Babaamaajimowinan (Telling of news in different places)
Sorted by date Results 26 - 43 of 43
Twenty years after two gunmen attacked Columbine High School, the community of Littleton, Colo. remains divided over whether it's time to tear down the site of one of the worst school shootings in U.S. history. Among those in the community calling for the school to be demolished is Jason Glass, the superintendent of Jeffco Public Schools, the school district where Columbine is located. In a recent op-ed for The Washington Post, Glass said the school has become a tourist destination, and while most visitors are harmless, some may be potential...
When Luckisha Phillips’ son Jayden picked up a pencil in kindergarten, his letters often came out backward and inverted, so illegible that his mother thought something was wrong with his vision. Handed a set of crayons, Ammerine Dellenbaugh’s bright, chatty son Creede refused to use them to draw or write. Instead, he’d line them up by color, or just scribble. https://www.seattletimes.com/education-lab/for-some-washington-students-with-special-needs-diagnosis-comes-too-late/...
BEMIDJI, Minn. – Motorists on Highway 197 in Bemidji can expect short term delays, daily lane closures and lane shifts as traffic signals are being replaced at two intersections in Bemidji. Crews will begin to replace traffic signals at the Paul Bunyan Mall entrance on July 9 and complete the work by Friday, July 12, weather permitting. Traffic signals will also be replaced at Third Street starting later this week in downtown Bemidji. The Third Street traffic signal replacement is expected to be complete by July 15, weather permitting. MnDOT r...
BEMIDJI, Minn. – The regularly scheduled weekly meeting for the Highway 71 project in Park Rapids has been rescheduled. The meeting will be held at 9:00 a.m. Friday, July 12 at the Hubbard County Highway Department located at 101 Crocus Hill Street in Park Rapids. The meeting includes updated project information provided by the MnDOT project engineer as well as the prime contractor, Gladen Construction. Regularly scheduled weekly meetings will resume Thursday, July 18 at 9:00 a.m. The project is scheduled to be completed in October. MnDOT c...
The Minnesota Department of Employment and Economic Development (DEED) on Wednesday awarded $3.4 million in cleanup grant funds to 15 redevelopment projects across the state. DEED estimates that these funds will draw $245.7 million in private investment for the projects. The funding is awarded through DEED's Contamination Cleanup and Investigation Grants Program. "Contaminated sites are standing in the way of growth," said Gov. Tim Walz in a statement announcing the grants. "That's why we're wor...
We at the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service know that public lands are valuable and those who visit them know that they help improve the quality of life and the health of the community. There are countless benefits to having access to recreation like birding, hiking, hunting and fishing, but did you know that public lands are good for the economy too? While there are all sorts of measurable benefits ranging from air and water quality to biodiversity and habitat protection, we also track how public...
** EXTERNAL POSITION OPENING ** FOOD & BEVERAGE MANAGER RATE OF PAY: Depending upon experience LOCATION: Seven Clans Casinos – Thief River Falls, MN OPENS: July 8, 2019 CLOSES: July 22, 2019 POSITION OBJECTIVES: Under the general supervision of the, General Manager, F&B Manager is responsible to oversee kitchen operations for Seven Clans Casinos. DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES: Responsible for directing the business operations of the Food and Beverage Department. Provides primary and sec...
**EXTERNAL POSITION OPENING** SLOT ATTENDANT RATE OF PAY: Depending upon experience LOCATION: Seven Clans Casinos – Thief River Falls, MN OPENS: July 8, 2019 CLOSES: July 22, 2019 POSITION OBJECTIVES Under the general supervision of the prevailing Supervisor is responsible to conduct preventative maintenance and repair slot machines for Seven Clans Casinos. DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES Computes jackpot or hopper fills and pays jackpots as verified by slot machine readout when needed. Prepa...
5rd Annual Anishinaabe Spirit Run - July 31 - August 3rd, 2019 Red Lake to Mash-Ka-Wisen Pow Wow...
'Sherri Shepherd's HealthyWager' initiative to leverage the power and efficacy of financial incentives and expert-caliber support to spur extraordinary success among those dieting-for-dollars through the program New York, NY, July 8, 2019 - HealthyWage-the world's leading purveyor of financially-induced diet contests for individuals and corporate/team-based weight loss challenges , today announced an A-list partnership with actress, comedian, best-selling author Sherri Shepherd -a television...
Be a part of the audience as local singers compete for cash and prizes at the Bemidji Sings! Vocal Competition 7 pm, Thursday, August 1st at Bemidji State University's Bangsberg Hall. Bemidji Sings! is an event of Minnesota Sings, a competition between cities throughout Minnesota that is designed for amateur vocalists in two age categories, 15-25 and 26 and over. Emceed by David Eichholz of Deuces Wild Dueling Pianos, The first place winner from each age division will go on to represent Bemidji...
Special School Board Meeting - Wednesday, July 10, 2019 2 PM - Red Lake Administration Headquarters...
I am Natalie Landreth, a senior attorney for the Native American Rights Fund. I’m speaking today on behalf of the National Council of Native American Churches (National Council or NCNAC), which consists of the Native American Church of North America, the Native American Church of Oklahoma, the Native American Church of South Dakota, and the Azee’ Bee Nahagha of Dine Nation. Collectively, these groups and their member organizations represent hundreds of member chapters, and the vast majority of NAC members throughout the United States and Can...
A full evacuation of a First Nation in northwestern Ontario was underway Monday as a forest fire burned less than ten kilometres from the community. Heavy smoke had already led authorities to begin moving about 2,000 vulnerable residents out Pikangikum First Nation over the weekend, but an increased threat from the fire prompted the decision to clear out the community entirely, said a spokesman with Ontario’s Ministry of the Solicitor General. https://globalnews.ca/news/5470829/full-evacuation-pikangikum-forest-fire/...
A crime saga that goes back almost 40 years, involving a Woodstock homicide and a sex crime on a northwestern Ontario reserve, has ended for a London woman who lost both her childhood innocence and, later, the son she bore because of the attack. Eli Mandamin, a former police officer and chief of the Iskatewizaagegan (Shoal Lake 39) First Nation, was recently sentenced to three years in prison for having sex with Pauline Fair, a London woman who was 14 at the time of the 1981 assault....
BILLINGS, Mont. (AP) — An Iowa man who eluded authorities for almost eight years after his indictment on federal firearms charges has been apprehended at a remote ranch on a Montana Indian reservation. Michael Duane Strain of Lime Springs made an initial court appearance Friday in U.S. District Court in Billings, where Magistrate Judge Timothy Cavan ordered him returned to Iowa to face charges. https://www.newtondailynews.com/2019/07/08/fugitive-from-iowa-arrested-on-reservation-ranch-in-montana/aibq3q1/...
West Kelowna fire crews were called to a blaze on Westbank First Nation early Monday morning. Shortly after 1 a.m., firefighters rushed to respond to a fire in a unit at Quail Court on Boucherie Road, according to the West Kelowna Fire Department. https://globalnews.ca/news/5471091/west-kelowna-fire-rcmp-suspected-arson-westbank-first-nation/...
Minneapolis, Minnesota (July 8, 2019) - The philanthropic arm of the historic and revitalized Armory in downtown Minneapolis announced today that partnering with Entourage Events group to stage a gala whose mission is to support life-changing opportunities for underserved youth in the community. The “Building Life Champions” Gala on Aug. 15 at the Mansion at Uptown in Minneapolis, in support of the Circle of Discipline youth program provider, will feature a five-star dinner, youth entertainment, an awards presentation as well as silent and liv...