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Vernon Royce Hawk, 66, of the Kingfisher Clan, of Bemidji, MN, died Monday, July 23, 2012 at the Sanford Bemidji Medical Center. Traditional Funeral services will be at 10:00 am, Friday, July 27, 2012 at the Ponemah Boys and Girls Club in Ponemah, MN, with Spiritual Leader Steve Jackson officiating. A wake will begin at 3:00pm, Wednesday, July 25, 2012 at the Ponemah Boys and Girls Club, and will continue until the time of the service. Interment will be at Family Burial Grounds in Ponemah, MN...
Donald D. Pepworth, 69 of Red Lake, MN, formerly of Walker, MN died Sunday, July 22, 2012 at Jourdain/Perpich Extended Care Facility. Funeral services will be at 10:00 am, Friday, July 27, 2012 at the Cease Family Funeral Home in Bemidji with Rev. Jill Torgerson officiating. A visitation will be from one hour prior to the service on Friday. Interment will be at the Evergreen Cemetery in Walker, MN under the direction of the Cease Family Funeral Home of Bemidji. He was born May 10, 1943 in...
Bradley Louis Swenson, 57, of Bemidji, died Sunday, July 22, 2012, in his home. His memorial service will be at 1 p.m. Monday, July 30, 2012, at First Lutheran Church in Bemidji with the Revs. Lee Yarger and Linnea Papke-Larson officiating. Interment will be in Greenwood Cemetery in Bemidji under the direction of the Cease Family Funeral Home of Bemidji. Brad was born June 12, 1955, in Duluth to Arnold and Elsye (Jensen) Swenson. He was raised and educated in Duluth, where he graduated from...
Jesse Lafe Evans, Jr., whose Ojibwe name is “niigaan gekek” which means “Leading Hawk”, 24, of Cass Lake, MN died Monday, July 23, 2012 in Cass Lake. Traditional Funeral services will be at 10:00 am Monday, July 30, 2012 at the Veteran’s Memorial Building in Cass Lake with Spiritual Leaders Alan Hardy and Murphy Thomas. A wake will begin Friday at the Veteran’s Memorial Building in Cass Lake and will continue until the time of the service on Monday. Interment will be at the Old Agency Cath...
MINNEAPOLIS – A jury found a 60-year-old Red Lake man guilty Tuesday of sexually abusing two girls. Dean Earl Wilkens was found guilty of four counts of aggravated sexual abuse of a child under the age of 12. The conviction came after a four-day trial in Minneapolis. Wilkens remains in custody pending a sentencing hearing. According to a news release from the U.S. Attorney’s Office, prosecutors presented evidence showing Wilkens engaged in sexual acts with two girls on the Red Lake Indian Reservation between December 2008 and December 201...
MINNEAPOLIS – Updated federal charges against defendants suspected as operating the Native Mob gang now include accusations of murder and additional charges against purported leaders, who have ties to Bemidji, Cass Lake and the surrounding area. Late last week, prosecutors filed a superseding indictment, charging Shawn Michael Martinez, also known as Tinez, with murder, murder in aid of racketeering, retaliation against a witness by murder and witness tampering. He is accused of killing fellow Native Mob member Jeremee Kraskey on Feb. 26, 2...
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By August, summertime will be winding down and vacations will be coming to an end, signaling that back-to-school time is near. It’s a time that many children eagerly anticipate — catching up with old friends and making new ones, and settling into a new daily routine. Parents and children alike scan the newspapers and websites looking for sales to shop for a multitude of school supplies and the latest clothing fads and essentials. This edition of Facts for Features highlights the many statistics associated with the return to classrooms by our...
PLEASE JOIN US FOR A LUNCHEON BENEFIT FOR FRANCES FAIRBANKS Frannie was hospitalized with a stroke on May 5th, 2012 and currently in rehabilitation. She has been the Executive Director of the Minneapolis American Indian Center for 37 years. ON FRIDAY, AUGUST 3, 2012 NOON TO 3:00PM AT THE MINNEAPOLIS AMERICAN INDIAN CENTER RED LAKE WALLEYE WILL BE SERVED $10 meal ticket or $5.00 without meal RAFFLE DRAWINGS & MUSIC PROVIDED BY KENNY D & AND THE TAILDRAGGERS ANY DONATIONS & RAFFLE ITEMS ARE...
Red Lake Boys and Girls Club June Youth of the Month winners: FEMALE: Temera Harrison; MALE: Aaron Kingbird; TEEN: Darren Cook, Jr....
The Ponemah Boys & Girls Club will be closed July 25-27, 2012 Will resume on Monday, July 30th, 2012 at regular hours...
*Thursday, July 26, 2012 * 9 am to Noon for Grades 5 and Under Boys and Girls 1:30 to 4:30 pm for Boys and Girls Ages 10 to 18 Red Lake High School Gym Camp Instructor: Dave Cresap, Perham High School, 2011 MaxPreps National Boys Coach of the Year * * *Thursday, August 2, 2012 * 9:00 am to Noon for Boys and Girls Ages 10 to 18 Ponemah Boys and Girls Club Gym * 1:30 to 4:30 pm for Boys and Girls Ages 10 to 18 Red Lake High School Gym Camp Instructor: Larry McKenzie, Academy of Holy Angels, MN Class 3A Boys State Champions (2000-2003) *...
Prior Lake, MN – The Shakopee Mdewakanton Sioux Community has awarded a $1 million grant to the Upper Sioux Community to help with construction of a new wastewater treatment plant. The new facility will replace the current drainfield type system which is nearing the end of its life cycle. The facility provides services for about 50 homes and four tribal enterprises, including Prairie’s Edge Casino Resort. The same project was funded with a $1 million grant in fiscal year 2011. “We are proposing to construct a membrane batch reactor (mbr) waste...
CURRENT NEWS FROM INDIAN COUNTRY St. Michael Man Arrested on First-Degree Murder Charges in Deaths of Two Children on Spirit Lake Reservation (U.S. Attorney for the District of North Dakota) U.S. Attorney Timothy Q. Purdon announced on July 23, 2012 that Valentino James Bagola had been arrested and charged with the May 2011 killings of Destiny Jane Shaw and Travis Lee DuBois, Jr. and faces four counts of First-Degree Murder in connection with the deaths of the two children. The maximum penalty for all charges is life imprisonment....
WASHINGTON, July 24, 2012 – Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack today announced that low-income rural areas will benefit from changes in the way USDA funds water and wastewater projects. Rural Development Acting Deputy Under Secretary Judith Canales made the announcement on Vilsack's behalf while she toured the wastewater treatment system in the City of Peñitas, Texas. "This change in our water and wastewater funding process will provide more assistance to colonias to address significant health risks in communities along the U.S.-Mexico bo...
Warrior Grill Weekly Special for Week of July July 23rd-27th Monday......................... Buffalo chicken wrap Deep fried chicken in franks hot sauce with celary, tomatoes, blue cheese, and shredded lettuce all in a flour tortilla. Comes with ff’s...............................................$5.95 Tuesday..........................Hot beefs The names says it all. Beef , bread, mashed with gravy.Mmmm.............................$5.95 Wednesday......................Chicken strip salad. C...
MEET THE ARTISTS- OPEN HOUSE The approaching month of August will be another busy one for the Blank Canvas Gallery in Park Rapids. Area resident Steve Beaubien will be the featured artist at the Blank Canvas Gallery in August. His artwork will go up in a special display on July 31 and continue through the month of August. There will be a public reception celebrating the new show on August 3 from 5-7 p.m. at the gallery. Steve will be displaying recent paintings of Park Rapids area landscapes and also from his travel this last winter to South...
BEMIDJI - A year ago Dale Finck of Bertha 3-putted on the 18th green in the Executive Championship match and had to settle for second place when Joe Burgess of Woodbury got down in two for par. During the first two days of this year’s Birchmont, however, Finck has demonstrated that 2011 was no fluke. The man who didn’t take up golf until after his college days carded the lowest round during both days of qualifying and captured the medalist honor with his 73-75-148. Finck will own the second seed in the 16-man match-play portion of the tou...
