Articles from the August 14, 2013 edition
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Congresswoman Betty McCollum vists Red Lake Nation - P4
On Sunday, August 11, 2013, Congresswoman Betty McCollum visited the Red Lake Nation and was hosted to a dinner at the Seven Clans Event Center by the Red Lake Tribal Council and the Political Education Committee. Representative McCollum, Co-Chair of the U.S. House of Representative Native American Caucus and member of the House...
Congresswoman Betty McCollum vists Red Lake Nation - P5
On Sunday, August 11, 2013, Congresswoman Betty McCollum visited the Red Lake Nation and was hosted to a dinner at the Seven Clans Event Center by the Red Lake Tribal Council and the Political Education Committee. Representative McCollum, Co-Chair of the U.S. House of Representative Native American Caucus and member of the House...
Congresswoman Betty McCollum vists Red Lake Nation - P6
On Sunday, August 11, 2013, Congresswoman Betty McCollum visited the Red Lake Nation and was hosted to a dinner at the Seven Clans Event Center by the Red Lake Tribal Council and the Political Education Committee. Representative McCollum, Co-Chair of the U.S. House of Representative Native American Caucus and member of the House...
Man sentenced for savage beating
BEMIDJI -- A 48-year-old Red Lake man was sentenced in federal court Monday for beating another man with an axe handle in January, resulting in the victim losing an eye. Joseph William Howard will serve eight years and nine months in prison, according to a press release from the U.S. Attorney's Office. The punishment was handed down by U.S. District Judge John Tunheim. On...
Smokey Bear celebrates 69th Birthday at Red Lake DNR - P3
On Friday, August 9, 2013, Smokey Bear celebrated his 69th Birthday at the Red Lake Department of Natural Resources. Sponsored by the Fire Prevention Program, games, entertainment and cake were provided to all visitors....
Smokey Bear celebrates 69th Birthday at Red Lake DNR - P4
On Friday, August 9, 2013, Smokey Bear celebrated his 69th Birthday at the Red Lake Department of Natural Resources. Sponsored by the Fire Prevention Program, games, entertainment and cake were provided to all visitors....
Practive starts for 2013 Red Lake High School Football Season - P3
On Monday, August 12, 2013, the Red Lake High School Varsity Football team held their first practice of the year. The schedule for their season will be coming out soon and this year they will be playing in a conference. R.L.H.S FOOTBALL 2013 8/30/13 - Cass Lake - Home - 5pm 9/6/13 - Fosston - Home - 4pm 9/13/13 - Prairie Valley...
Practive starts for 2013 Red Lake High School Football Season - P4
On Monday, August 12, 2013, the Red Lake High School Varsity Football team held their first practice of the year. The schedule for their season will be coming out soon and this year they will be playing in a conference. R.L.H.S FOOTBALL 2013 8/30/13 - Cass Lake - Home - 5pm 9/6/13 - Fosston - Home - 4pm 9/13/13 - Prairie Valley...
Annual 4-Day Run to Mashkawisen begins in Red Lake - P22
At the Red Lake Chemical Health Programs site at 10:00 a.m. on Wednesday, July 31, the annual four day run for sobriety and health began in Red Lake, and would finish at the Mash-ka-wisen pow-wow grounds in Fon du Lac on Saturday, August 3. They would run as far as Leech Lake on Day one....
Annual 4-Day Run to Mashkawisen begins in Red Lake - P23
At the Red Lake Chemical Health Programs site at 10:00 a.m. on Wednesday, July 31, the annual four day run for sobriety and health began in Red Lake, and would finish at the Mash-ka-wisen pow-wow grounds in Fon du Lac on Saturday, August 3. They would run as far as Leech Lake on Day one....
2013 Independence Day Celebration - P42
2013 Independence Day Celebration Saturday Afternoon Session...
2013 Independence Day Celebration - P43
2013 Independence Day Celebration Saturday Afternoon Session...
2013 Independence Day Celebration - P44
2013 Independence Day Celebration Saturday Afternoon Session...
Ojibwe Language & Culture Camp - August 13th-15th, 2013
Ojibwe Language & Culture Camp - August 13th-15th, 2013 9 a.m.-6 p.m. Open to kids ages 10-14 Join us for a three day camp featuring: Canoeing Ojibwe Bingo Scavenger Hunts Plant Identification Tobacco Pouch Making Traditional Anishinaabe Teachings and More!! The camp’s main location will be at the Ponemah Round House....
This Week's Oshkiimaajitahdah Workshop - Financial Literacy Thursday 10am-3pm
This Week's Oshkiimaajitahdah Workshop - Financial Literacy Thursday 10am-3pm Here is the info on this week's workshop at Oshkiimaajitahdah. Please email me or call 679-3350 ext 147 by Wednesday noon to sign yourself or your employees up for the class. Thanks, Dave ====================================================== The...
Nibi and Manoomin Symposium: Building Lasting Relationships, Sept. 25-27, 2013
Manoomin (wild rice) is a sacred gift from the Creator. The survival of the Anishinaabe is intimately tied to the survival of manoomin itself. Anishinaabe prophecies foretold of a migration journey to a homeland where food grows on the water. The Great Lakes area is that Homeland, and wild rice is that food. Anishinaabe Peoples have fulfilled this prophecy. The Anishinaabe and...
First Nations Development Institute Sets L.E.A.D. Conference for Oct. 3-4, 2013
LONGMONT, Colorado (August 13, 2013) – First Nations Development Institute (First Nations) has scheduled its 18th Annual L.E.A.D. Institute Conference for Oct. 3 and 4, 2013, at the Mystic Lake Casino Hotel in Prior Lake, Minnesota, just south of Minneapolis/St. Paul. Pre-conference sessions will be held Oct. 1 and 2. The conference is open to anyone involved or interested...
Pension changes could result in mass exodus of Minnesota police
BEMIDJI -- The nightmare scenario is this: On May 31, 2014, more than 1,000 police officers, sheriff's deputies and other law enforcement personnel across Minnesota will retire. See more at: http://www.bemidjipioneer.com/content/pension-changes-could-result-mass-exodus-minnesota-police#sthash.eS0Gaz09.dpuf...
Minnesota authorities welcome change on drug sentences
MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Minnesota authorities and defense attorneys are welcoming the federal government's plans to ease up on drug sentences. See more at: http://www.bemidjipioneer.com/content/minnesota-authorities-welcome-change-drug-sentences#sthash.qqRgF0RS.dpuf...
Minnesota expects 2nd largest corn crop in history
WORTHINGTON, Minn. (AP) — Minnesota farmers are expected to harvest their second-largest corn crop in state history. See more at: http://www.bemidjipioneer.com/content/minnesota-expects-2nd-largest-corn-crop-history#sthash.n0a02LyT.dpuf...
Citizens, Soldiers Solving Disasters
CAMP RIPLEY, Minn. - For two days at Camp Ripley, Minn., at the recently completed Emergency Management Training Center, representatives gathered from not only the Minnesota National Guard, but from several other agencies in and around the state for a mock disaster exercise called Vigilant Sheen. The training exercise included p...
A league of her own: 102d Training Division athlete retires with honors, gratitude
CAMP LEJEUNE, N.C. - Lt. Col. Renea Greenlee’s participation in the Armed Forces Bowling Championship as a member of The All-Army Bowling Team marked the end of two careers for the Intermediate Level Education instructor formerly assigned to the 102d Training Division. Greenlee retired in June 2013 after 28 years as a citizen...
Latino Workers Take Civil Rights Fight to Cretex Headquarters
MINNEAPOLIS, MINN. (August 13, 2013) – A delegation of Latino employees converged upon Cretex headquarters in Elk River, Minn. earlier today to demand a meeting with the company’s leadership after their union’s request to negotiate non-discrimination language was rejected. Fifteen members of Laborers Local 563 filed Federal civil rights charges in July with the U.S....
Avoid Pet Theft Scandal by Taking Certain Precautions
MINNEAPOLIS – Veterinarians from BluePearl Veterinary Partners recommend taking certain precautions to make sure people can be reunited with their pets in the event they are lost or stolen. Sadly, a new criminal trend called, “pet flipping,” is gaining in popularity. The scandal is where people will steal or find someone else’s pet and then sell the pet. According to...
Irene Summers
Irene Summers 78 of Rice Lake, MN died on Sunday, August 11, 2013 at her home in Rice Lake. Funeral Services will be held on Thursday, August 15, 2013 at 1:00 PM at St. Phillip’s Episcopal Church in Rice Lake with Rev. Robert Roy officiating. A wake will begin at 4 PM on Wednesday at the church and continue until the time of t...
