Articles from the June 1, 2011 edition
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Over 7,000 at Paul Bunyan Communications Cooperative Celebration
(Bemidji, MN) (May 30, 2011) – A crowd of over 7,000 attended the Paul Bunyan Communications Annual Cooperative Celebration on Wednesday, May 25 at the Paul Bunyan Communications Headquarters in Bemidji. The 55th Annual Business Meeting of Paul Bunyan Rural Telephone Cooperative was held prior to the Open House at 3:30 p.m....
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The first three days at the Summer Academy at RLES
These are all pictures from the first 3 days of our summer academy at the elementary/kindergarten! The kids have had a great time so far! We have had over 300 students attend. Our theme is HEALTHY ME IN MY OWN BACKYARD. The students have been learning about healthy eating choices, exercise, diabetes prevention and exploring...
The first three days at the Summer Academy at RLES - Part 2
These are all pictures from the first 3 days of our summer academy at the elementary/kindergarten! The kids have had a great time so far! We have had over 300 students attend. Our theme is HEALTHY ME IN MY OWN BACKYARD. The students have been learning about healthy eating choices, exercise, diabetes prevention and exploring...
The first three days at the Summer Academy at RLES - Part 3
These are all pictures from the first 3 days of our summer academy at the elementary/kindergarten! The kids have had a great time so far! We have had over 300 students attend. Our theme is HEALTHY ME IN MY OWN BACKYARD. The students have been learning about healthy eating choices, exercise, diabetes prevention and exploring...
Section 8A baseball teams begin postseason play
The postseasons have begun for the area sports teams as the softball and track squads are in the midst of their tournaments while the golfers and baseball teams will begin their elimination rounds this week. None of the area softball teams made it very far into the postseason. In Section 6A Cass Lake-Bena eliminated Laporte 10-0 in the first round but the Panthers were blanked...
Beltrami Electric Board Reorganizes
Bemidji, Minn. – The Beltrami Electric Cooperative board of directors reorganized on Wednesday, May 25 during its monthly meeting held at the cooperative’s headquarters in Bemidji. Rick Coe, the district 6 representative from Bemidji, was elected president. He has been serving on the board since 2008, holding the position of vice president from 2009‐2011. District 5...
Johnson, Wind, Beaulieu advance to state meet in High School Golf
Randahl Johnson and Cody Wind will represent the Cass Lake-Bena boys golf team at the Class A state tournament June 14-16 at Pebble Creek. Corey Beaulieu of Red Lake also will be playing at the state competition as he carded a 91. Johnson earned his state trip Tuesday by shooting an 89 at the par-72 Bemidji Town & Country Club in the Section 8A tournament. Johnson finished...
RLYB Stays Close, But Loses Late
In less than ideal weather conditions, Red Lake Youth Baseball lost another heartbreaker in the last inning. 1st National Bank snuck two runs in the first inning off Red Lake starter Pat Tahahwah, who then regained his composure to strike out the side. The young Red Lake team then answered with 2 runs of their own in their half...
Free Lead Based Paint Risk Assessments for Red Lake Homes
The Red Lake DNR Environmental Program is looking for homes to test for lead. The criteria for home selection is: • Built prior to 1978 (definite or suspected), • Children 0-6 years of age residing in that home or, • A home where children spend a reasonable amount of time (like say a grandparent’s home). It doesn’t matter if it is a rental unit or an owned home, as...
Cass Lake teen stabbed during fight
Cass County Sheriff Tom Burch reported Tuesday that a 19-year-old man was stabbed during an altercation in the early hours of Tuesday, May 28. The victim suffered stab wounds to the back of his neck and head. He was taken to the Cass Lake PHS Hospital and flown to a Fargo, N.D. hosp[ital where he remains in stable condition in the ICU. The suspect, a 22-year-old man is in...
Beltrami County deputy injured as suspect tries to flee
A deputy with the Beltrami County Sheriff’s Office was injured Monday after he was dragged about 100 yards by a male suspect attempting to flee from the scene. According to a Sherriff’s Office report: The deputy at 1:18 a.m. Monday on Mokros Lane Northeast had stopped and arrested a female driver on suspicion of third-degree burglary, unauthorized use of a motor vehicle...
Construction and Maintenance Notices Beltrami County and Bemidji
CONSTRUCTION AND MAINTENANCE NOTICES FROM Enbridge Pipeline Company- Enbridge Pipelines (Lakehead) will be performing routine pipeline maintenance work on North Plantagenet Road SE (Co Rd 2) and Beltrami Line Road SE (Co Rd 2). A section of this road will be closed to traffic over the next few weeks. Signage will be in place indicating the Detour Routes. We apologize for this...
Red Lake receives grant to continue wolf research in Northern Minnesota
The Red Lake Department of Natural Resources is preparing to begin a second major wolf research project in northern Minnesota. The U. S. Fish and Wildlife Service recently announced recipients of 2011 Tribal Wildlife Grant Program funds, and Red Lake was awarded $200,000 to continue intensive wolf monitoring and research...
Red Lake falls to Northome/Kelliher 19-15 in slugfest
Section 8 • First round • Walker-Hackensack-Ak. 12, Laporte 2 • Northome/Kelliher 19, Red Lake 15 • Blackduck 17, Walker-H-A 0 • Nevis 13, Lake of the Woods 3 • Win-E-Mac 6, Fertile-Beltrami 5 • Norman Co. 3, Kittson Central 2 • Red Lake Co. Central 13, Win-E-Mac 3...
Health System Administrator
Job Details: Health System Administrator Job Title: Health System Administrator IHS Area: Bemidji Location: Redlake Hospital Address: Red Lake Highway 1 PO Box 114 Red Lake , MN 56671 Announcement Number: IHS-11-BJ-480084-ESEP/MP Open - Close Dates: 05/23/2011 - 06/02/2011 Plan/Grades: GS-14 Salary Range: Competitive Positions: 1 Job Series Number: 670 For more information on...
Pharmacy Technician
Job Title: Pharmacy Technician IHS Area: Bemidji Location: Redlake Hospital Address: Red Lake Highway 1 PO Box 114 Red Lake , MN 56671 Announcement Number: IHS-11-BJ-480479-ESEP/MP Open - Close Dates: 05/26/2011 - 06/09/2011 Plan/Grades: GS-05 , GS-06 Salary Range: Competitive Positions: 1 Job Series Number: 661 For more information on this job posting please Contact Human...
HAE Support Group - June 14 - 6 PM at Red Lake Hospital
Next HAE support group: June 14th Time: 6pm at the Red Lake Hospital Come ready to create your plan RSVP Elli @ 679-3912 ext.222...
EPA Establishes National Tribal Toxics Committee to Address Risks from Toxic Chemicals
WASHINGTON – The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency has established a National Tribal Toxics Committee (NTTC) to give Indian tribes greater input on issues related to chemical safety, toxic chemicals and pollution prevention. This effort will further empower tribal communities to protect their health and environment from the risks of toxic chemicals. Creation of the NTTC is...
The Cradleboard Project - Douglas K. Limón
The artist Douglas K. Limón of White Bear Lake, MN has been awarded a $19,980 Folk and Traditional Arts grant from the Minnesota State Arts Board for The Cradleboard Project. The artist hopes to rekindle the art of the traditional cradleboard by constructing four cradleboards with his signature beaded inlay designs White Bear Lake, Minnesota, April 27, 2010: Douglas K. Limón...
Imagination Soars
Blank Canvas Gallery and Education Center in Park Rapids, a Minnesota nonprofit art organization, is offering Imagination Soars - a Creative Art Camp for kids, ages 6 - 12, on June 20th, 22nd & 24th. Class time each day is from 1:00 pm to 4:00 pm. The three day art camp will be held at Century Middle School, 501 Helten Ave. in Park Rapids. In this kids' summer workshop...
Exploring Silk Painting Techniques
Exploring Silk Painting Techniques Blank Canvas Gallery and Education Center in Park Rapids, a Minnesota nonprofit art organization, is offering a workshop to learn about silk painting techniques with noted Minnesota artist Jo Hill on June 15th & 16th. Class time each day will be 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. at Jo Hill's studio, 15391 Cranberry Drive, Park Rapids. Hill has long time...
U.S. to view cyberattacks as acts of war
WASHINGTON - The Pentagon, trying to create a formal strategy to deter cyberattacks on the United States, plans to issue a strategy soon declaring that a computer attack from a foreign nation can be considered an act of war that may result in a military response....
Minnesota hospitals teaming up against theft of drugs
Over six months last year, nearly 1,500 pills prescribed to 35 residents of a health care facility in Sauk Rapids, Minn., were missing under nurse Lora Asfeld's watch....
Dayton signs 5 bills and vetoes 1
ST. PAUL, Minn. - Gov. Mark Dayton has signed a bill expanding eligibility for special license plates available to survivors of veterans who died in military service, as he wraps up the final bills from the legislative session that ended last week....
Layoff notices go to law officers
With no budget deal in sight, Minnesota is warning 800 state troopers, conservation officers and other law enforcement officials that they may be out of work by July 1....
