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  • Troy Everett Keezer

    May 12, 2016

    Troy Everett Keezer Born: Thu., Apr. 9, 1970 Died: Mon., May 9, 2016 Visitation 1:00 PM Thu., May 12, 2016 Location: Red Lake Community Center Funeral Service 1:00 PM Sat., May 14, 2016 Location: St. Mary's Catholic Church Troy Everett Keezer, age 46, of White Earth and lived in Red Lake all his life, passed away unexpectedly on May 9, 2016 at the Red Lake Hospital. He was born on April 9, 1970 in Minneapolis, the son of Clifford Hanks of White Earth and Marjorie Joyce Keezer of Nay-Tah-Waush....

  • Red Lake High School Annual Warrior's Honor Banquet held in Red Lake

    Michael Barrett, RLNN|May 12, 2016

    On Wednesday, May 11, 2016 the Red Lake High School held their annual Warrior's Honor Banquet at the Seven Clans Casino Event Center in Red Lake. The evening banquet honored students in both academics and athletics. In academics, members of the Knowledge Bowl were recognizes, as well as members of the RLHS Band, the 2016 Graduating Senior Class, Academic Letters and some scholarship awards were presented. In athletics, those honored were students in football, volleyball, girl's and boy's golf,...

  • Day Two: 6th Annual Red Lake Nation Elder's Conference held in Red Lake - P2

    Michael Barrett, RLNN|May 12, 2016

    RED LAKE - On Tuesday, May 10, 2016, the second day of the 6th Annual Red Lake Nation Elder's Conference began at 8 AM at the Red Lake Casino Event Center with registration and breakfast. After the Opening Ceremony, Red Lake's eldest elder, Gordon Bailey, presented the welcome and opening remarks. A Talent Show took place, with prizes of $100 for 1st Place, $75.00 for Second and $50 for Third Place, followed by a Youth Showcase that featured children from the Red Lake Head Start Immersion Progra...

  • Day One: 6th Annual Red Lake Nation Elder's Conference held in Red Lake - P3

    Michael Barrett, RLNN|May 12, 2016

    RED LAKE - On Monday, May 9, 2016 the 6th Annual Red Lake Nation Elder's Conference began at 8 AM at the Red Lake Casino Event Center with registration and breakfast. Chairman Darrell Seki Sr. gave the welcome and opening remarks, followed by an exhibition by Larry Yazzie and the Native Pride Dancers. Two presentations took place starting at around 10 AM. The first was Dementia Awareness, presented by Karen (Holstein) Bedeau and Carol Priest, and the second was a presentation on "Working with...

  • Some Sunday evening fishing near the Blackduck Bridge on the Red Lake Indian Reservation - P4

    Michael Barrett, RLNN|May 12, 2016

    Some Sunday evening fishing near the Blackduck Bridge on the Red Lake Indian Reservation....

  • Warriors win first two games of season with 12-6 win over Lake of the Woods - P5

    Michael Barrett, RLNN|May 12, 2016

    The Red Lake Warriors won their first two games of the season with 12-6 win over Lake of the Woods in Red Lake. Although they only played one game, they decided beforehand that this scheduled double-header would give two victories to the winner. Red Lake was supposed to play a game at Lake of the Woods in April but was cancelled because of rain. Alex English pitched the entire 7 innings for the Warriors and got the win. The JV Varsity baseball team were also winners on the afternoon. Red Lake...

  • 11th Annual Youth Leadership Conference kicks off in Red Lake - P6

    Michael Barrett, RLNN|May 12, 2016

    Conference began on Wednesday, May 4, 2016, at Red Lake High School the Red Creek Drum Group, and facilitators Chance Rush and Murphy Thomas, followed by the welcome address by Red Lake Tribal Chairman Darrell Seki Sr. The Red Lake Youth Council presented their address and introduced their members, followed by Key Note speakers Kasey Nicholson and Bobby Wilson. Workshops were held in the afternoon until 3:10 PM. They included Moccasin Making with Vicky Fineday; Cultural Identity with Kasey...

  • Two bad early innings help Nevis to beat Red Lake 15-5 - P7

    Michael Barrett, RLNN|May 12, 2016

    On Tuesday, May 3, 2016, the Red Lake Warrior Baseball Team hosted Nevis. Two bad early innings for Red Lake helped Nevis to secure the win, 15-5. Red Lake Baseball Schedule: http://www.redlakenationnews.com/story/2016/04/01/sports/2016-red-lake-warrior-baseball-schedule/45435.html Red Lake Girls Softball Schedule: http://www.redlakenationnews.com/story/2016/03/31/sports/2016-red-lake-lady-warriors-upper-mississippi-conference-softball-schedule/45392.html...

  • Lady Warriors Softball Team hosts Pine River in make-up game - P10

    Michael Barrett, RLNN|May 12, 2016

    The Red Lake Lady Warriors Varsity and Junior Varsity Softball Teams hosted Pine River in a make-up game on Thursday, April 28, 2016. Pine River took both games. Red Lake Baseball Schedule: http://www.redlakenationnews.com/story/2016/04/01/sports/2016-red-lake-warrior-baseball-schedule/45435.html Red Lake Girls Softball Schedule: http://www.redlakenationnews.com/story/2016/03/31/sports/2016-red-lake-lady-warriors-upper-mississippi-conference-softball-schedule/45392.html...

  • Warriors improving, but drop another game to Blackduck - P12

    Michael Barrett, RLNN|May 12, 2016

    The Red Lake Warriors Baseball Team hosted the Blackduck Drakes on Tuesday, April 26, 2016. Blackduck beat Red Lake 14-4 in the Drakes home opener on April 12, 2016. Red Lake Baseball Schedule: http://www.redlakenationnews.com/story/2016/04/01/sports/2016-red-lake-warrior-baseball-schedule/45435.html Red Lake Girls Softball Schedule: http://www.redlakenationnews.com/story/2016/03/31/sports/2016-red-lake-lady-warriors-upper-mississippi-conference-softball-schedule/45392.html...

  • Red Lake High School 2016 Prom - P14

    Michael Barrett, RLNN|May 12, 2016

    The 2016 Red Lake High School Prom was held on Saturday, April 23, 2016 at the Red Lake Casino Event Center. Red Lake High School Prom 2016 video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jrUKMki48F8...

  • Red Lake Warriors lose home opener to Pine River - P17

    Michael Barrett, RLNN|May 12, 2016

    The Red Lake Warriors Varsity and Junior Varsity lost their home openers 2016 to Pine River on Tuesday, April 19 in Red Lake. Red Lake Baseball Schedule: http://www.redlakenationnews.com/story/2016/04/01/sports/2016-red-lake-warrior-baseball-schedule/45435.html Red Lake Girls Softball Schedule: http://www.redlakenationnews.com/story/2016/03/31/sports/2016-red-lake-lady-warriors-upper-mississippi-conference-softball-schedule/45392.html...

  • Red Lake #5 upsets #4 Browerville/Eagle Valley 66-52 to advance in State Tournament - P44

    Michael Barrett, RLNN|May 12, 2016

    From KKCQ Sports Class A State Quarterfinal – Red Lake 66 vs. Browerville/Eagle Valley 52 Fifth seed and seventh-ranked (MBN) Red Lake (27-4) pushed its winning streak to 15 games by knocking off fourth seed and fifth-ranked (MBN) Browerville/Eagle Valley (26-3) 66-62 on Thursday afternoon at Williams Arena in the 2016 MSHSL Class A quarterfinal on the campus of the University of Minnesota. A program with a reputation for a loyal and spirited crowd, Red Lake was buoyed by the sixth man a...

  • As Trump Heads to Nation's Capital, Will Congressman Erik Paulsen Stump for His Party Nominee's Dangerous and Discriminatory Agenda?

    May 12, 2016

    Washington DC – With Donald Trump set to meet with Speaker Paul Ryan and Republican leaders on Capitol Hill Thursday, Americans United for Change challenged Congressman Erik Paulsen (R-MN-3) to elaborate in detail on his pledge to support Trump now that he’s the presumptive Republican presidential nominee. It’s time voters learn how much Congressman Paulsen agrees with Trump’s hateful, xenophobic, anti-immigrant, anti-woman, anti-environment, anti-middle-class proposals and rhetoric. To make it easy for the Congressman, here’s a sample of...

  • 10 – FIELD DATA SURVEYORS - ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT/PLANNING

    May 12, 2016

    VACANCY ANNOUNCEMENT 10 – FIELD DATA SURVEYORS ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT/PLANNING Open: May 11, 2016 Closing: May 27, 2016 @ 3:00 p.m. Primary Function: Responsible for distributing and collecting surveys within reservation boundaries, and pursuant to specific survey procedures and protocols. Reports to Economic Development/Planning Director, part-time positions, salary; $25.00 per completed and approved surveys submitted. Essential Responsibilities & Duties: • Distribute, and collect Household Sur...

  • McGregor anglers to host Gov. Dayton on Saturday's fishing opener

    May 12, 2016

    ST. PAUL—McGregor residents and anglers Bob Staska and Glenn Lane will host Gov. Mark Dayton and Lt. Gov. Tina Smith, respectively, at the 2016 Minnesota Governor's Fishing Opener on Big Sandy Lake in McGregor Saturday. Staska, who will host Gov. Dayton, is principal and head football coach at McGregor High School, where he has worked since 2002, and spends much of the rest of his time fishing and hunting. "When I am not spending time at school, I love outdoor activities," he said. "One of the reasons that I moved to the McGregor area was my l...

  • Trial for woman charged with Lake of the Woods GoFundMe theft changing venue

    May 12, 2016

    BAUDETTE, Minn.—The trial for a Baudette woman accused of stealing from a GoFundMe account she set up for three men who died in a boating accident on Lake of the Woods is moving to a different county, but a judge did not dismiss charges against the defendant after her attorney argued she did not have to give all of the raised funds to the men's families. Retina Reyellen LaValla, 28, was charged in February in Lake of the Woods District Court with two counts of felony theft after the Sheriff's Department said she used some of the donated m...

  • One man dead after north Minneapolis shooting

    May 12, 2016

    A man was shot to death Wednesday afternoon a few blocks from a school that was letting out for the day after a gunman or gunmen apparently opened fire on the vehicle he was riding in, authorities and witnesses said. The victim, whose birth name and age weren’t released by police, was identified by relatives and friends only by his nickname, Lil’ Dee. He was pronounced dead at the scene, sometime after police responded to the shooting just north of Hwy. 55, between Penn and Oliver avenues N. about 3:30 p.m. http://www.startr...

  • As pressure rises on TSA, Delta offers to help speed up long security lines

    May 12, 2016

    The largest airline at Minneapolis-St. Paul International Airport is so worried about long lines at security checkpoints that it has offered up workers at no cost to the federal government. Delta Air Lines is willing to assign some staffers at its major hubs to help the U.S. Transportation Security Administration fulfill any airport tasks that don’t require a badged agent in an effort to shorten lines, airline Chief Executive Ed Bastian says. http://www.startribune.com/as-pressure-rises-on-tsa-delta-offers-to-help-cut-long-s...

  • Aitkin fourth-grade teacher, girls coach charged with criminal sexual conduct

    May 12, 2016

    A fourth-grade Aitkin teacher, who also helped coach the junior varsity and varsity girls softball and basketball teams, has been charged with criminal sexual conduct with a high school student. Kristy Lynn Hoge, 24, was removed from her teaching job last week when district officials learned she was charged with four felonies in the complaint filed May 4. Hoge, who played softball for the University of Minnesota-Morris, began teaching in her hometown last fall. http://www.startribune.com/aitkin-fourth-grade-teacher-charged-w...

  • 3 Minnesota women charged with smuggling $3 million of heroin

    May 12, 2016

    Three Twin Cities women were intercepted Tuesday at Chicago O’Hare International Airport, allegedly carrying more than $3 million worth of heroin and opium concealed in bags of tea leaves. The women and drugs were believed to be on their way to Minnesota, said Kent Bailey, head of the Minneapolis Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) office. http://www.startribune.com/minnesota-women-caught-with-3-million-of-heroin-in-luggage/378960621/...

  • Is more monitoring better for Type 1 diabetes patients?

    May 12, 2016

    Young people with severe diabetes must manage their disease hour by hour. Sometimes, preventing their glucose levels from soaring too high or dropping dangerously low requires scrutiny of blood readings on a nearly minute-to-minute basis. Yet in this era of ubiquitous data and instant digital communication, diabetes physicians are still using visits to the clinic every three months to manage their patients with Type 1 diabetes. Formerly known as juvenile diabetes, Type 1 is the more severe form of the disease usually detected early in life and...

  • US gears up missile defense system in Europe to Russia's ire

    May 12, 2016

    WARSAW, Poland — A U.S. missile defense system aimed at protecting Europe from ballistic missile threats is moving into higher gear this week, with a site in Romania becoming operational on Thursday and officials breaking ground at another site in Poland a day later. The system has been under development for years and is, NATO and U.S. officials say, aimed against potential long-range threats from the Middle East, mainly with Iran in mind. Yet Russia is adamantly opposed to having the advanced military system on its doorstep and the d...

  • Portland, Ore., tests 'safe sleep policy' for the homeless

    May 12, 2016

    PORTLAND, Ore. – On a narrow strip of land between the sidewalk and the street, Becky Niemi draped her tarp over two shopping carts. Then she spread out a purple quilt and settled in for the night. Her snug spot offered protection from sporadic spring showers, and so long as she vacated by 7 a.m., a “safe sleep policy” for the homeless is supposed to keep her from getting harassed by police. http://www.startribune.com/portland-ore-tests-safe-sleep-policy-for-the-homeless/379047371/...

  • Outstate cities press for legislative action in Minnesota

    May 12, 2016

    Leaders of cities from around Minnesota launched a lobbying blitz at the State Capitol on Wednesday as legislators struggled for a breakthrough on major sticking points in the final two weeks of the session. City officials met with legislators. They held a news conference. They gave out 350 vanilla sundae cones, ice cream sandwiches, and strawberry ice cream bars. http://www.startribune.com/outstate-cities-pressing-for-legislative-action-in-minnesota/379074161/...

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