown, Conn., in December. Authorities said the move, believed to be the first of its kind in the state and one of the most aggressive responses in the nation to the attack, is a way to upgrade security without busting city and school district budgets. "It's time for us to do something," said City Council Member...

  • Feb 18, 2013

    Since money troubles forced the Minnesota Museum of American Art to close its St. Paul galleries in January 2009, it has been something of a zombie museum. With its 3,800-piece collection mostly in storage, its staff has been seeking space, patrons and funds to revive the institution. Meanwhile, it has sent small shows from the collection to galleries and museums around Minnesota in a savvy publicity move that reinforced the museum’s name while setting Minnesota talent in the larger history of American art....

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