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Articles from the June 17, 2015 edition


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  • Social services agreement advances Red Lake initiative

    Jun 17, 2015

    BEMIDJI—A partnership two-years in the making advanced at Tuesday's Beltrami County Commissioners' meeting as the board passed an agreement with Red Lake Family and Children Services. The agreement gives Red Lake Family and Children Services employees access to a statewide social services technology program through Beltrami County. The social services information system (SSIS) is a state-run program used throughout Minnesota by social services for child protection information, foster care, adoption, children's services and adult services p...

  • Search warrants lead to multiple arrests by Leech Lake Tribal Police

    Jun 17, 2015

    CASS LAKE -- Four people were arrested on drug-related charges after separate search warrants were executed June 10 by the Leech Lake Tribal Police Department. In the first search warrant at a home in Cass Lake, Nicholas Budreau, 22, and Lakeshia Drouillard 25, were arrested on drug-related charges. Naomi Bellanger, 39, was arrested for a felony warrant and drug-related charges. Marijuana, prescription pills and drug paraphernalia was found inside the residence and seized, a release from Leech Lake police said. Two other people, Cheyenne...

  • Coalition Returns to Council to Say Miigwech

    Michael Meuers|Jun 17, 2015

    First up on the agenda of the Tuesday, June 9, 2015, monthly meeting of the Red Lake Tribal Council was the Nameless Coalition for the Homeless. Nameless Coalition members Mike Bredon, Keni Johnson and Carolyn Jacobs had returned to the Council to say thanks for kicking-off the fundraising efforts for the group. Red Lake was first on the list when the group began fundraising late last year. The Coalition visited Red Lake at the November Council meeting. After a short presentation the Council...

  • Ground Breaking Ceremony held for new Redby Community Center - P12

    Michael Barrett, RLNN|Jun 17, 2015

    On Monday, June 1, 2015 a Groud Breaking Ceremony and Ground Blessing was held for the new Redby Community Center, which is scheduled to be completed in about a year. The site for the new Center is on Ogema Avenue, which is on the old Mill Road, east of Red Lake Forest Products. This area was once where the old Red Lake Cedar Craft building stood. Chief Greetings Spears conducted the blessing, followed by words from Red Lake Economic Director Sam Strong, Redby Representatives Allen Pemberton...

  • Redby Community holds Annual Spring Fling - P3

    Mary Omen|Jun 17, 2015

    The Redby Community hosted their Annual Spring Fling on Saturday, June 13, 2015 at the Redby Ballfield....

  • State money heads to bird flu victims

    Jun 17, 2015

    ST. PAUL -- State money is en route to immediate and long-range needs to fight avian flu that has resulted in more than 9 million turkey and chicken deaths in 23 Minnesota counties. Advertisement Minnesota legislators early Saturday approved spending $23 million for several programs responding to bird flu and nearly $27 million for University of Minnesota poultry testing facilities. Federal funds also help farmers recover from euthanizing turkeys in flocks hit by bird flu. http://www.bemidjipioneer.com/news/region/3767624-st...

  • Shaynowishkung Statue Dedicated at Bemijigamaag - P3

    Michael Meuers|Jun 17, 2015

    "It's not about Indians, it's about people! All the life forces must come into alignment! The Prophesies tell us that we are now in the time of a great healing. It says the four Colors of the human family are once again given an opportunity to bring each Color's gifts together and create a mighty nation," ~Gichi-Ma'iingan (Larry Stillday) Obaashiing. Notes to Biidaanakwad Organizers of the Shaynowishkung Statue Project had been watching the weather forecast for days, and it didn't look good....

  • 2015 Red Lake High School Graduation - Set 1 - P13

    Michael Barrett, RLNN|Jun 17, 2015

    The 2015 Red Lake High School Graduation Ceremony took place on Saturday, May 30, 2015 at the Red Lake High School. Class Motto: "We meet as strangers, grew as classmates, and leave as friends." Class of 2015 Katelyn Paige Barrett - Valedictorian Kennedy Rose Barrett - Salutatorian Verto F. Barron, Jr. Autumn Leigh Beaulieu Tiffani Brun Brianna Leigh Cook Kendra Lea Dow Delwyn W. English, Jr. Jerrell Lynn Fairbanks Breanna L. Goodrider Teneasha D. Graves Jaylyn Alysse Isham-Kingbird DeCarlo...

  • 2015 Red Lake High School Graduation - Set 2 - P13

    Michael Barrett, RLNN|Jun 17, 2015

    The 2015 Red Lake High School Graduation Ceremony took place on Saturday, May 30, 2015 at the Red Lake High School. Class Motto: "We meet as strangers, grew as classmates, and leave as friends." Class of 2015 Katelyn Paige Barrett - Valedictorian Kennedy Rose Barrett - Salutatorian Verto F. Barron, Jr. Autumn Leigh Beaulieu Tiffani Brun Brianna Leigh Cook Kendra Lea Dow Delwyn W. English, Jr. Jerrell Lynn Fairbanks Breanna L. Goodrider Teneasha D. Graves Jaylyn Alysse Isham-Kingbird DeCarlo...

  • 2015 Red Lake High School Graduation - Set 3 - P13

    Michael Barrett, RLNN|Jun 17, 2015

    The 2015 Red Lake High School Graduation Ceremony took place on Saturday, May 30, 2015 at the Red Lake High School. Class Motto: "We meet as strangers, grew as classmates, and leave as friends." Class of 2015 Katelyn Paige Barrett - Valedictorian Kennedy Rose Barrett - Salutatorian Verto F. Barron, Jr. Autumn Leigh Beaulieu Tiffani Brun Brianna Leigh Cook Kendra Lea Dow Delwyn W. English, Jr. Jerrell Lynn Fairbanks Breanna L. Goodrider Teneasha D. Graves Jaylyn Alysse Isham-Kingbird DeCarlo...

  • Thief River Falls Pow Wow 2015 - Sunday Afternoon Session - P17

    Shyra Antone|Jun 17, 2015

    Thief River Falls Pow Wow 2015 - Sunday Afternoon Session Winners at Seven Clans Casino Pow Wow 2015 http://www.redlakenationnews.com/story/2015/05/27/news/winners-at-seven-clans-casino-pow-wow-2015/35692.html...

  • 153 Students Graduate from Kindergarten in 2015 - P18

    Michael Barrett, RLNN|Jun 17, 2015

    There were 153 students from Red Lake Elementary School that graduated from Kindergarten in a ceremony held on Friday, May 22, 2015....

  • Red Lake Elementary Schools holds Annual Pow Wow - P19

    Michael Barrett, RLNN|Jun 17, 2015

    Red Lake Elementary School held its Annual Pow Wow on Thursday, May 21, 2015 in Red Lake. This years new Princess and Brave were Emiris Lussier and Desmond Desjarlait....

  • St. Mary's Mission School 2015 Pow Wow held in Red Lake - P20

    Michael Barrett, RLNN|Jun 17, 2015

    The St. Mary's Mission School 2015 Pow Wow was held in Red Lake on Wednesday, May 20, 2015....

  • Red Lake improving, but drop two games to Blackduck in home double-header - P31

    Michael Barrett, RLNN|Jun 17, 2015

    Red Lake improving, but drop two games to Blackduck in home double-header on Tuesday, May 5, 2015....

  • Red Lake Girls Softball Team loses both games in double-header with Cass Lake - P36

    Michael Barrett, RLNN|Jun 17, 2015

    The Red Lake Girls Softball Team lost both games in a double-header with Cass Lake on Tuesday, April 28, 2015 in Red Lake. The JV went one-and-one in their two games. 4-29 Away Pine River 4pm 4-30 Away Kelliher double header 4pm 5-4 Away Laporte 4:30 5-5 Home Blackduck double header 4pm WEEK #6 MAKE-UP WEEK May 11th-13th UMC CHAMPIONSHIP GAME UMC CHAMPIONSHIP GAME Thursday May 14th North Champ vs. South Champ Site BSU @ 4:30pm UMC CHAMPIONSHIP GAME MAKE-UP DATE FRIDAY MAY 15th Upper Mississippi...

  • Red Lake School Board Meeting - Wednesday, June 17, 2015

    Red Lake School Board Meeting - Wednesday, June 17, 2015 3 PM Administration Building...

  • RLES 5th Grade Summer School Students to Host Car Wash

    Red Lake Elementary School 5th grade summer school students will be hosting a car wash in the RLES parking lot on Monday, June 22 and Tuesday, June 23, 2015 from 9:30-11:30am. The students are raising money to donate to protect Minnesota Eagles. All money will be given to the Minnesota Zoo on our final field trip. If we reach our goal we will meet the zoologist that cares for the Eagles at the zoo!!! So bring on the dirty cars!!! We will be asking for a free will donation--- suggested...

  • SBA 8(a) and HUBZone Certification Programs

    DATE: Wednesday; July 29, 2015 TIME: 9:00 am – 4:00 pm PLACE: Red Lake Nation College (Rm. 300) 23750 Highway 1 East Red Lake, MN 56671 Government contracting can provide a leg-up to small businesses that need to meet their bottom line and become sustainable. Government contracting is a win-win opportunity - the Federal government gets to work with innovative, forward-thinking companies, and small firms get tapped into the supply chain of one of the largest buyers in the world. The Small B...

  • 6 YEAR OLD KILLED IN ATV ACCIDENT

    Jun 17, 2015

    At approximately 4:00 P.M., the Beltrami County Sheriff's Office was notified of an ATV crash in Hines Township on private land located 1.5 miles west of Blackduck on County Rd. 32 in the 20500 block of Nebish Rd NE. First Responders, Beltrami County Deputies, Minnesota State Patrol and Blackduck Police along with members of the Blackduck Ambulance Service and North Memorial Air Care responded to the scene. A six year old female child was fatally injured in the accident after apparently falling from the moving ATV which was being operated by...

  • Outed North Dakota lawmaker says he will serve out term

    Jun 17, 2015

    BISMARCK -- A North Dakota lawmaker who sent an explicit photo of himself to another man using a social media app says he has no plans to step down from his legislative seat. Rep. Randy Boehning, a 52-year-old Republican from Fargo, made his comments Tuesday as the Legislature met to pass one remaining budget bill from the 2015 session. Asked if he plans he plans to serve out the three years left in his term, Boehning said, "I certainly do." http://www.bemidjipioneer.com/news/region/3767536-outed-north-dakota-lawmaker-says-h...

  • Assistant Secretary Washburn Says Indian Affairs Has Exceeded Its Goal to Increase the Number of Native Vet Hires

    Jun 17, 2015

    WASHINGTON, D.C. – Assistant Secretary – Indian Affairs Kevin K. Washburn today announced that Indian Affairs offices and bureaus have hired nearly 600 American Indian and Alaska Native veterans in Fiscal Year 2015, exceeding the goal set last year to increase the number of Native American veterans employed by these agencies from nine percent of the workforce to 12.5 percent. “Our intent to build a 21st century Indian Affairs workforce depends upon attracting and retaining experienced and motivated personnel, and we know that America’s veteran...

  • Carlson Relay Wins Battle of the Horse Nations Indian Relay Season Opener

    Jun 17, 2015

    BILLINGS, Mont. – The 2015 Indian Relay Race Season started with a bang this past weekend at the Battle of the Horse Nations Relay series opener held at Emerald Downs in Auburn, Wash. Fifteen teams from the top five horse nations competed for a $35,000 purse and valuable points to help earn them a spot at the All Nations Championships in September. On Sunday, June 14, Chaz Racine of Carlson Relay from the Blackfeet Nation in Browning, Mont. walked away with the first relay win of the season! The Battle of the Horse Nations Relay was the f...

  • Air Force cuts drone flights as pilots burn out

    Jun 17, 2015

    CREECH AIR FORCE BASE, Nev. – After a decade of waging long-distance war through their video screens, America’s drone operators are burning out, and the Air Force is being forced to cut back on the flights even as military and intelligence officials are demanding more over intensifying combat zones in Iraq, Syria and Yemen. The Air Force plans to trim the flights by the armed surveillance drones to 60 a day by October from a recent peak of 65 as it deals with the first serious exodus of the crew members who helped usher in a new era of war by...

  • FDA ruling means 'final nail in the coffin' for trans fat

    Jun 17, 2015

    Artificial trans fat — a food ingredient linked to heart disease — will soon be gone from grocery aisles. The U.S. Food and Drug Administration on Tuesday called for the food industry to phase out artificial trans fat within three years. The announcement caps more than a decade of action by consumer watchdogs, regulators and eventually the food industry itself to remove the artery-clogging ingredient. “This puts the final nail in the coffin of artificial trans fat,” said Michael Jacobson, executive director of the Center for Science in the Pub...

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