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Articles from the July 17, 2020 edition


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  • Peter James Belgarde Jr.

    Jul 17, 2020

    Peter James Belgarde Jr. September 26, 1944 - July 11, 2020 Peter J. Belgarde Jr., “Wambdi Wakan Inaji” (Standing Holy Eagle) 75 of St. Michael, ND and entered the Spirit World on Saturday, July 11, 2020 at the Lakota Good Samaritan Center. Mass of Christian Burial will be held on Friday, July 17, 2020 at 10:00 a.m. at St. Michael’s Catholic Church with Reverend Paul Schuster celebrating the Mass. Visitation will be held at St. Michael’s Catholic Church on Thursday, July 16th from 5:00 p.m. until 10:00 p.m. with a Rosary and Prayer Service...

  • Orvilla L. Longfox

    Jul 17, 2020

    Orvilla L. Longfox May 16, 1956 - July 14, 2020 Orvilla L. Longfox "Sidegoskosa Wiya" Blacktail Deer Woman Orvilla Laura Longfox, age 64 of Cloquet, MN died Tuesday, July 14, 2020 at Essentia St. Mary's in Duluth. She was born May 16, 1956 to Walter and Agnes (Givestheblanket) Longfox in Fort Belknap, Montana. Orvilla was an artist and she revitalized the ancient art of quill work that she learned from her late mother, Agnes. She was renowned worldwide for her traditional artwork with dyed...

  • Ashleigh Dawn Amelia Mountain

    Jul 17, 2020

    Ashleigh Dawn Amelia Mountain February 25, 1999 - July 3, 2020 Ashleigh Dawn Amelia Mountain, age 21, of Minneapolis, Minnesota passed away on July 3, 2020 at Fairview Southdale Hospital in Edina, Minnesota. She was born on February 25, 1999 in Bemidji, Minnesota the daughter of Charles Goodman and Wyona Mountain. Ashleigh was shy when you first met her. She was very smart and intelligent, in high school she took pre-college classes. Worked as a youth mentor at Little Earth for 3 years, with...

  • Theresa Lee McFarlane

    Jul 17, 2020

    Theresa Lee McFarlane August 31, 1959 ~ July 13, 2020 (age 60) Theresa Lee McFarlane, age 60, of St. Paul, Minnesota began her journey to the other side on Monday, July 13th, 2020 from her home. She was born in Watertown, South Dakota to Dwayne and Florenstine (LaPrairie) McFarlane. Theresa enjoyed spending time with her family and friends. She loved and cherished her grandchildren and missed them when she did not get to see them. Theresa enjoyed smoking her cigarettes and drinking coffee while...

  • Red Lake Nation COVID-19 Emergency Response Team offers free testing for anyone 18 years and older

    Michael Barrett, RLNN|Jul 17, 2020

    LITTLE ROCK DISTRICT - On Thursday, July 16, 2020, the Red Lake Nation COVID-19 Emergency Response Team offered free testing for anyone 18 years and older at the Little Rock District Round House from 10 AM -3 PM. It was the first in a series of four testing days that would include all Red Lake Reservation Districts. They ended up testing over 200 participants during the period--although a storm moved in and delayed their activities for two hours, of which they tested until about 4 PM. A person...

  • Minneapolis Park Board takes first steps to downsize homeless tent camps

    Jul 17, 2020

    The Minneapolis Park and& Recreation Board began taking steps Thursday to shrink homeless encampments at Powderhorn Park and set rules for other tent settlements around the city. After weeks of rising community concerns about safety at encampments in city parks, the Park Board voted Wednesday to limit the number and size of encampments. The decision, less than a month after the board voted to allow homeless people to stay in parks overnight, comes at a time when the city, county and state are...

  • Woman found shot to death in Bloomington hotel; adult, 3 teens arrested

    Jul 17, 2020

    A 39-year-old woman was shot to death in a Bloomington hotel room over the weekend, and police have arrested an adult and three teenagers in connection with the killing, authorities said. The body of Jennifer A. Swaggert, 39, of Minneapolis, was late Sunday morning in a room at the LaQuinta Hotel at 7815 S. Nicollet Av., police said. Swaggert was shot in the upper body, police said. Jailed on suspicion of second-degree murder are a 39-year-old woman with no permanent address, and three 17-year-olds. Two are from Minneapolis, and the other is...

  • Court hears legal challenge to Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz's emergency powers during COVID-19 pandemic

    Jul 17, 2020

    The attorney for a group of Republican lawmakers and small business owners argued before a state judge Thursday that the Minnesota Legislature was "lazy" and failed to set appropriate guidelines limiting the governor's powers for handling the COVID-19 pandemic and other emergencies. Democratic Gov. Tim Walz has made extensive use of peacetime emergency powers under state law to rapidly respond to the coronavirus pandemic, issuing 79 emergency orders since March. His actions, including school,...

  • Hmong, Somali and Latino malls in Twin Cities devastated by economic effects of pandemic

    Jul 17, 2020

    Xue Lor has always relied on foot traffic to bring business to his electronics repair shop, Lor Imports, in Hmong Village in St. Paul. Yet that slowed when nearby food vendors closed during the state-ordered shutdown. Even after businesses in the village started to reopen, Lor saw the clothing shop across from him struggle. The Hmong International Freedom Festival was canceled amid COVID-19 fears and elaborate dresses for the occasion went unsold. The owner posted a "for sale" sign. Lor...

  • Target will join Walmart, Best Buy in requiring masks

    Jul 17, 2020

    Target Corp. has become the latest mega-retailer to say it will require customers to wear face masks in its stores to help stem the spread of the coronavirus. Beginning Aug. 1, the Minneapolis-based retail company will require customers, except those with underlying medical conditions and young children, to wear face coverings, according to a Thursday update to its coronavirus response page. The move comes a day after Walmart, the world's largest retailer, announced its own mask requirement....

  • Former Anoka theater teacher Jefferson Fietek charged with sexual abuse of four former students

    Jul 17, 2020

    A former theater director at Anoka Middle School for the Arts has been charged with sexually abusing four teenage students. Jefferson Fietek, 46, currently resides in Malden, Mass., where police confirmed they had received a warrant for his arrest. Fietek was not in custody as of Thursday afternoon. Fietek taught at the Anoka school from 2005 until he resigned in June 2019 to become an assistant professor at Emerson College in Boston. Three complaints were filed against Fietek while he taught...

  • Minnesota jobless rate still nearly triple what is was before pandemic

    Jul 17, 2020

    Minnesota's unemployment rate fell to 8.6% in June, down from a record-high 9.9% in May, as more businesses reopened following the easing of restrictions. Still, the state's jobless rate is nearly triple what it was before the coronavirus pandemic took hold. It was 3.1% in February. And with more than 300,000 Minnesotans still receiving unemployment benefits, state officials are trying to prepare them for a big financial cliff next week when the additional $600 in weekly unemployment payments...

  • US, Canada and Mexico borders to stay closed for travelers

    Jul 17, 2020

    WASHINGTON - The U.S., Canada and Mexico have agreed to keep their shared borders closed to non-essential traffic until at least late August because of COVID-19. Acting U.S. Department of Homeland Security Chad Wolf said Thursday in announcing the extension that restrictions on cross-border traffic that have been in place since March have helped slow the spread of the coronavirus. Officials had said in recent days that another 30-day extension was likely before the expiration of the previous...

  • Mary Trump book already nearing 1 million sales

    Associated Press|Jul 17, 2020

    NEW YORK - Mary L. Trump's scathing memoir about her uncle, President Donald Trump, is nearly a million seller on preorders alone. Simon & Schuster announced Thursday that Mary Trump's "Too Much and Never Enough" had sold a company record 950,000 copies in combined print, digital and audio editions as of its date of sale, earlier this week. Another anti-Trump book from Simon & Schuster, former National Security Advisor John Bolton's "The Room Where It Happened," sold nearly 800,000 copies in...

  • A MESSAGE FROM RED LAKE TRADING POST

    Jul 17, 2020

    Dear Community, Today we have been Covid-19 testing our staff and we wanted to give you an update on our test results. Those tested have all resulted in negative results. The original case is the only positive test result to date. The Deli will remain closed on Friday 7/17/20 as staff quarantines at home. Subway is open and ready to supply awesome food choices!! We are cleaning and sanitizing all areas of the store. Pictured is our new Cleaning Companion from Hillyard. Mask and gloves are...

  • Minnesota's Unemployment Rate Falls to 8.6% in June

    Jul 17, 2020

    St. Paul – Minnesota's seasonally adjusted unemployment rate fell to 8.6% in June down from 9.9% in May according to numbers released today by the Minnesota Department of Employment and Economic Development (DEED). Minnesota added 84,700 payroll jobs in June on a seasonally adjusted basis, up 3.2%, with the private sector adding 84,400 jobs, up 3.8%, during the month. Government added 300 jobs. Seasonally adjusted employment gains in May were revised upward from 9,800 to 26,200 or 1.0%. "Many Minnesotans who were laid off are beginning to r...

  • Unemployment alert: $600 additional federal payment ends in July

    Jul 17, 2020

    St. Paul – The Minnesota Department of Employment and Economic Development (DEED) is reminding Minnesotans receiving unemployment insurance (UI) benefits that the $600 additional payment authorized by the CARES Act, known as the Federal Pandemic Unemployment Compensation (FPUC) is scheduled to end later this month. Unless the program is extended by the federal government, the last week that FPUC may be paid in Minnesota is the week ending July 25, 2020. Applicants can begin to request this week of benefits between Sunday, July 26 and Friday, J...

  • AG Ellison names Luz María Frías as Deputy Attorney General

    Jul 17, 2020

    July 16, 2020 (SAINT PAUL) — Minnesota Attorney General Keith Ellison announced today that he has named Luz María Frías as Deputy Attorney General in the Minnesota Attorney General’s Office. Ms. Frías, who will begin on August 10, will step into the role left by former Deputy Attorney General Christie Eller, who retired on July 1 after a nearly 42-year career with the Minnesota Attorney General’s Office. “Luz Frías is a highly skilled attorney, manager, policy strategist, and public servant. She’s dedicated her 30-year career to putting the pow...

  • BIA Signs Reservation Proclamation, Adds 222 Acres to Shakopee Reservation

    Jul 17, 2020

    WASHINGTON –– The Bureau of Indian Affairs announced Wednesday that it signed reservation proclamations for two parcels of land for the Shakopee Mdewakanton Sioux Community in Minnesota under the Indian Reorganization Act (IRA). Established by Congress in 1934, the intention of the IRA was to decrease federal government control over American Indian affairs and promote self-government. Issued by the assistant secretary for Indian Affairs, a reservation proclamation allows for certain lands to...

  • Red Lake Elders picking up COVID Care Packages at Red Lake Community Center on Saturday - P5

    Michael Barrett, RLNN|Jul 17, 2020

    Red Lake Elders picking up COVID Care Packages at Red Lake Community Center on Saturday, July 11, 2020...

  • 2020 Red Lake High School Graduation - P89

    Michael Barrett, RLNN|Jul 17, 2020

    4 Red Lake High School Graduation held on Saturday, May 23rd in Red Lake. Savannah M. Atkinson, Marlene Blue, Brisenia Bravo, LeShawnda Siseliyah Brun, Jayla Rose Caldwell, KayLynn Jean Chaboyea, Brooke Cloud, LeRiyah Jaden Cloud, Kyleigh J. Defoe-Graves, Joelle Drouillard, Daylen R. French, Autumn Eileen Holthusen, Kyra Haley-Rose King, Emma N. Kingbird, Gerika Anne Kingbird, Mark Kingbird Jr., Trisha Marie Kingbird, Kerri Lynn Lafoumtain, Bryann Lynn Lussier, Daisey Nelson, Calista...

  • 2020 Red Lake High School Graduation - P90

    Michael Barrett, RLNN|Jul 17, 2020

    4 Red Lake High School Graduation held on Saturday, May 23rd in Red Lake. Savannah M. Atkinson, Marlene Blue, Brisenia Bravo, LeShawnda Siseliyah Brun, Jayla Rose Caldwell, KayLynn Jean Chaboyea, Brooke Cloud, LeRiyah Jaden Cloud, Kyleigh J. Defoe-Graves, Joelle Drouillard, Daylen R. French, Autumn Eileen Holthusen, Kyra Haley-Rose King, Emma N. Kingbird, Gerika Anne Kingbird, Mark Kingbird Jr., Trisha Marie Kingbird, Kerri Lynn Lafoumtain, Bryann Lynn Lussier, Daisey Nelson, Calista...

  • Looking Back to 2011 - Ponemah Labor Day Pow Wow - Friday Night Session - P7

    Michael Barrett, RLNN|Jul 17, 2020

    Looking Back to 2011 - Ponemah Labor Day Pow Wow - Friday Night Session...

  • Looking Back to 2011 - Ponemah Labor Day Pow Wow - Monday Session - P7

    Michael Barrett, RLNN|Jul 17, 2020

    Looking Back to 2011 - Ponemah Labor Day Pow Wow - Monday Session...

  • Looking Back to 2011 - Red Lake Fair & Pow Wow - Friday Night Session - P9

    Michael Barrett, RLNN|Jul 17, 2020

    Looking Back to 2011 - Red Lake Fair & Pow Wow - Friday Night Session...

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