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Articles from the February 24, 2020 edition


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  • Georgianna "Georgie" Howard

    Feb 24, 2020

    Georgianna "Georgie" Howard June 11, 1963 ~ February 20, 2020 (age 56) Georgianna "Georgie" Howard, age 56, of the Bear Clan and of Walker, Minnesota journeyed home to be with her Lord and Savior on Thursday, February 20th, 2020 from her home. She was born in Red Lake, MN on June 11, 1963, the daughter of Josephine (Clark) and Joseph Howard, Sr. Georgie loved polka spotlight and all polka music! She loved horses and participated at the Jack Pines Stables every summer and rode horses in the...

  • Elton John "Jeno" Blackfeather

    Feb 24, 2020

    Elton John "Jeno" Blackfeather October 30, 1972 - February 14, 2020 Elton John "Jeno" Blackfeather left peacefully on Friday, February 14, 2020 in his sleep at home with his partner by his side. He was born on October 30, 1972 in Pine Ridge, South Dakota the son of Andrew Slowbear Sr. and Marie Pecoraro. He was lastly employed as a caterer. They loved going to festivals around Minneapolis, decorating their apartment and cooking, he also enjoyed feeding the squirrels. He enjoyed being around his...

  • Peter William Hallett

    Feb 24, 2020

    Peter William Hallett Sunday, September 19th, 1971 - Monday, February 17th, 2020 Peter William Hallett, 48, of Winchester, VA passed away February 16, 2020 at UVA Hospital in Charlottesville, VA. Peter was born September 19, 1971 in Denver CO; the son of William Edward and Kathryn (Kay) Rae Hallett. He managed ABKA Granite and Stone. After graduating from Langley High School, McLean, VA and Peter attended Fort Lewis College, Durango, CO. Peter was witty, compassionate, inquisitive, genuine and...

  • Suspect Charged With Second-Degree Murder And Assault in Bemidji

    Feb 24, 2020

    On Friday, February 21st, 18-year-old Antonio Vincente Parkhurst was charged with second-degree murder in the death of 20-year-old Lupe Rosillo, as well as second-degree assault on a 17-year-old man in an arraignment hearing in Bemidiji. Parkhurst has a bail set at $100,000 with conditions and is due in court on Monday March 2nd, before Judge Annie Claesson-Huseby. According to a criminal complaint, on February 17th at approximately 10:30 p.m., Bemidji police officers responded to multiple...

  • Red Lake to Vote on Legalizing Medical Marijuana in May

    Nathan Green, Lakeland News|Feb 24, 2020

    Red Lake tribal members will soon be voting on the legalization of medical marijuana on the Red Lake Reservation. The Red Lake Tribal Council passed a resolution earlier this month to vote on whether medical marijuana should be available as an option for Red Lake tribal members. The referendum vote to authorize the production, regulation, and distribution of medical marijuana on the Red Lake Reservation will be voted on by Red Lake band members on the May 20th ballot. According to a Facebook...

  • Walker-Hackensack-Akley Girls take Northwoods Conference with 70-67 win over Red Lake

    Michael Barrett, RLNN|Feb 24, 2020

    RED LAKE, MN – The Red Lake Lady Warriors hosted WHA on Saturday, February 22, 2020 to decide the Champions of the Northwoods Conference. Red Lake was 1st in the North and WHA was 1st in the South. The teams had met up early in beginning of the season in Red Lake, with WHA getting the win 86-63. As anticipated, the game started off quickly with the Lady Warriors putting 3 on the board, and another 2, followed by 4 from WHA. This pace went on throughout the first half, with Red Lake leading by a...

  • Self defense claim likely as Parkhurst is arraigned

    Bemidji News|Feb 24, 2020

    Eighteen-year-old Antonio Parkhurst was arraigned today in Beltrami County Court before Judge John Melbye. Unconditional bail was set at $200,000, and conditional bail was set at $100,000. According to the criminal complaint, an adult female identified in court documents as “L.J.” told investigators that she conspired with a juvenile (identified as “J.B.”), an adult male (identified as “L.R”), and another adult female (“D.M.”) to lure Parkhurst to the residence on the 1100 block of Minnesota Ave. NW with the intent to rob him. L.J. told inves...

  • Minnesota Poll: Voters split on Trump heading into 2020 election

    Feb 24, 2020

    A slim majority of Minnesota voters hold a negative view of President Donald Trump with eight months to go until the general election, according to a new Star Tribune/MPR News Minnesota Poll. Statewide, 52% of voters disapprove of Trump's job performance, while 44% approve of his work in the White House. But those views did not translate into direct support for the Democratic-led effort to impeach and remove the Republican president from office. Half of voters said they disapproved of the...

  • Lobbying group fights surge of bills targeting plastic packaging

    Feb 24, 2020

    Washington state Sen. Christine Rolfes was expecting industry lobbyists to oppose her bill making corporations pay for recycling in the Evergreen State. But alongside the usual plastic manufacturers and waste firms was a new opponent - a defender of bubble wrap, cereal bags and takeout containers. A lobbyist for the St. Paul-based American Institute for Packaging and the Environment (Ameripen) spoke against Rolfes' bill on behalf of some of America's largest corporations - including General...

  • Minnesota pollution regulators target salt-thirsty water softeners

    Feb 24, 2020

    Anna Wise's shiny new black water softener uses about 75% less salt than an outdated water softener with a timer clock. It has a meter to measure water flow, softening only when necessary. That means fewer trips to the basement with a bag of salt. http://www.startribune.com/minnesota-pollution-regulators-target-salt-thirsty-water-softeners/568128452/...

  • Italy rushes to contain Europe's first major virus outbreak

    Feb 24, 2020

    CODOGNO, Italy - Italy scrambled Sunday to check the spread of Europe's first major outbreak of the new viral disease amid rapidly rising numbers of infections and a third death, calling off the popular Venice Carnival, scrapping major league soccer matches in the stricken area and shuttering theaters, including Milan's legendary La Scala. Concern was also on the rise in neighboring Austria, which halted all rail traffic to and from Italy for several hours after suspicion that a train at its...

  • 'Anchor for the East Side,' American Indian Magnet School gets go-ahead for $53M renovation

    Feb 24, 2020

    Parents and staff members long have dreamed of a renovated American Indian Magnet School in St. Paul, and they helped plan for it, too, creating models by putting blocks over blueprints of the East Side school. Designs were drawn up featuring state-of-the-art science labs, a redesigned circular commons area that could accommodate powwows and a studio to be used for the teaching of Native languages. http://www.startribune.com/st-paul-s-american-indian-magnet-school-slated-for-...

  • Authorities recover body from Mississippi River

    Feb 24, 2020

    Emergency crews recovered a body from the icy Mississippi River on Sunday afternoon. It took more than two hours to complete the recovery due to difficult ice and water conditions. http://www.startribune.com/authorities-trying-to-recover-body-found-in-mississippi-river/568125382/...

  • Reliability of pricey new voting machines questioned

    Feb 24, 2020

    In the rush to replace insecure, unreliable electronic voting machines after Russia's interference in the 2016 U.S. presidential race, state and local officials have scrambled to acquire more trustworthy equipment for this year's election, when U.S. intelligence agencies fear even worse problems. But instead of choosing simple, hand-marked paper ballots that are most resistant to tampering because paper cannot be hacked, many are opting for pricier technology that computer security experts...

  • Authorities ID 20-year-old fatally shot in Bemidji; teen jailed, charged

    Paul Walsh, Star Tribune|Feb 24, 2020

    Authorities have identified the 20-year-old who was fatally shot last week at a home in Bemidji allegedly by a teenager who has been charged with murder. Lupe Rosillo, 20, of nearby Cass Lake, was one of two people hit by gunfire with the gunfire Monday night at a residence in the 1100 block of Minnesota Avenue. The Midwest Medical Examiner's Office in Anoka said a single gunshot to the torso killed Rosillo. Antonio V. Parkhurst, of Red Lake, Minn., was arrested without incident elsewhere in...

  • Parkhurst arraigned on two charges, investigation continues into fatal Bemidji shooting

    Feb 24, 2020

    BEMIDJI -- The Beltrami County Attorney’s Office charged 18-year-old Antonio Parkhurst with second-degree murder for the death of a 20-year-old, and second-degree assault in an arraignment hearing on Friday, Feb. 21. Judge John Melby set bail at $100,000 with conditions and $200,000 without conditions at the hearing. Parkhurst, who is listed in the complaint as having a Red Lake Nation address, is next due in court Monday, March 2, before Judge Annie Claesson-Huseby. https://www.bemidjipioneer.com/news/crime-and-courts/49637...

  • Minnesota woman launches lifestyle retreat, empowers others to rediscover themselves in the Northwoods

    Feb 24, 2020

    MINNEAPOLIS -- When Katie Quade planned her return home to Minnesota after living in Australia for three years, she was at an impasse in life. Although she had spent the last 10 years working in the world of advertising, she still felt that she had yet to discover her life’s true purpose. https://www.bemidjipioneer.com/lifestyle/4957998-Minnesota-woman-launches-lifestyle-retreat-empowers-others-to-rediscover-themselves-in-the-Northwoods...

  • 3 charged after 11-year-old gives birth in Missouri bathtub

    Feb 24, 2020

    ST. CHARLES, Mo. - Three relatives of an 11-year-old girl who gave birth in the bathtub of her suburban St. Louis home are facing criminal charges. An adult female and adult male are charged with child endangerment. A 17-year-old male is charged with incest as well as statutory rape and statutory sodomy of a child younger than 12. All three live in St. Charles. https://www.fox9.com/news/3-charged-after-11-year-old-gives-birth-in-missouri-bathtub?fbclid=IwAR1BdvNy3XgKVRzMcM8Vgw8QFVQx8a2HzjI0eVlGS7o_eECnc1JnjxwHTwk...

  • Gently Used Bike Giveaway for all youth ages - Saturday, Feb. 29, 2020 - 10 AM - 2 PM

    Gently Used Bike Giveaway for all youth ages - Saturday, Feb. 29, 2020 - 10 AM - 2 PM Red Lake Humanities - For All Districts...

  • Grants bolster emergency shelter services, expand outreach

    Feb 24, 2020

    Just as temperatures have begun to drop and homeless Minnesotans are finding themselves in greater need, the Minnesota Department of Human Services has awarded nearly $3 million in Emergency Services Program grants to strengthen shelter services and increase outreach to people living on the streets. The grants are going to 25 organizations in the Twin Cities metropolitan area and Greater Minnesota. Governor Tim Walz and the Minnesota Legislature approved the one-time funding during the 2019 legislative session. It supplements $1.7 million alrea...

  • NATIVE CROSSROADS FILM FESTIVAL SPOTLIGHTS WARRIORS OF ALL KINDS; SCREENS SUNDANCE DOCUMENTARY ON N. SCOTT MOMADAY

    Feb 24, 2020

    Norman – The warrior spirit is celebrated in the works to be screened at the eighth annual Native Crossroads Film Festival, set for March 26-28 at the Norman Library Central, 103 W Acres St, Norman, OK 73069. Sundance Festival and Toronto Festival films will join the lineup this year, including a documentary on N. Scott Momaday and a feature film about a zombie plague on the rez. The festival kicks off on Thursday with The Indians for Indians Radio Show Symposium, at 1 p.m. in 118LL Bizzell Library on the Norman campus of the University of Okla...

  • Peterson leads Minnesota House Delegation letter to VA for improved rural access to Readjustment Counseling Services

    Feb 24, 2020

    WASHINGTON – Rep. Collin Peterson, a member of the House Veterans’ Affairs Committee, today led the Minnesota House Delegation in a letter to Department of Veterans Affairs Secretary Robert Wilkie to highlight the importance of the Readjustment Counseling Service (RCS) to the Veterans, active duty Servicemembers, Guard and Reserve personnel and their families in Minnesota, and to ask for support in increasing the level of services available in greater Minnesota. Commonly called “Vet Centers,” the RCS provides services including readjus...

  • Desjarlait scores 33, gets 1000th point in college career at HCC - P2

    Feb 24, 2020

    HIBBING -- In high school Alexis Desjarlait scored over 2,000 points. Now, the Hibbing Community College sophmore from Red Lake has reached another milestone. Desjarlait needed 21 points to surpass the 1,000-point mark as a Cardinal, and she did that with a free throw late in the first half. https://www.hibbingmn.com/sports/college_sports/desjarlait-scores-gets-th/article_9cfea1a0-5392-11ea-bd56-8f13dcffe438.html You will have to purchase a subscription in order to read it, but you can also...

  • Lady Warriors win 12th straight in impressive 100-76 victory over Pine River - P5

    Michael Barrett, RLNN|Feb 24, 2020

    RED LAKE, MN - The Red Lake Lady Warriors won their 12th straight game on Friday, February 14, 2020, taking a 48-38 halftime lead and having no trouble adding to it for the win, 100-76, Gerika Kingbird led all scorers with 36 points on the night, Autumn Holthusen added 29 and Kelanna McClain finished with 23. Olive Adkins led Pine River with 25 on the night, Ramsey Tulenchick hit for 17 and Ryle Hirshey had 11. Red Lake was 4 of 11 from the freethrow line, while Pine River shot 8 of 14. The...

  • Red Lake's JV winners 66-47 in the early game - P5

    Michael Barrett, RLNN|Feb 24, 2020

    RED LAKE, MN - The Red Lake Lady Warriors won their 12th straight game on Friday, February 14, 2020, taking a 48-38 halftime lead and having no trouble adding to it for the win, 100-76, Gerika Kingbird led all scorers with 36 points on the night, Autumn Holthusen added 29 and Kelanna McClain finished with 23. Olive Adkins led Pine River with 25 on the night, Ramsey Tulenchick hit for 17 and Ryle Hirshey had 11. Red Lake was 4 of 11 from the freethrow line, while Pine River shot 8 of 14. The...

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