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RED LAKE - A Groundbreaking ceremony was held on Wednesday, June 19, 2019 at 12:30 PM for the Red Lake School District's $14.8 million addition and renovation project for the Red Lake Elementary School. In May 2018, Governor Mark Dayton signed off on $1.5 billion public works construction legislation that included $14 million for the Red Lake School District. For many years Red Lake District officials had been working to secure funding for the design and construction of a new structure between...
In a message from Red Lake Tribal Chairman Darrell G. Seki, Sr. dated June 18, 2019, to all Red Lake members and Gaming employees, an announcement was made that the Red Lake Gaming Board recently voted unanimously to hire their previous Red Lake Gaming CEO, Ray Brenny, and that he would be returning to Red Lake Gaming on July 1, 2019. "We are all excited to have Ray back as our top gaming employee," the letter stated. "Ray has over 35 years of business experience, including nearly 30 years of...
WASHINGTON — The debate over reparations for descendants of slaves catapulted from the campaign trail to Congress on Wednesday with an impassioned plea from actor Danny Glover and others for lawmakers to address compensation for America's blighted heritage of racism and Jim Crow laws. Glover, who told a House Judiciary panel that his great-grandfather was enslaved, called a national reparations policy "a moral, democratic and economic imperative." http://www.startribune.com/democratic-panel-to-open-debate-on-reparations-for-...
The 37 universities and community colleges in the Minnesota State system are hiking their tuition by 3% this fall amid persistent enrollment declines. On Wednesday, the system's board of trustees backed a $2.1 billion budget for the system, which over the past decade has lost almost a fifth of its enrollment. Another projected dip in enrollment this fall will likely mean less revenue from tuition despite the new higher rates. http://www.startribune.com/minnesota-state-college...
Citing "a lot of rot" in chiropractic medicine, a federal judge sentenced a onetime Minnesota practitioner to two-plus years in prison for defrauding a leading health insurer out of more than $330,000. Steven Wiseth, 36, of Thief River Falls, was sentenced Tuesday in federal court in Minneapolis to 2¼ years after pleading guilty to wire fraud in connection with orchestrating an elaborate scheme to defraud health insurers by submitting claims for scores of services he never provided....
Delta Air Lines is rolling out facial scanners at Minneapolis-St. Paul International Airport to give passengers the option of boarding planes with a glance at a camera rather than using a boarding pass. The technology, being installed this week at 16 MSP gates, is aimed at simplifying the boarding process on international flights. With it, gate agents no longer need to compare passengers and their passport photos. http://www.startribune.com/paper-phone-or-face-delta-lets-you-...
When Condoleezza Rice entered the top tier of government in 1989 as a national security adviser, she said she still often received stares as if she had just walked into the wrong meeting. "But if you are prepared, then pretty soon others will recognize that you are ready for any room," she told 350 attendees of the KPMG Women's Leadership Summit on Wednesday at the Hazeltine National Golf Club. http://www.startribune.com/condoleezza-rice-says-if-you-re-prepared-people-will-ac...
NEW YORK — The guru of a cult-like self-improvement group that attracted heiresses and Hollywood actresses was convicted Wednesday of turning his female devotees into his sex slaves through such means as shame, punishment and nude blackmail photos. A jury in federal court in Brooklyn took less than five hours to find 58-year-old Keith Raniere guilty on all counts of sex-trafficking and coercing women into sex. http://www.startribune.com/jury-deliberations-to-begin-in-nxivm-sex-trafficking-case/511500512/...
Washington, DC Remarks as Prepared for Delivery Chairman Hoeven, Vice Chairman Udall, and Members of the Committee: Thank you for the opportunity to discuss S. 227, Savanna’s Act; S. 288, Justice for Native Survivors of Sexual Violence Act; S. 290, Native Youth and Tribal Officer Protection Act; S. 982, Not Invisible Act of 2019; and S. 1853, Bridging Agency Data Gaps and Ensuring Safety (BADGES) for Native Communities Act, which address a number of long-standing threats to public safety throughout Tribal communities. We have worked with the S...
CLOQUET, MN-- Fond du Lac Tribal and Community College and the Minnesota Department of Human Services Child Safety and Permanency Division are co-hosting a state-wide symposium for social services professionals with a focus on Kinship Navigator Community Awareness and understanding the Family First Prevention Services Act. The two-day symposium with be held in the Great Lakes Ballroom at the Holiday Inn & Suites in Duluth, Minnesota on July 15 & 16, 2019. Building kinship navigator awareness creates better understanding of the needs relative...
We at the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service know that pollinators are the engine that run healthy habitats. While we've been actively working to restore and conserve more than 1.3 million acres of land across the midwest, we need your help. Whether you have a few feet on your apartment balcony or several acres, you can make a difference. Follow this easy step-by-step guide to build your own pollinator garden and help ensure the future is filled with pollinators. Planning your garden Careful...
St. Paul, MN: Minnesota’s strawberry season is off to a slow start due to cold temperatures, but farmers expect to see an abundant berry season. Because conditions vary from region to region, the Minnesota Department of Agriculture (MDA) recommends checking with your local patch for information on availability before heading out to the farm. Strawberry season in Minnesota is short and sweet, typically two to three weeks long, but the length of harvest varies depending on varieties planted, weather, and soil type. In Northeast Minnesota, Michael...
Recently, the Department of Labor and Industry (DLI) received an increase in reports of amputations. So far this federal fiscal year (beginning Oct. 1, 2018) Minnesota OSHA (MNOSHA) Compliance has received 15 reports of amputations. Many of these amputations have been to workers' hands and fingers. MNOSHA urges employers to take immediate steps to assess and reassess amputation hazards and risks in their workplaces and take needed corrective action to eliminate them. MNOSHA also encourages employers to redouble their efforts to train employees...
St. Paul, MN: The Minnesota Department of Agriculture (MDA) is rolling out its new Dairy Assistance, Investment and Relief Initiative (DAIRI) program to provide financial assistance for dairy producers who enroll for five years of coverage in the USDA Farm Service Agency’s Dairy Margin Coverage (DMC) program. “Minnesota farmers are the cornerstone of our state’s economy,” said Governor Tim Walz. “We know that this has been a tough year for agriculture, and our dairy farmers need our support. I’m proud that our budget secured $8 million for...
WASHINGTON, DC, June 19, 2019: The Clean Fuels Development Coalition announced today that they have launched the nation’s first Gasoline Public Education and Consumer Awareness Campaign, focusing on the health threat of consumer gasoline. The campaign is the outcome of a year-long research project and the publication of What’s in Our Gasoline Is Killing Us: Mobile Source Air Toxics and The Threat to Public Health (i.e., MSAT Fact Book) released last month. According to the Fact Book, gasoline and its emissions are one of the greatest thr...
**2- EXTERNAL POSITION OPENING** PUBLIC AREA CLEANING RATE OF PAY: Depending upon experience LOCATION: Seven Clans Casinos –Thief River Falls, MN OPENS: June 19, 2019 CLOSES: July 3, 2019 SCOPE OF POSITION Under the general supervision of the Public Area Supervisor is responsible for assigned duties of Seven Clans Casino/TRF Graveyard shift 12am-8am. DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES • Assists with overall cleaning of building providing a safe and sanitary environment for guests and associates. Ser...
SAN DIEGO, CA – In a letter to the U.S. Chemical Safety and HazardInvestigation Board (CSB), more than 50 experts and advocates in occupational safety and health are calling on the agency to once again include the names of workers who have died on the job in its reports of chemical releases and explosions. Including the names of those who died in fatal chemical incidents, states the letter, is “a simple, but powerful fact that these individuals are not statistics.” The CSB, an independent federal agency charged with investigating indus...
Librarian of Congress Carla Hayden today announced the appointment of Joy Harjo as the nation’s 23rd Poet Laureate Consultant in Poetry for 2019-2020. Harjo will take up her duties in the fall, opening the Library’s annual literary season on Sept. 19 with a reading of her work in the Coolidge Auditorium. Harjo is the first Native American poet to serve in the position – she is an enrolled member of the Muscogee Creek Nation. She succeeds Tracy K. Smith, who served two terms as laureate. “Joy Harjo has championed the art of poetry – ‘soul tal...
Red Lake High School Graduation 2019 took place on Saturday, June 1, 2019, at the Red Lake High School. There were 27 graduates taking part in the ceremony....
Red Lake High School Graduation 2019 took place on Saturday, June 1, 2019, at the Red Lake High School. There were 27 graduates taking part in the ceremony....
RLHS Graduation 2019 - Set II Photographs by members of the community....
The Red Lake High School Warriors Honor Banquet was held on Wednesday, May 22, 2019 at the RLHS Cafeteria starting at 5:30 PM....
The Red Lake Lady Warriors lost in 5 innings to Blackduck 21-4 in Red Lake on Monday, May 13, 2019. The Junior Varsity also dropped their game. Part of the problem could have been they were released from class at 10:30 that morning for an 11 AM game, which would have only gave them about 10 to 15 minutes to get their uniforms on, get to the field, and start playing. They didn't have much time to warm up. The loss gave Red Lake a 3-3 record on the season. Red Lake's Lady Warriors will play Pine...
The Red Lake Lady Warriors lost to Walker-Hackensack-Akley 17-6 in Red Lake on Friday, May 17, 2019, putting them at 3-2 on the season. They will host Blackduck on Monday, May 20, 2019 at 11 AM. The Lady Drakes are 8-3 on the season, The girls won't play again until May 16, 2019 at BSU....
Native Americans have been waiting a long been time for the United States and its state governments to apologize for the violent treatment of their people. On Tuesday, California Gov. Gavin Newsom took that step. Standing at the future site of the California Indian Heritage Center, Newsom offered an official apology to the Native people of the state in the form of an executive order. The order said the relationship between the state and the Indigenous population is one “fraught with violence, exploitation, dispossession and the attempted d...
