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Wendell Gary Cook July 10, 1956 ~ May 5, 2021 (age 64) Wendell Gary Cook, age 64, started on his spiritual journey on Wednesday, May 5, 2021, from the Altru Hospital in Grand Forks, North Dakota. He was born to Henry Cook and Anna Auginash on July 10, 1956, in Red Lake, Minnesota. Wendell graduated from Red Lake High School in 1975. He lived all his life in Red Lake and worked for many years as a logger for Joe Bee. He was an avid hunter and enjoyed playing softball and following the Red Lake...
Wanda Weyaus February 9, 1939 - May 4, 2021 Asiniikwe, Wanda Weyaus, 82-year-old resident of North St. Paul, MN passed away on May 4, 2021, at Regions Hospital in St. Paul, MN. Visitation will begin at 7 PM on Friday, May 7, 2021, at the District 1 Community Center on the Mille Lacs Reservation. Funeral Ceremony will be held at 10 AM on Saturday, May 8, 2021, at the District 1 Community Center on the Mille Lacs Reservation with Nazhike officiating. Interment will be in St. Therese Cemetery....
Stephanie Lynn Kelsey April 27, 1986 - May 1, 2021 Stephanie Lynn Kelsey, 35, Minneapolis, passed away on Saturday, May 1, 2021. A full obit will be posted soon. Visitation will be held from 11:00AM to 1:00PM on Tuesday, May 11, 2021, at the Nett Lake Baptist Church, Nett Lake, MN. The Funeral Service will follow at 1:00PM, also at the church. Visitation Nett Lake Baptist Church Tuesday, May 11, 2021 11:00 AM - 1:00 PM 5241 St John Dr Orr, MN 55771 Funeral Service Nett Lake Baptist Church...
Darlene Mae Johnson July 29, 1997 ~ May 5, 2021 (age 23) Darlene Mae Johnson was born to Teresa Solis and Andrew Johnson Sr. on July 29, 1997 in Minneapolis, MN. Dalene Mae Johnson was given the name Waa Waa Te Ikwe, meaning Northern Lights Woman. Darlene, lovingly known as Mama Dar, had no children of her own, but she did have her dog, Percy, who she loved beyond words. Her nieces and nephews were her pride and joy, she did whatever she could to help take care of them. She worked as an...
Karen Marie Fairbanks November 25, 1951 ~ May 5, 2021 (age 69) Karen Fairbanks, 69, of Mahnomen, MN, passed away peacefully amidst a small circle of loved ones and prayers at Essentia Medical Center on May 5th, 2021. Karen, also known as "Boozh" or "Gookoosh", was born on November 25th, 1951 to Jack Fairbanks and Mary Jane Folstrum/Fairbanks. She was the second born of 8 children and grew up in Lake George, MN. At the age of 10 with both parents deceased she and her siblings were split...
It was always going to be a heavy lift: Set the next state budget with a politically divided government and vastly opposing views on taxes and government spending. Throw in a global pandemic, lingering uncertainty around public health and federal aid and passionate disagreements over police reform. Oh, and conduct some of those tense negotiations over Zoom. "We have not the greatest track record of ending on time. And this year COVID, emergency powers, federal money, police reform, make ending...
At least 178 schools or districts have taken up Minnesota's offer of free COVID-19 test kits for students - a demographic seeing higher pandemic infection rates and lower vaccination coverage. The requests came in the two weeks since the Minnesota Department of Health offered saliva test kits to middle schools, high schools and sports organizations to increase surveillance of the coronavirus that causes COVID-19. Twenty clubs representing six sports have requested 1,013 kits as well. While...
Despite racking up huge natural gas costs from a historic storm in February, CenterPoint Energy and Xcel Energy both posted strong profits during the first quarter. In fact, Xcel's earnings included $27 million in commodity trading profits stemming from the storm. The company said its power-trading operations also saved its customers about $190 million during the big freeze, which paralyzed major gas producing regions and sent prices skyrocketing. Gas is a major fuel for both home heating and...
Hennepin County is the midst of a new HIV outbreak fueled by the COVID-19 pandemic and the continuing synthetic opioid crisis. The most recent county statistics show 54 people have tested positive for HIV in the past two years. In a typical year, the county averages less than three people who contract the virus. The population impacted most by the outbreak is homeless people living in encampments who inject opioids or spread HIV through sexual transmission, county officials say. Ramsey and St....
Minneapolis police on Sunday continued their search for suspects in a series of shootings across the city that they said left one woman dead and six others injured within a span of hours the night before. As of early Sunday, no arrests had been made, according to a police news release. Officers responded to 911 calls about shots fired near S. 9th Street and LaSalle Avenue - around the corner from the downtown theater district, police said. While they were en route, other callers reported a man...
BEIJING - China's space agency said a core segment of its biggest rocket reentered Earth's atmosphere above the Maldives in the Indian Ocean and that most of it burned up early Sunday. Harvard astrophysicist Jonathan McDowell, who tracked the tumbling rocket part, said on Twitter, "An ocean reentry was always statistically the most likely. It appears China won its gamble... But it was still reckless." People in Jordan, Oman and Saudi Arabia reported sightings of the Chinese rocket debris on...
May 8-BEMIDJI - Caps were tossed, Pomp and Circumstance played and tassels shifted - thrice. Bemidji State University graduated the class of 2021 - its 102nd class of graduates - on Friday, May 7, during three separate in-person ceremonies at the Sanford Center. "After 14 months of mostly online and socially distanced classes, we are gathered here today, in person, to celebrate you," said BSU President Faith Hensrud during the official welcome for the College of Arts, Education and Humanities...
May 6, 2021 (Washington, D.C.)--Companies that want to stay competitive and succeed in today’s economy must have a diverse workforce says national education leader Mashea Ashton. And, cultivating that talent starts early with businesses investing in schools and teachers. Ms. Ashton is the founder, CEO and principal of Digital Pioneers Academy, the first and only computer science focused middle school in Washington, D.C. She discussed this and other key education issues, including what we have learned one year later from pandemic induced...
St. Paul – The Minnesota Department of Employment and Economic Development (DEED) awarded nearly $3.8 million to redevelop 11 sites in eight different cities, including a demolition grant throughout Minnesota. Redevelopment projects made possible through the grants are expected to create 136 new jobs and retain 130 jobs while providing more than 974 new housing units, 470 of which will be affordable housing units. “The redevelopment projects will be important drivers for Minnesota’s economic recovery,” said DEED Commissioner Steve Grove...
(Bemidji, MN) (May 4, 2021) – Today, Paul Bunyan Communications announced it is working to help build consumer awareness about the Emergency Broadband Benefit, a new Federal Communications Commission (FCC) program. The temporary benefit will help to lower the cost of broadband service for eligible households during the on-going COVID-19 pandemic. The $3.2B Emergency Broadband Benefit program provides a discount of up to a $50 per month toward broadband service for eligible households and up...
Smoke Signals from the Red Lake Embassy in Minneapolis https://docs.google.com/document/d/e/2PACX-1vRX5PiRUn_GzQ5V6EAmz9wLNRR-4OdDEghKV30hCvAbZMXvoOqc8JRuFYGV-mntnc1AcPs0EspPtYSP/pub...
WASHINGTON - The Biden administration on Thursday released its vision for how the United States can work collaboratively to conserve and restore the lands, waters, and wildlife that support and sustain the nation. A number of tribal leaders were quick to endorse the principles of the 30x30 Policy in a statement also released on Thursday. The recommendations are contained in the 22-page "Conserving and Restoring America the Beautiful" report, outlining a locally led and voluntary nationwide...
BIGHORN COUNTY, Mont. - President Biden has said of the Murdered and Missing Indigenous Women and Girls (MMIWG) crisis, "What's happening to Indigenous women on reservations and across the United States is unconscionable and outrageous. And it is devastating that families are conducting their own searches for missing loved ones. It must end." President Biden's statement epitomizes what a new documentary film, Say Her Name, exposes in Bighorn County, Montana. The county, which includes parts of...
Principal Deputy Assistant Secretary – Indian Affairs Bryan Newland announced Thursday that the IA Office of Indian Economic Development (formerly the Office of Indian Energy and Economic Development) is soliciting applications for its Native American Business Development Institute grant program. NABDI is looking to fund approximately 20 to 35 grants, ranging in value from approximately $25,000 to $75,000, to enable federally recognized American Indian and Alaska Native tribes to perform feasibility studies and/or design business plans of...
The Red Lake Warriors Baseball Team was edged out in an extra inning game 22-20 in Red Lake on Monday, May 3, 2021. Red Lake will travel to Blackduck on May 4th, travel to Walker-Hackensack-Akley on May 6th and host Pine River on May 10th. Schedule: https://www.redlakenationnews.com/story/2021/04/12/sports/red-lake-warriors-baseball-schedule-2021-and-lady-warriors-softball-schedule/97239.html...
The Red Lake Warriors Baseball Team was edged out in an extra inning game 22-20 in Red Lake on Monday, May 3, 2021. Red Lake will travel to Blackduck on May 4th, travel to Walker-Hackensack-Akley on May 6th and host Pine River on May 10th. Schedule: https://www.redlakenationnews.com/story/2021/04/12/sports/red-lake-warriors-baseball-schedule-2021-and-lady-warriors-softball-schedule/97239.html...
The Red Lake Lady Warriors Softball Team were still looking for first win of the season on Monday, May 3rd, fall to Pine River 22-1. The girls will be on the road to face Cass Lake on May 4th, travel to Walker-Hackensack-Akley on May 7th and host Laporte on May 11th. Red Lake's JV Team played Pine River JV in a special scrimmage match. Schedule: https://www.redlakenationnews.com/story/2021/04/12/sports/red-lake-warriors-baseball-schedule-2021-and-lady-warriors-softball-schedu...
RED LAKE, MN - After a prayer and drum songs, the walk started at the Red Lake Bys & Girls Club where the group walked towards the Red Lake Nation Government Center and Red Lake Nation College, ending back at the area where they started. Healing songs were sung along the way, and a light meal was provided when the walk was completed. The group walked to come together to take a stand against sexual violence and support of survivors. For more information on Sexual Assault Awareness Month...
RED LAKE MN - The Red Lake Lady Warriors Softball Team lost to Kelliher-Northome 18-3 at home in their second game of the season. On Tuesday, Red Lake lost to the Drakes 14-2 in Blackduck. The Lady Warriors are now 0-2 on the season and will host Pine River on May 3rd, travel to Cass Lake on May 4th and travel to Walker-Hackensack-Akley on May 7th. The Mustangs are now 2-1 on the season. SCHEDULE: https://www.redlakenationnews.com/story/2021/04/27/sports/revised-red-lake-warr...
2021 Red Lake High School Prom King - Arron Chaboyea Queen - LaTayla Pemberton...