Articles from the March 4, 2013 edition
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Thomas Vernon Lussier, Sr.
Thomas V. Lussier, Sr., 68 of Red Lake, MN died Friday, March 1, 2013 at Sanford Bemidji Medical Center. Funeral Services will be 1:00 pm Tuesday, March 5, 2013 at the St. Mary’s Catholic Church in Red Lake, MN with Rev. Jerry Rogers officiating. A wake will begin at 11:00 am on Sunday, March 3, 2013 at the Red Lake Center in...
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Red Lake Tribal Chairman Floyd Jourdain Jr. outlines goals, successes in speech
RED LAKE – Red Lake Band of Chippewa Chairman Floyd Jourdain Jr. sees hopeful signs for the coming year, but lists challenges as well. “I’m proud to report the state of our nation is good,” Jourdain said in introducing his annual State of the Band address Friday to a full audience at the Seven Clans Casino Event Center....
Jourdain delivers State of the Band 2013 in Red Lake
Full story, see: Red Lake Tribal Chairman Floyd Jourdain Jr. outlines goals, successes in speech http://www.redlakenationnews.com/story/2013/03/04/news/red-lake-tribal-chairman-floyd-jourdain-jr-outlines-goals-successes-in-speech/9537.html...
Jourdain delivers State of the Band 2013 in Red Lake - P2
Full story, see: Red Lake Tribal Chairman Floyd Jourdain Jr. outlines goals, successes in speech http://www.redlakenationnews.com/story/2013/03/04/news/red-lake-tribal-chairman-floyd-jourdain-jr-outlines-goals-successes-in-speech/9537.html...
Red Lake Lady Warriors season ends with 67-46 upset by Fosston
From KKCQ Fosston Radio - Section 8A East Semifinal – #2 Red Lake 46 vs. #3 Fosston 67 The Fosston Greyhounds jumped out to a 13-0 lead and held on for the win over the Red Lake Warriors on Saturday, March 2, 2013 at the Ralph Engelstad Arena in Thief River Falls. Red Lake did not score until they made a free throw after 9:45...
Red Lake Lady Warriors season ends with 67-46 upset by Fosston - P2
From KKCQ Fosston Radio - Section 8A East Semifinal – #2 Red Lake 46 vs. #3 Fosston 67 The Fosston Greyhounds jumped out to a 13-0 lead and held on for the win over the Red Lake Warriors on Saturday, March 2, 2013 at the Ralph Engelstad Arena in Thief River Falls. Red Lake did not score until they made a free throw after 9:45...
Red Lake Lady Warriors Pep Rally of March 1, 2013
Red Lake Lady Warriors Pep Rally of March 1, 2013...
Red Lake Lady Warriors Pep Rally of March 1, 2013 - P2
Red Lake Lady Warriors Pep Rally of March 1, 2013 - P2...
Bemidji Symphony Orchestra performs at Red Lake Middle School
The Bemidji Symphony Orchestra did a small concert on Friday, March 1st at Red Lake Middle School. The concert featured Native American flute player Keith Bear....
Winter storm watch issued for Bemidji, up to 8 inches of snow possible
BEMIDJI - The National Weather Service has issued a winter storm watch for Bemidji and Beltrami County through 6 a.m. Tuesday. Snowfall is expected to fall Monday, dropping between 4 to 8 inches in the area. Meanwhile, the weather service also issued a winter storm warning for areas to the west and south of Beltrami County. A winter storm is expected to move across North...
Bemidji Symphony Orchestra performs at Red Lake Middle School - P2
The Bemidji Symphony Orchestra did a small concert on Friday, March 1st at Red Lake Middle School. The concert featured Native American flute player Keith Bear....
Clearbrook-Gonvick advances in 8A East but Red Lake falls
THIEF RIVER FALLS – Fosston neutralized Red Lake’s fast-moving offense Saturday and ended the Warriors’ season with a 67-46 victory in the East Sub-Section 8A girls semifinals at the Ralph Engelstad Arena. In Saturday’s other sub-section contest top-seeded Clearbrook-Gonvick dominated No. 5 Mahnomen 51-29. In Tuesday’s sub-section final at the REA Clearbrook-Gonvick...
Bemidji Theater, local opera lovers team up for ‘Tosca’
BEMIDJI—A July 2011 performance of Puccini’s “Tosca” from the Royal Opera House in London was shown using the enhanced digital screens at the Bemidji Amigo Theater Saturday to an appreciative audience. The event is the culmination of a year’s worth of work by dedicated opera lovers here in Bemidji and the help of...
Lady Warriors Advance in East Sub-Section 8A with 67-32 win over Lake of the Woods - P8
Lady Warriors Advance in East Sub-Section 8A with 67-32 win over Lake of the Woods. Will face Fosston on Saturday at 1:45 PM at REA in Thief River Falls. From KKCQ Radio: An 8th Grader and Freshman combined to score 40 points in leading the Warriors to the one sided win over Lake of the Woods Thursday night at Bemidji State Univ...
Rogers tops field at Snowjourn Ski Race
The skiers take part in the mass start of the annual Snowjourn Ski Race at Buena Vista Ski Area. Monte Draper | Bemidji Pioneer BUENA VISTA — A 49-year-old Esko man bested a field of 22 men, and some boys, Saturday at the Snowjourn Ski Race. Phil Rogers finished the 12k freestyle in 30:25, beating Sevve Stember, 28, of Minneap...
$30 million appears headed to help businesses grow
ST. PAUL – Legislative leaders say the governor has a good chance of getting $30 million he wants included in the next two-year budget to help businesses move to Minnesota or expand....
Domestic violence court, funded by original Violence Against Women Act, to open in October
BEMIDJI – There will be no new courtroom or freshly-hired judges....
ELECTED OFFICIALS COMPRISE NEWEST COHORT OF BUSH FELLOWS
(Saint Paul, MN – Mar. 1, 2013) – Because the Bush Foundation believes that elected and government officials in statewide and federal policy-making positions have an unmatched opportunity to engage their communities in creating positive change to strengthen community vitality, it has selected its final Bush Fellows for 2012 from an applicant pool open exclusively to such...
Study finds small increase in advanced breast cancer in younger women
A new study finds a small but statistically significant increase in the rate of advanced breast cancer in women 25 to 39 years of age, raising questions about what may be causing the apparent increase. The study was led by Rebecca H. Johnson, M.D., of Seattle Children's Hospital and University of Washington, Seattle, and appears in the Journal of the American Medical...
BIA, Tribal and County Law Enforcement Work Together to Apprehend Federal Fugitive Speeding Towards Standing Rock Reservation
STANDING ROCK, N.D. – Assistant Secretary – Indian Affairs Kevin K. Washburn today announced that Bureau of Indian Affairs Office of Justice Services (OJS) officers, working with tribal and county law enforcement, were instrumental in apprehending an “armed and dangerous” adult male approximately 12 miles from Fort Yates community on the Standing Rock Reservation in...
Rep. Hakeem Jeffries - Opposing Funding Cuts to Native American Programs
Rep. Hakeem Jeffries - Opposing Funding Cuts to Native American Programs...
Mille Lacs Band of Ojibwe Hand Drum Contest
Mille Lacs Band of Ojibwe Hand Drum Contest March 8, 2013 - Grand Casino Hinckley...
Overstock Publications Are Free to Native Communities & Organizations
We here at First Nations Development Institute are reducing the inventory of some of our key publications. We are offering them FREE to Native American, Alaska Native and/or Native Hawaiian organizations and government entities that can put them to good use. We’ll even ship them to you! The publications are overstocks from one of our focus areas – financial education for Na...
Twin Cities commute will be all-day struggle
Monday’s commute could be a little messy, both coming and going. With more than half of the state under a winter storm warning, the Twin Cities metro area was expected to see an inch or two of snow this morning, with roughly 3 to 6 inches on the ground when workers are heading home in the evening, according to the National Weather Service....
