Articles from the April 29, 2013 edition
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Yvonne "Moonie" Johnson wins Indian Motorcycle at Red Lake Casino
Motorcycle Moolah Here's your chance to win a true American original. Each of our 3 casinos gave away a new Indian motorcycle. Qualifying Drawings: every Sunday in March & April, 6pm - 10pm. Final Drawing: Sunday, April 28, 6pm - 10pm....
Child Abuse Prevention Walk held on Friday, April 26, 2013
Child Abuse Prevention Walk held on Friday, April 26, 2013...
Child Abuse Prevention Walk held on Friday, April 26, 2013 - P2
Child Abuse Prevention Walk held on Friday, April 26, 2013 - P2...
Earth Day & Healthy Homes Event held in Red Lake - P5
The Annual Earth Day & Healthy Homes Event took place at the Red Lake Casino Event Center on Thursday, April 25, 2013. After the invocation by Spiritual Leader Larry Stillday and the welcome address by Red Lake DNR Director, Al Pemberton, lunch was served at approximately 12 noon. Everyone had been invited to come and listen...
Earth Day & Healthy Homes Event held in Red Lake - P6
The Annual Earth Day & Healthy Homes Event took place at the Red Lake Casino Event Center on Thursday, April 25, 2013. After the invocation by Spiritual Leader Larry Stillday and the welcome address by Red Lake DNR Director, Al Pemberton, lunch was served at approximately 12 noon. Everyone had been invited to come and listen...
Protect Your Spirit Stand Against Sexual Violence Walk of April 24, 2013 - P10
Protect Your Spirit Stand Against Sexual Violence Walk of April 24, 2013 - P10...
Protect Your Spirit Stand Against Sexual Violence Walk of April 24, 2013 - P11
Protect Your Spirit Stand Against Sexual Violence Walk of April 24, 2013 - P11...
Out and About in Red Lake on April 27, 2013 - P2
Out and About in Red Lake on April 27, 2013 - P2...
BELTRAMI COUNTY ROAD REPORT - April 28 2013 as of 1800 Hrs.
BELTRAMI COUNTY ROAD REPORT - April 28 2013 as of 1800 Hrs. GRANT VALLEY TOWNSHIP CLOSED Country View Dr SW at Becida Rd SW ECKLES TOWNSHIP CAUTION Tranquility Ln NW – Fireside Dr NW plugged culvert/road washing off of Cardinal Rd NW CAUTION Nature Rd NW south of Ness Rd TURTLE LAKE TOWNSHIP CAUTION Puposky Rd NW north of Turg...
Burning permits now required in certain areas
FROM THE DNR REGARDING BURNING With the snow melting rapidly and especially predicted to do so this weekend burning permits are now required as follows: Burning permits are required effective today for South Beltrami, Polk, Clearwater, Mahnomen, and Hubbard this morning. Cass County has more snow than the counties farther west, so it will be left as “snow covered” for the w...
Red Lake DNR Current River Levels
Red Lake DNR Current River Levels http://www.redlakednr.org/index.html...
Summer Food Service Program - Red Lake Schools
Red Lake School District 38/ Red Lake Elementary School, Red Lake High School and Ponemah Elementary School are participating in the Summer Food Service Program. Meals will be provided to all children without charge and meet nutritional standards established by the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA). Acceptance and participation requirements for the program and all...
R2AC Awards Individual Artist Grants
Region 2 Arts Council (R2AC) recently awarded $11,086 through the Individual Artist Grant Program to individual artists in Beltrami, Hubbard and Clearwater Counties. The purpose of this grant is to stimulate new artistic endeavors in the region by providing project assistance to regional artists who are seriously committed to their work and to the advancement of their artistic...
Chickasaw's Summer Youth Program Put Kids To Work; Helps Local Businesses
For more than 25 years, the Chickasaw Nation Summer Youth program has made a positive impact on both young people’s lives and employers in south central Oklahoma. The Chickasaw Nation Summer Youth program provides quality, no-cost labor to dozens of employers in the tribe’s 13-county area while hundreds of Oklahoma youth...
SIPI Student Wendi Cole Named a 2013 New Century Scholar
WASHINGTON – Assistant Secretary-Indian Affairs Kevin K. Washburn today announced that Wendi Cole, a member of the Crow Creek Sioux Tribe in South Dakota and student at the Southwestern Indian Polytechnic Institute, has been named a 2013 New Century Scholar and selected for the All-USA Community College Academic Team. “I...
Opening new restaurant in Bemidji a perfect fit for Marv Hanson
BEMIDJI — Marv Hanson has worn many hats in his lifetime. But a constant theme runs through his past: a desire to help his fellow American Indians. Born in Red Lake, Hanson will continue that work when he opens the Marvelous Fish House and Market in the former El Mariachi building next month. There, fresh walleye from Red...
'Twilight' actor part of Red Lake youth conference
RED LAKE, Minn. (AP) — The Red Lake Tribal Council is hosting its annual Youth Leadership Conference this week — and it will feature an appearance by an American Indian actor who was in the "Twilight" movies. Chaske Spencer will give a motivational speech Thursday and speak at a banquet that evening. Spencer played the role of werewolf leader Sam Uley in the "Twilight"...
Legislature: Rural Minnesota: 'Left behind' or a priority?
ST. PAUL — House Majority Leader Erin Murphy and Rep. Paul Marquart stood side-by-side Tuesday introducing House Democrats’ education funding plan....
Concordia College: Gates urges focus on gap between rich, poor
MOORHEAD, Minn. — The richest American, a man worth $67 billion by one recent estimate, told an audience Saturday at Concordia College that one of the world’s most critical issues is the gap between the rich and the poor....
State commissioners Jesson, Cassellius visit Bemidji to discuss education, health and human services funding
BEMIDJI — A foster family who has for two years been caring for a special-needs teenage boy wants to adopt him, to officially make him part of the family....
Legislative Notebook: House votes for safer children's products
ST. PAUL — Minnesota state representatives voted Friday to protect children from some toxic chemicals....
Red Lake man charged for running woman off the road
MINNEAPOLIS — A Red Lake man was indicted Thursday for running a woman off a road with his vehicle in May of last year. Tony Lee Lussier, 30, is accused of using his van to force a vehicle driven by a woman off a road on the Red Lake Indian Reservation, according to a release from the U.S. Attorney’s Office. Lussier has been charged with one count of assault with a deadly...
'First City Brawl' event planned
BEMIDJI – GenX MMA Productions will host the mixed martial arts event “First City Brawl” at 7:30 p.m. July 6 at the Sanford Center. Tickets go on sale at 10 a.m. May 3. The event will spotlight local amateur and professional MMA fighters such as Blake Needland, Dale Davey, John Glime, Aaron Bohn and James Rojas. The evening will finish with a pro-debut of White Earth...
Minnesota House bill has shield for high school coaches under fire
Louder and more frequent parent complaints about high school coaches have the Legislature considering more protection for them, a plan that apparently would be a first in the nation....