Articles from the March 27, 2013 edition
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2013 Red Lake Head Start Pow Wow - P8
New 2013 Red Lake Headstart Princess Yasmine Prentice and 2013 Brave is Dezmond Desjarlait....
2013 Red Lake Head Start Pow Wow - P9
New 2013 Red Lake Headstart Princess Yasmine Prentice and 2013 Brave is Dezmond Desjarlait....
2013 Red Lake Head Start Pow Wow - P10
New 2013 Red Lake Headstart Princess Yasmine Prentice and 2013 Brave is Dezmond Desjarlait....
2013 Red Lake Head Start Pow Wow - P11
New 2013 Red Lake Headstart Princess Yasmine Prentice and 2013 Brave is Dezmond Desjarlait....
2013 State Dance and Drum in Detroit Lakes, MN - P8
2013 State Dance and Drum in Detroit Lakes, MN - P8...
2013 State Dance and Drum in Detroit Lakes, MN - P9
2013 State Dance and Drum in Detroit Lakes, MN - P9...
SPRING ROAD RESTRICTIONS
Spring load restrictions are being placed for the two frost zones that cover Beltrami County. The NORTH-CENTRAL Frost Zone and the NORTH FROST ZONE will go into effect at 12:01 a.m. on Friday, March 29, 2013. All gravel surfaced roads will be restricted to 5 tons per axle. All bituminous surfaced roads will be posted to 5, 7, 9 or 10 tons per axle. A map of the roads within...
Headwaters Alliance for Suicide Prevention - Thursday, March 28
The Headwaters Alliance for Suicide Prevention will be meeting Thursday, March 28th from 12:00pm-1:30pm at the Prime West Building, 3124 Hannah Ave NW, Bemidji, MN. The meeting agenda will include an update on suicide prevention programming in the area, a review of Beltrami County suicide data as well as information on suicide prevention education and outreach opportunities....
Dental Assistant - Red Lake Indian Health Service
Job Title: Dental Assistant Department: Department Of Health And Human Services Agency: Indian Health Service Job Announcement Number:IHS-13-BJ-864123-DE SALARY RANGE: $24,933.00 to $40,706.00 / Per Year OPEN PERIOD: Monday, March 25, 2013 to Tuesday, December 31, 2013 SERIES & GRADE: GS-0681-03/05 POSITION INFORMATION: Full...
EPA Survey Finds More Than Half of the Nation's River and Stream Miles in Poor Condition
WASHINGTON — Today, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency released the results of the first comprehensive survey looking at the health of thousands of stream and river miles across the country, finding that more than half – 55 percent – are in poor condition for aquatic life. “The health of our Nation’s rivers, lakes, bays and coastal waters depends on the vast...
Forest Service rule governing predecisional objection process published
WASHINGTON, March 26, 2013 -- The U.S. Forest Service today announced the final rule governing the objection process for projects and activities implementing land-management plans. The final rule will be published in the Federal Register on March 27. “This rule gives the public more effective involvement, supports our collaborative processes and will result in better...
First Nations Development Institute Awards $375,000 to 10 Native Food-System Projects
LONGMONT, Colorado (March 26, 2013) – First Nations Development Institute (First Nations) today announced it has awarded a new round of grants totaling $375,000 to 10 Native American organizations. The grants, made possible by the W.K. Kellogg Foundation of Battle Creek, Michigan, were awarded under First Nations’ Native Agriculture and Food Systems Initiative (NAFSI). All...
Pogemiller visits Leech Lake Tribal College
CASS LAKE – It wasn’t until Veronica Kingbird began attending Leech Lake Tribal College that she flourished in school. “I really struggled (in the traditional school system) and I think that was because they didn’t notice me,” she said. Now at LLTC, Kingbird, 27, is studying the Ojibwe language with hopes of establishi...
Man sentenced for failure to report sex abuse
BEMIDJI - Sexual abuse that began four years ago in a Bemidji home was deemed to have gone on unchecked by the adoptive father of the victims....
Washing your hands might be bad for fish
ALEXANDRIA— A lot of questionable decisions were made in the 1960s. Was introducing the antibacterial agent triclosan one of them?...
Governor signs abortion bills
BISMARCK, N.D. - North Dakota Gov. Jack Dalrymple has signed three anti-abortion measures that are among the strictest in the country....
Head shop still causing trouble for Duluthians
DULUTH, Minn. (AP) — A head shop that sells synthetic drugs in downtown Duluth continues to give city officials and neighboring businesses a headache....
Suspect in meth conspiracy gets 27 years in prison
FARGO, N.D. (AP) — The last of three family members from California accused of supplying methamphetamine to buyers in North Dakota and Minnesota has been sentenced to 27 years in federal prison....
Diabetes rate in Minnesota doubles in 20 years
ST. PAUL, Minn. (AP) — Health officials say the diabetes rate has doubled in Minnesota in the past 20 years and that there are tens of thousands of people who have the disease, but don't know it....
Maynard Rindahl Jr.
Maynard Edward Rindahl Jr., age 57, of Mahnomen, Minnesota died Friday, March 5, 2013, at his home. Maynard Edward Rindahl Jr., the son of Maynard and Myrtle (Benson) Rindahl, was born on November 7, 1955 in White Earth, Minnesota. As a teenager, Maynard moved to Minneapolis, Minnesota and attended North High School. He later...
Minnesota churches beefing up security following Newtown, other shootings at houses of worship
With a hand-held radio and gold-colored badge attached to his navy blue shirt, a security officer keeps watch over Sunday worshipers at Grace Church in Eden Prairie....
Health officials say fewer Americans are dying in hospitals as more are dying at home
NEW YORK - Surveys show most Americans would rather die at home than in a hospital. Now, a new government study suggests more and more people getting their wish....
Owls are starving to death in northern Minnesota
A long, snowy winter isn’t helping Canadian owls that have descended on northern Minnesota, looking for food. Dead owls have been reported around the region, from the northwest to the North Shore....
Chippewa Cree Tribe expels chairman St. Marks
ROCKY BOY - The Chippewa Cree Business Committee has decided to expel chairman Ken St. Marks, 10 days after they suspended him....
'Distant Thunder': Native Musical Aspires to Take Broadway by Storm
Now that Distant Thunder, the Native American musical, has premiered in New York City’s posh Greenwich Village, the next big step is to book the show at a theatre off Broadway, said the play’s co-author Shaun Taylor-Corbett. Read more at http://indiancountrytodaymedianetwork.com//2013/03/25/distant-thunder-native-musical-aspires-take-broadway-storm-14835...