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Articles from the February 25, 2021 edition


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  • OBAHSHIING ANNUAL FISHING TOURNAMENT

    Youth 17 & under Red lake Walleye 1st $150 2nd $100 3rd $50 other species 1st $150 2nd $100 3rd $50 Adult 18 & up Red Lake Walleye 1st $300 2nd $200 3rd $100 other species 1st $300 2nd $200 3rd $100 Youth and Adult combined 25th biggest walleye $100 **CALL PONEMAH OUTPATIENT @ 554-7425 TO PRE-REGISTER** LAST DAY TO REGISTER WILL BE FRIDAY, MARCH 5, 2021 @ NOON ALL FISH WEIGHED IN WILL BE KEPT FOR A DRAWING. **RED LAKE NATION FISHING REGULATIONS AND LAWS WILL BE ENFORCED** FOR MORE INFORMATION...

  • Louis Albert Junco

    Feb 25, 2021

    Louis Albert Junco May 8, 1934 - February 23, 2021 Louis Albert Junco, 86, of Cass Lake, MN died Tuesday, February 23, 2021 at Sanford Fargo Medical Center. Services will be held at 10:00 am Saturday, Feb. 27. 2021 at the Cass Lake White Earth Office located in the old American Legion building in Cass Lake. A wake will begin at 3 pm Friday, Feb. 26th and will continue until the time of the service. Interment will be at the Fineday Family Burial Grounds in Pennington, MN. The Cease Family...

  • Merle Bush Jr.

    Feb 25, 2021

    Merle Bush Jr. December 15, 1976 - February 20, 2021 Merle Bush Jr., age 44, of Naytahwaush, MN, died unexpectedly on Saturday, February 20, 2021, in Naytahwaush. Funeral Services will be held at 11:00 a.m. on Tuesday, March 2, 2021 at the Naytahwaush Sports Complex. Visitation will be held Monday, March 1, 2021 from 5:00 p.m. - 7:00 p.m at the Naytahwaush Sports Complex. Burial will be held at St. Anne's Catholic Cemetery in Naytahwaush in the spring. Following all Covid-19 safety protocols,...

  • Kevin Kade Finn

    Feb 25, 2021

    Kevin Kade Finn February 7, 2021 ~ February 14, 2021 Kevin Kade Finn, 1 week old, "Makwa-Makwa" of Cass Lake, Minnesota began his journey to the spirit world on Sunday, February 14th, 2021 from the Cass Lake IHS Hospital in Cass Lake, MN. Baby Kevin was born on Sunday, February 7th, 2021 in Bemidji, MN to Shauncie Hanson and Jayme Finn. Baby Kevin loved being cuddled and loved by his mom and dad when he wasn't sleeping in one or the others arms. Though his time here was too short, he will be...

  • Minnesota health officials ask students and families to take COVID-19 tests every two weeks

    Feb 25, 2021

    Minnesota health officials recommended Wednesday that schoolchildren and their families get tested for COVID-19 every two weeks as more students return to classrooms. "This is not a requirement," said Dan Huff, an assistant commissioner at the Minnesota Department of Health. "COVID-19 testing remains an important tool for limiting disease impacts and ending the pandemic as quickly as possible." The recommendation applies to families whose children leave home for learning, youth sports or...

  • Mille Lacs panel recommends one-walleye limit for early anglers to DNR

    Feb 25, 2021

    A panel of Mille Lacs stakeholders urged the Department of Natural Resources Wednesday to allow a one-fish bag limit for early-season walleye anglers - a practice that was previously dropped over fears it would set the stage for a year of overharvest. State Fisheries Chief Brad Parsons said the agency will consider the option as it mulls what regulation will best utilize the state's 2021 allocation of 87,500 pounds of walleye. He said the decision will rest with the DNR after officials give more...

  • Walz set to announce next phases in vaccine rollout Thursday

    Feb 25, 2021

    Gov. Tim Walz will announce the next phase of the state's COVID-19 vaccine rollout plan Thursday, which is set to take effect after 70% of Minnesota seniors get at least one dose. State officials expect to reach that goal by the end of March, according to Walz spokesman Teddy Tschann. "Governor Walz is committed to giving Minnesota seniors the opportunity to be vaccinated before opening up the process more widely," Tschann said. https://www.startribune.com/walz-set-to-announc...

  • Best Buy will give employees time off for COVID-19 vaccine, announces bonuses

    Feb 25, 2021

    Best Buy, like many other companies that employ front-line workers, said it will give employees who get the COVID-19 vaccine paid time off. The Richfield-based electronics retailer also on Wednesday announced another round of bonuses. Full-time hourly workers will receive $500, part-time workers $200. "Our employees are on the front lines every day [and] have been essential in ensuring our customers continue to be able to work, learn, connect and cook at home," the company said in a statement....

  • Biden choice for budget chief faces new hurdles in Congress

    Feb 25, 2021

    WASHINGTON - The increasingly slim odds - and surprisingly thin outreach from the White House - for Neera Tanden's nomination as head of the Office of Management and Budget are raising growing questions about how long the president will stick with her, in an early test of how he will use his limited political capital. In the latest sign of trouble for Tanden, two Senate panels slated to take up her nomination, the Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee and the Budget Committee,...

  • 'Water protectors' create blockades to Line 3 worksites in Savanna State Forest

    Feb 25, 2021

    Protesters known as "water protectors" blockaded Enbridge Line 3 worksites Wednesday morning in the Savanna State Forest in Northeastern Minnesota. At one location, a protester ascended a 40-foot, two-legged stand, according to a news release from the Giniw Collective. At another location, two protesters stationed themselves on a flipped-over vehicle with a sign that read "doom to Line 3 or doom to us all" and blocked the entry road. Nonviolent resistance to Line 3 continues to grow across...

  • Minnesota launches youth testing campaign

    Feb 25, 2021

    Even as more people across the state are getting vaccinated, public health officials are reminding Minnesotans that COVID-19 testing remains an important tool for limiting disease impacts and ending the pandemic as quickly as possible. With that goal in mind the Minnesota Department of Health (MDH) today announced a new focus on testing for young people, asking families to get tested every two weeks from now until the end of the school year. MDH officially launched the campaign today, which will include targeted outreach to families, health...

  • Biden's Testing Stance Leaves States Tough Choices. Some May Still Try to Avoid Exams

    Feb 25, 2021

    The Biden administration’s decision not to entertain states’ requests to cancel standardized exams for this school year due to the pandemic marks its first major K-12 policy decision—and it’s leading to no shortage of controversy. Although the department has now provided clarity on that highly anticipated decision, its approach to the issue—a continued mandate for testing, tempered by some flexibility—will still push states to make difficult choices. And the clock is ticking on an already disrupted school year. Questions about how much value...

  • More Lawmakers Are Leading Efforts to Reopen Some Schools By Statute - And Not Just in Red States

    Feb 25, 2021

    As the state approaches the one-year anniversary of its first COVID-related school closures, lawmakers in North Carolina have taken the dramatic step of passing legislation this month that would require districts to offer some version of in-person learning. The proposal now sits on the desk of Democratic Gov. Roy Cooper, who has found fault with its language but not yet announced whether he will sign it. The episode is the latest public health dispute between a popular governor, reelected only...

  • Looking Back to July 2011 - Red Lake 4th of July Celebration - Saturday Afternoon Parade - P32

    Michael Barrett, RLNN|Feb 25, 2021

    Looking Back to July 2011 - Red Lake 4th of July Celebration - Saturday Afternoon Parade...

  • 2 Former Alabama School Superintendents Among 6 Indicted

    Feb 25, 2021

    MONTGOMERY, Ala. (AP) — Two former north Alabama school superintendents are among six people facing charges including conspiracy, fraud and identity theft in an alleged scheme to illegally boost school funding, court documents unsealed Tuesday show. Former Athens school Superintendent Trey Holladay and former Limestone County Superintendent Tom Sisk were indicted by a federal grand jury in Montgomery, court records showed. So was Holladay’s wife, retired Athens teacher Deborah Irby Holladay. The other three who were charged include former Ath...

  • Food Help Expanded for Kids Shut Out of School by Pandemic

    Feb 25, 2021

    SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP) — As many as 1 million Illinois schoolchildren will get more nutritious meals after state officials received an expansion of a federally subsidized pandemic-relief program, Gov. J.B. Pritzker said Tuesday. Illinois is one of 16 states that sought additional assistance from the U.S. Agriculture Department's program. In a news conference at Washington Middle School, Pritzker said the state will more than double the benefits it had been receiving and reach an additional 200,000 children. The program helps feed families w...

  • Getting Veterans COVID-19 vaccinations high priority, says SecVA

    Feb 25, 2021

    Continuing to get COVID-19 vaccinations for Veterans – especially those in rural and highly rural areas – is a high priority, VA Secretary Denis McDonough told reporters Feb. 23. More than 1 million Veterans have at least one vaccine and 400,000 received both doses, McDonough said, with numbers of shots in arms climbing daily. Veterans are generally receiving the COVID vaccine quickly after facilities receive doses. https://blogs.va.gov/VAntage/85139/getting-veterans-covid-19-vaccinations-high-priority-says-secva/?utm_source...

  • Equay Wiigamig MMIW Prayer Vigil held in Red Lake - P2

    Michael Barrett, RLNN|Feb 25, 2021

    A MMIW Prayer Vigil, sponsored by Equay Wiigamig (Women's Sheter) was held in Red Lake at the old Red Lake Trading Post on Tuesday, February 23, 2021. It began about noon followed by words from Red Lake Tribal Chairman Darrell Seki Sr., Mark Kingbird Sr, and other Equay Wiigamig Staff. Some of those in attendance wore red and carried signs, and everyone practiced Covid-19 mask use. For more information, visit MMIW at https://www.nativewomenswilderness.org/mmiw...

  • Lady Warriors come off 2-game losing streak to down Blackduck 76-50 - P7

    Michael Barrett, RLNN|Feb 25, 2021

    RED LAKE, MN - The Red Lake Lady Warriors hosted Blackduck on Tuesday, February 16, 2021, taking a 36-22 halftime lead and outscoring their opponents 41-28 in the second half to win, 76-50. Red Lake had defeated the Drakes in January 70-61 in Blackduck, and had came off a 2-game losing streak, falling to Cass Lake and Pine River. Mimi Beaulieu led all scorers with 22 points on the night, Latayla Pemberton added 20 points of her own and Karen Guise hit for 10 points. M. Flatness led the Drakes wi...

  • Red Lake Girl's JV lose to the Blackduck 54-39 - P7

    Michael Barrett, RLNN|Feb 25, 2021

    RED LAKE, MN - The Red Lake Lady Warriors hosted Blackduck on Tuesday, February 16, 2021, taking a 36-22 halftime lead and outscoring their opponents 41-28 in the second half to win, 76-50. Red Lake had defeated the Drakes in January 70-61 in Blackduck, and had came off a 2-game losing streak, falling to Cass Lake and Pine River. Mimi Beaulieu led all scorers with 22 points on the night, Latayla Pemberton added 20 points of her own and Karen Guise hit for 10 points. M. Flatness led the Drakes wi...

  • Warriors squeak by Clearbrook-Gonvick 83-80 - P8

    Michael Barrett, RLNN|Feb 25, 2021

    RED LAKE, MN - The Red Lake Warriors hosted Clearbrook-Gonvick on Friday, February 12, 2021, and the Bears were first to score, followed by ten more to lead 12-0 in the first half. But the Warriors fought back, even after D.J. Holtusen got his third foul and came out of the game near the 10-minute mark, and ended up leading at the end of the first half, 36-35. The lead changed several times in the second half, with both teams running fast paced offenses, and it ended up going down to just...

  • Red Lake Junior Varsity winners over Bears 61-59 in earlier game on Friday - P8

    Michael Barrett, RLNN|Feb 25, 2021

    RED LAKE, MN - The Red Lake Warriors hosted Clearbrook-Gonvick on Friday, February 12, 2021, and the Bears were first to score, followed by ten more to lead 12-0 in the first half. But the Warriors fought back, even after D.J. Holtusen got his third foul and came out of the game near the 10-minute mark, and ended up leading at the end of the first half, 36-35. The lead changed several times in the second half, with both teams running fast paced offenses, and it ended up going down to just...

  • Red Lake Warriors out-gunned in 88-67 home loss to Cass Lake Panthers - P11

    Michael Barrett, RLNN|Feb 25, 2021

    RED LAKE, MN - The Red Lake Warriors came off a 77-71 win, their fourth win in a row, over Pine River on Friday, February 5, 2021, to face a fast Cass Lake-Bena Panther team on Tuesday, February 9th, and were outscored in both halves 45-33 and 43-34 respectively. Cass Lake improved their season record to 6-2 with the 88-67 victory, while the Warriors dropped to 4-2. Leroy Fairbanks led the Panthers with 32 points, Kayden Lee hit for 20 and Dominic Fairbanks added 13. D. J. Holthusen led Red...

  • Red Lake's JV edged by Panther JV 42-36 in earlier game - P11

    Michael Barrett, RLNN|Feb 25, 2021

    RED LAKE, MN - The Red Lake Warriors came off a 77-71 win, their fourth win in a row, over Pine River on Friday, February 5, 2021, to face a fast Cass Lake-Bena Panther team on Tuesday, February 9th, and were outscored in both halves 45-33 and 43-34 respectively. Cass Lake improved their season record to 6-2 with the 88-67 victory, while the Warriors dropped to 4-2. Leroy Fairbanks led the Panthers with 32 points, Kayden Lee hit for 20 and Dominic Fairbanks added 13. D. J. Holthusen led Red...

  • Lady Warriors win 4th straight in impressive 115-13 victory over Laporte in 2021 Home Opener - P23

    Michael Barrett, RLNN|Feb 25, 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...

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