Articles from the July 9, 2012 edition
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Edward “Pat” Brown
Edward “Pat” Brown, 77 of Redby died Thursday, July 5, 2012 at the Red Lake Hospital. Funeral services will be at 2:00 pm, Tuesday, July 10, 2012 at the St. Antipas Episcopal Church in Redby with Fr. Johnson Loud, Fr. George Ross and Fr. Tim Brown officiating. A wake will begin at 3:00 pm on Sunday, July 8, 2012 at the Redby...
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Traditional celebration brings hundreds to Red Lake
RED LAKE – As 7 p.m. approaches, 2012 Independence Day Powwow announcer Lawrence Baker urges the hundreds of dancers preparing for Friday night’s Grand Entry to be punctual. “We’re going to start on time,” he says over the loudspeaker. “Those of you out there braiding your hair, braid faster.” The Red Lake Nation...
Students in the News
-- David Pannkuk of Bemidji has been named to the Spring 2012 Dean’s List at Huntington University in Huntington, Ind. -- Sierra Rose Sypult of Bemidji has been awarded a Kohl’s Cares Scholarship, presented by Kohl’s Department Stores. -- Hilary Clay of Bemidji graduated from the University of Minnesota, Morris in May 2012. -- Jacob Hemstand and Tyler Brakner, both of...
SCHOOL BOARD MEETING - MONDAY, JULY 9, 2012
AGENDA 1. Call to order. 2. Approval of agenda. 3. Superintendent’s Announcements. A. Next Regular School Board meeting: Wednesday, July 18, 2012– 2:00 PM B. Substitute Teacher Costs for the District. C. Early Pay Check/Pay Advance. 4. Action Items. A. Open & Post 1 FTE MMH/DCC, 1 FTE 6th grade teacher, 1 FTE RDR – room...
LOCAL CHAPTER OF THE AMERICAN INDIAN SCIENCE & ENGINEERING SOCIETY HOLDS FIRST ANNUAL GOLF TOURNAMENT
The North Star AISES Alliance & Professional chapter (NSAAP) is hosting its first annual charitable golf tournament at the Black Bear golf course on Friday, August 24th in Carlton, MN. Tee time is at 1:00 p.m., Central Standard Time. The event will include a 4-person scramble followed by an awards banquet. Trophies and cash prizes will be awarded to the top three teams....
Minneapolis-based unit wins national Air Force Reserve competition
MINNEAPOLIS-ST. PAUL INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT AIR RESERVE STATION— The 27 Aerial Port Squadron, based at the Minneapolis-St. Paul Air Reserve Base, defeated 16 other organizations from across the nation to claim the title of Top Dawg in the Air Force Reserve’s premier aerial logistics competition. The 2012 Port Dawg Challenge ran from June 19 – 22, and brought together...
More information for those involved in storm damage
Here is some great information from the City of Bemidji Website along with more specific directions to the Rako Street site City Crews will begin picking up storm debris for residents beginning the week of July 9. In the meantime, residents may place their storm debris immediately at the curb (off the street). Please have all your debris out no later than 8 a.m. on Monday,...
Seven Clans Casino Promotions
http://archive.constantcontact.com/fs019/1104412316051/archive/1110352863903.html Next weekend we've got two great concerts in store for you! Slaughter and Stephen Pearcy will be at Red Lake on Friday, July 13th. And then on Saturday, Loretta Lynn will be performing in Thief River Falls. Some tickets are still available, but...
THE 24 SEVEN – July 8, 2012
THE 24 SEVEN – July 8, 2012 Election board takes fire in Rangel recount Vote counting in the fierce congressional battle between incumb... http://takeaction.wta001.com/wta/link.php?M=17702784&N=44404&L=19920&F=T ----------------------------------------------------------------- Nader: 'Cowering' Democrats hurt themselves If the “cowering” Democrats — who “are tortured...
Food shelf feels squeeze: Demand exceeds record setting 2011 needs
BEMIDJI – The number of children served through the Bemidji Community Food Shelf this year is up 36 percent since this time last year....
Jones becomes Leech Lake chairwoman
Carri Jones, left, is congratulated Friday by Rita Albrecht, a Bemidji City Council member and planner in tribal development for the Leech Lake Band, after Jones was sworn in as chairwoman during an inauguration ceremony for the Leech Lake Band of Ojibwe. Last month, Jones, 32, won the election for chair, becoming the youngest...
THE 24 SEVEN - July 9, 2012
THE 24 SEVEN - July 9, 2012 Environmentalists may yet stop fracking No one wants to take on the potent environmental lobby, but the... http://takeaction.wta001.com/wta/link.php?M=17702784&N=44845&L=20050&F=T ----------------------------------------------------------------- Obama invites Egypt's Islamist president to U.S. President Barack Obama has invited Egypt's newly elected...
Minnesota's alternate path for aspiring teachers still is untraveled
So far, no one has taken Minnesota up on its offer to make it easier for aspiring teachers to enter the classroom without a teaching degree from a traditional college or university. The lack of interest in the state's new alternative teacher certification program is a surprise to some, given the groundswell of bipartisan support it got when by Gov. Mark Dayton signed it into...
Cell carriers swamped by police data requests
WASHINGTON - In the first public accounting of its kind, cellphone carriers reported that they responded to a startling 1.3 million demands for subscriber data last year from law enforcement agencies seeking text messages, caller locations and other information in the course of investigations....
Vizenor, Bevins take White Earth oaths
MAHNOMEN – White Earth Nation Chairwoman Erma J. Vizenor and District III Representative Kenneth “Gus” Bevins were administered the Oath of Office during the White Earth Nation Tribal Government Inauguration Friday at the Shooting Star Casino and Event Center. Magistrate Judge Leo I. Brisbois administered the oath to...
