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Porky White began this sugar camp back in 1976 out near Maple Plain, MN. He is remembered by carrying on this tradition by making maple syrup and maple candy. To learn more on Porky's Sugar Camp, visit their Facebook page here: https://www.facebook.com/Porkys-Sugarbush-111339858928422/photos/pcb.5261038450625178/5261032123959144...
Red Lake Nation: Active cases: 4* *2 in Red Lake *2 in Redby *0 in Little Rock *0 in Ponemah *0 who resides off-res but tested at RL IHS Of the 4 active cases: *0 are minors *4 individuals are fully vaccinated *2 tested positive with an at-home test kit *1 in the hospital Total cases: 2,216 Total Recovered: 2,212 Deaths: 19 At the March Regular Council Meeting, the Red Lake Tribal Council voted unanimously to lift all COVID-19 mandates via Resolution No. 45-2022, 8 for and 0 against. However it...
Glen Anthony Mountain December 28, 1964 - April 13, 2022 Glen Anthony Mountain, age 57, of Linden, Tennessee passed away on Wednesday, April 13th, 2022 the day of his mother's funeral. He was born on December 28, 1964 in Minneapolis the son of William Sr. and Rosemary Mountain. Glen loved cats and was called the Cat Lady. Survived by his brothers: Adrian Yellow, Kevin Fritzgerald, Leander Mountain and Warren Mountain; sisters: Wilma Mountain, Jean Mountain and Cynthia Mountain; many other...
Shirley Mae LaDuke March 3, 1942 - April 13, 2022 Shirley Mae LaDuke, "Nahbun," 80, of Cass Lake, MN passed peacefully Wednesday, April 13, 2022 at her home in Cass Lake, MN. Funeral Services will be held at 11:00am, Wednesday, April 20, 2022, at the Veteran's Memorial Building in Cass Lake, MN. A wake will begin at 3:00pm, Monday, April 18, 2022, at the Veteran's Memorial Building, and will continue until the time of the service. Interment will be at the Pine Grove Cemetery in Cass Lake, MN....
Beverly Lynn Guernsey October 15, 1963 ~ April 15, 2022 (age 58) Beverly L. Guernsey, age 58, of Cass Lake, MN, passed away, surrounded by her family, on Friday, April 15, 2022, at Sanford Bemidji Medical Center in Bemidji. Beverly was born on October 15, 1963, in Cass Lake, MN, to Richard and Angeline (Benais) Cutbank, Sr. She graduated from secretarial school in the early 1980’s and began working for the BIA. She went on to work for the Minnesota Chippewa Tribe in education and later in H...
Thomas "Mike" Michael Ware September 9, 1947 ~ November 30, 2021 (age 74) Thomas "Mike" Michael Ware, age 74, journeyed to his after life from the Neilson Place Nursing Home in Bemidji, Minnesota on Tuesday, November 30th, 2021. Mike was born to Mabel (Erickson) and Jesse Ware on September 9th, 1947, in Aitkin, MN. He lived and schooled in Aitkin with his family before moving to Bemidji, MN. Mike graduated with a Bachelor of Science in Aquatic Biology from Bemidji State University. Mike enlisted...
ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. - A federal judge in Florida struck down the national mask mandate covering airlines and other public transportation Monday, and the Biden administration said the rule would not be enforced while federal agencies decide how to respond to the judge's order. The ruling appeared to free operators to make their own decisions about mask requirements, with several airlines announcing they would drop mandates but New York City's public transit system planning to keep one in place....
Thousands of invasive carp swim the channel of Ramsey County's Rice Creek and its connected lakes, rooting along the bottom and setting off a cascade of damaging effects that harm native fish, birds and plants. Now University of Minnesota ecologists, who have spent years studying the life cycle of this unwanted fish in the Rice Creek system, are using that research coupled with new technology including "an electric fence for fish" to remove thousands of carp each spring. "We will not meet our...
COVID-19 cases in Minnesota's hospital intensive care units are nearing pandemic lows even as coronavirus infections are nudging upward. Minnesota reported 23 COVID-19 ICU hospitalizations on Friday, which is well below the peak of 369 on Dec. 15 and is the lowest total since mid-July. The decline occurred despite an increase in total COVID-19 hospitalizations in Minnesota from 183 on April 10 to 207 on Friday. The seven-day average of new coronavirus infections also rose from 373 per day in...
Two Becker school board members resigned last month following a presentation by a group deemed by many to be anti-LGBTQ. Cindy Graham and Sarah Schafer, who were both elected to the six-member board in November 2020, resigned March 15, the day after the presentation that focused on gender identities. Community members learned of the resignations at the April 4 meeting, at which Superintendent Jeremy Schmidt announced the resignations and the board voted on a process for filling the vacant...
LVIV, Ukraine - Russia launched its long-feared, full-scale offensive to take control of Ukraine's east on Monday, attacking along a broad front over 300 miles (480 kilometers) long, Ukrainian officials said in what marked the opening of a new and potentially climactic phase of the war. "The Russian troops have begun the battle for the Donbas," Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy announced in a video address. He said a "significant part of the entire Russian army is now concentrated on this...
The winter walleye season on Upper Red Lake is over, but the lake association's Keep it Clean Committee remains in high gear. Focused on stopping ice anglers from polluting the lake with human bio-waste, the group has planned for the rollout next season of a dumpster campaign to collect bags of excrement expected to total at least 3,000 pounds over a full winter season. "This is a terrible problem,'' said Robyn Dwight, president of the Upper Red Lake Area Association. "We've seen all kinds of...
BECKER COUNTY — Lisa Marie Blakely, 54, of Bemidji, has been sentenced in Becker County District Court for felony fifth-degree controlled substance crime. According to court records, on Sept. 9, 2021, a White Earth police officer received a report of a suspicious vehicle at a property in Becker County off County Road 24. Blakely was found there, and the owner of the property informed officers that nobody had permission to be there. An officer found a pack of cigarettes outside by a chair. Next to the cigarette pack was a folded piece of c...
A St. Paul man was sentenced Tuesday to one year in prison for threatening a California member of the U.S. House of Representatives last year. Jason Robert Burham Karimi, 32, pleaded guilty in September to one count of interstate communication of a threat, according to a news release issued by the office of Andrew Luger, U.S. attorney for the District of Minnesota. Karimi will also spend two years on supervised release after completing his yearlong prison term, according to authorities, who didn’t identify the lawmaker. http...
BEMIDJI - The Bemidji Public Library and Beltrami County Historical Society continue with a joint program series titled "Niimi'idiwag (They Dance)," an exploration of the history of the Anishinaabe powwow. The next program, "All About Fry Bread" will be held at 10 a.m. on Saturday, April 23, at Harmony Natural Foods, 302 Irvine Ave. NW. Registration is limited to the first 10 participants, register by emailing galloa@krls.org . This event will also be livestreamed on the Bemidji Public Library...
WASHINGTON — Today, the Department of the Interior announced that 40 fish passage projects in 23 states and Puerto Rico will receive a total of nearly $38 million in fiscal year 2022 funding from President Biden’s Bipartisan Infrastructure Law. With a total of $200 million in investments in the National Fish Passage Program over the next five years, the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law will bolster efforts to address outdated, unsafe or obsolete dams, culverts, levees and other barriers fragmenting our nation’s rivers and streams, which will...
Minnesotans are needed to help shape child welfare policy, practice and training recommendations by serving on Citizen Review Panels for the state’s child protection system. The Minnesota Department of Human Services is currently seeking more than 80 volunteers for citizen panels in Chisago, Hennepin, Ramsey and Winona counties. By bringing a crucial community voice to county and statewide child welfare policies and procedures, panel members play an integral role in ensuring that the child protection system protects children from abuse and n...
Nearly two-thirds of Minnesota mothers take unpaid maternity leave after giving birth, according to a new Minnesota Department of Health (MDH) data brief analyzing maternal trends and behaviors from 2016-2020. The data shows 34% of mothers took only paid leave, compared to 42% who took only unpaid leave, 21% who took a combination of paid and unpaid leave, and 3% who took no leave. Evidence shows that access to paid parental leave is linked to fewer infant deaths, increased breastfeeding duration, and improved birth and developmental outcomes....
WASHINGTON — The Department of the Interior today published its first Equity Action Plan, which outlines the Department’s efforts to advance equity through all of its operations, remove barriers to equal opportunity, and deliver resources and benefits equitably to the general public. Secretary Deb Haaland will discuss the agency’s plan at the White House Convening on Equity at 10 am ET, which will be livestreamed on the White House YouTube channel. The Department’s equity plan focuses on three areas with the potential for high equity impact — c...
Minnesota gained 11,500 jobs, up 0.4% in the last month on a seasonally adjusted basis following the addition of 13,000 (revised up from 5,200) jobs in February 2022, according to numbers released today by the Minnesota Department of Employment and Economic Development (DEED). The private sector gained 11,000 jobs, up 0.4% following the addition of 12,800 (revised up from 5,100) jobs in February. This is the sixth straight month that Minnesota has seen job growth. Minnesota's labor force participation rate rose from 67.9% to 68.1% and the...
Beltrami County is planning to reconstruct Irvine Avenue (County State Aid Highway 15) from 30th Street to Anne Street in 2023. Improvements will include a new road section, City utilities, pedestrian & bicycle accommodations, and intersection lighting. The County is currently in the process of evaluating the intersection control at Irvine Avenue and Anne Street. The County is asking for input on the intersection control alternatives that are being considered which include a signal, roundabout, or mini roundabout. There are several ways to...
Updates made to 2022 General Election Candidate Forums...
St. Paul, MN: Those wanting to grow and process hemp in Minnesota in 2022 must apply for a license with the Minnesota Department of Agriculture (MDA) by April 30. To date, over 200 people have applied for an MDA license. The online application for growers and processors can be found on the MDA website at www.mda.state.mn.us/industrialhemp. Along with the online form, first-time applicants need to submit fingerprints and pass a criminal background check. This is the seventh year of the state’s Industrial Hemp Program. Last year, 425 people h...
PHOENIX-Last night, Norma Baker Flying Horse, founder of Red Berry Woman, was chosen among three other designers as Phoenix Fashion Week's Designer of the Year at the Chateaux Luxe. She was one of two Indigenous fashion designers chosen by the organization to participate in a 3-month bootcamp that challenged participants with a curriculum designed to advance each designer's business in the fashion industry. "I'm beyond happy to receive this recognition," said Flying Horse to Native News Online....
HONOLULU, Hawai’i — In November a massive military fuel facility spilled 19,000 gallons of mixed water and fuel, and contaminated drinking water for 93,000 people near Honolulu. The spill set off a cascade of other events, and now the people of Honolulu have been asked to cut their water use by 10 percent. Native Hawaiians are concerned about the long-term effects of the spill and some would like the military to leave Hawai’i. The Red Hill Fuel Facility is made up of 20 fuel tanks each 100 feet in diameter, 250 feet tall, and capable of holdi...
