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BEMIDJI -- A Redby man who plead not guilty in June to felony first-degree conspiracy to distribute methamphetamine changed his plea to guilty on Friday. Joseph “Jake” Thunder III, 47, was arrested in May for attempting to transport 43 grams of methamphetamine to the Red Lake Indian Reservation from the Twin Cities. Thunder was arrested along with Alex “Sparky” Dejesus-Zuniga, 18 and Delisha Rae Rodriguez, 25, of Richfield. The three were stopped by local law enforcement on U.S. Highway 71 south of Bemidji. All three individuals are...
The Annual Community Health Day was held on Thursday, July 24, 2014, beginning with the Hike for Health and Million Miles Against Diabetes (MMAD) walk from the Red Lake Hospital to the Red Lake Humanities Center. The first 500 registered received T-shirts. The Health Fair began at 10 AM at the Humanities Center with about 60 programs and exhibitors that provided participants with information on good health and healthy lifestyles. The first 1000 participants to successfully complete the visiting...
The Annual Community Health Day was held on Thursday, July 24, 2014, beginning with the Hike for Health and Million Miles Against Diabetes (MMAD) walk from the Red Lake Hospital to the Red Lake Humanities Center. The first 500 registered received T-shirts. The Health Fair began at 10 AM at the Humanities Center with about 60 programs and exhibitors that provided participants with information on good health and healthy lifestyles. The first 1000 participants to successfully complete the visiting...
For the first time in at least 20 years, a member of the Minnesota Governor's office spent the better part of a day on the Red Lake Indian Reservation. DFL Governor Mark Dayton's Lieutenant Governor candidate Tina Smith made plans, with the assistance of Red Lake's State Representative Roger Erickson, to visit with Red Lake Chairman Darrell G. Seki, Sr., Red Lake Schools, and the Red Lake Political Education Committee (RL PEC) on Thursday, July 17, 2014. Tina Smith, DFL Candidate for Minnesota L...
ST. PAUL -- Minnesota wants federal authorities to add 30 counties and two tribal governments to a flood disaster declaration. Damage and recovery costs continue to be added up from June floods that affected more than half of Minnesota’s 87 counties. While Washington has approved eight counties for assistance for state and local governments to recover from the floods, new cost estimates prompted Emergency Management Director Kris Eide to seek federal aid for more counties. The federal government will pay 75 percent of public damage and...
For the first time in at least 20 years, a member of the Minnesota Governor's office spent the better part of a day on the Red Lake Indian Reservation. DFL Governor Mark Dayton's Lieutenant Governor candidate Tina Smith made plans, with the assistance of Red Lake's State Representative Roger Erickson, to visit with Red Lake Chairman Darrell G. Seki, Sr., Red Lake Schools, and the Red Lake Political Education Committee (RL PEC) on Thursday, July 17, 2014. Tina Smith, DFL Candidate for Minnesota L...
The Annual Community Health Day was held on Thursday, July 24, 2014, beginning with the Hike for Health and Million Miles Against Diabetes (MMAD) walk from the Red Lake Hospital to the Red Lake Humanities Center. The first 500 registered received T-shirts. The Health Fair began at 10 AM at the Humanities Center with about 60 programs and exhibitors that provided participants with information on good health and healthy lifestyles. The first 1000 participants to successfully complete the visiting...
The annual four day run for sobriety and health will begin at Red Lake Chemical Health Programs at 10:00 a.m. Wednesday, July 30, and finish at the Mash-ka-wisen pow-wow grounds at Fon du Lac on Saturday, August 2. The runners will be coming down Highway #89 starting about 10:30 AM, coming across Highway 2, through the City of Bemidji on Paul Bunyan Drive, and then when through the city heading east toward Leech Lake on the Old Cass Lake Highway aka Roosevelt Road. ALL runners are encouraged and...
The 1st Annual Scruff Scramble 2014 was held at Castle Highlands Golf Course on Saturday, July 19, 2014. 1st Place - Misko Spears, Chris Jourdain, Rob McNeal, Scott Lussier 2nd Place - Arn Wood, Russ Smith, Sean Lussier, Mike Beaulieu 3rd Place - Justin Jourdain, Alex Barrett, Rick Barrett, Mike Jourdain Longest Drive - Mike Beaulieu Longest Putt - Scott Lussier Closest to the Pin - Russ Smith...
On Tuesday, July 15, 2014, the Little Rock Community held its Grand Opening for its new Community Center, located just south of their older one. Although there is still some construction taking place, a ribbon cutting ceremony was conducted and about 200 people came out to take part in the ceremony. Members of the Red Lake Tribal Council presented remarks and included Little Rock Representatives Richard Barrett and Billy Green, along with Red Lake Tribal Chairman Darrell Seki Sr. Groundbreaking...
On Tuesday, July 15, 2014, the Little Rock Community held its Grand Opening for its new Community Center, located just south of their older one. Although there is still some construction taking place, a ribbon cutting ceremony was conducted and about 200 people came out to take part in the ceremony. Members of the Red Lake Tribal Council presented remarks and included Little Rock Representatives Richard Barrett and Billy Green, along with Red Lake Tribal Chairman Darrell Seki Sr. Groundbreaking...
2014 July Celebration - Saturday Afternoon - P41...
GRAND RAPIDS, Minn. (July 29, 2014) - Blandin Foundation announced today that it has awarded six grants totaling $123,190 that assist rural Minnesota communities in advancing high-speed Internet access and use in their communities, including a grant to the Leech Lake Band of Ojibwe (LLBO). LLBO will begin deployment of a wireless network across the reservation to provide quality broadband to tribal members, with support of a $50,000 Blandin Foundation grant. The Leech Lake Band of Ojibwe and the Blandin Foundation previously were successful...
We have new details about the suspect who died after a high speed chase in Bemidji. The Ramsey County Medical Examiner has identified the suspect as 28-year-old Jared Robert Nash. Nash died as a result of suicide by a single gunshot wound. The Minnesota Bureau of Criminal Apprehension is investigating the circumstances leading up to Nash's death. Officials had been attempting to locate Nash since last week, and spotted him driving on Highway 2 in Cass County yesterday. A high speed pursuit ensue...
2014 July Celebration - Saturday Afternoon - P42...
BEMIDJI — Scott Hinners of Bemidji has spent as much time as he could this summer at the Bemidji Town and Country Club. But not all of it has been designed to perfect his game....
BEMIDJI -- Authorities have identified a Bemidji man who led law enforcement on a high-speed pursuit Monday that ended in his death. The Ramsey County Medical Examiner identified the man as Jared Robert Nash, 28, of Bemidji, who died as a result of a self-inflicted gunshot wound, according to a release from the Minnesota Bureau of Criminal Apprehension, which is investigating the case. Nash was alone in the vehicle, authorities said. According to the BCA, law enforcement had been attempting to locate Nash because of another pursuit Friday when...
APPLICATION INTAKE WHEN: 8/11, 8/25, 9/8, 9/22, 10/6, 10/20 Continuous every other Monday unless posted 1:00 p.m. – 3:00 p.m. WHERE: TRF MAKWA ROOM Transportation on the employee shuttle will not be provided due to insurance purposes....
VACANCY ANNOUNCEMENT GRANT WRITER ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT & PLANNING Opening: Until Filled! Primary Function: To work as part of the Economic Development & Planning Team, taking the lead on locating, pursuing, and obtaining funding for applicable planning and development activities that further develop the economic and community well-being of the Red Lake Nation. Reports to the Director of Economic Development & Planning; this is a full-time position with benefits, Salary; DOQ....
JOB ANNOUNCEMENT Position: Resident Services Specialist POSITION SUMMARY: This position is responsible for functioning as the liaison between the tenants/applicants and the Red Lake Housing Authority in ensuring compliance with all dwelling leases/homeownership agreements and other documents. This position will work with tenants/applicants in all four districts. DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES: 1. Assists in conducting orientation of Housing policies for new tenants. 2. Records incoming tenant work...
Minnesota expanded its request for federal disaster assistance Tuesday to include more than a third of the state, adding 30 more counties and two tribal governments to the list of regions still struggling to rebuild after flooding in June and July. The Minnesota Department of Public Safety is asking the Federal Emergency Management Agency to declare federal disasters in areas ranging from the Twin Cities to the Canadian and Iowa borders. Damage assessment teams have combed the state for weeks, tallying the damage from the storms that washed...
ADA, Okla. – Cloaked in the dreary predawn hours of March 4, 1541, Chickasaw warriors defended their tribe in a decidedly one-sided victory against an enemy of superior number armed with sophisticated tools of warfare. That battle and travails leading to it, are vividly captured in First Encounter, a historical documentary film exploring the Chickasaw Nation's confrontation with Spanish conquistador Hernando De Soto. Scheduled to debut August 2 at the Chickasaw Cultural Center, the film is...
BEMIDJI -- In the murky rivers of South Vietnam, a group of soldiers sacrificed everything for their country. Now, almost half a century later, their stories now are being told....
County election officials across the metro area are scrutinizing dozens of voter registrations tied to commercial mail centers after a probe in Minneapolis revealed a loophole in the state’s election system....
Nine home health care workers have filed a lawsuit to block a vote starting Friday that could organize the state’s home care workers under the Service Employees International Union....