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Articles from the August 22, 2011 edition


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  • Shirley A. White

    Aug 22, 2011

    Shirley Ann White, "Makoonce" which means "Little Bear Cub", 74, of Onigum, MN, passed away on Thursday, August 18, 2011 at her home with her family by her side. Her daughter Marilyn and granddaughter Ashley were her primary care givers, giving back to Shirley all the care she had given to them as children growing up. She was born on January 25, 1937 in Onigum, MN the daughter of John and Frances (Johnson) Ellis. Shirley grew up in Onigum until she married Lyman White, Sr. on November 19, 1954....

  • Area YouthBuild student meets with U.S. Secretary of Education Arne Duncan

    Aug 22, 2011

    On Thursday, August 19, Dan Dudley from Red Lake YouthBuild met with U.S. Secretary of Education Arne Duncan in Washington, D.C. to discuss issues facing rural disconnected youth. Dan is 21 years old and a graduate of Red Lake YouthBuild, sponsored by the Red Lake Band of Chippewa Indians. This spring he participated in YouthBuild USA’s Council of Young Leaders conference, where he has proven his leadership skills. He is attending Northwest Technical College in Bemidji, MN....

  • Red Lake DNR Take a Kid Fishing/Back to School Event P9

    Michael Barrett, RLNN|Aug 22, 2011

    The Red Lake Department of Natural Resources (DNR) held their Take a Kid Fishing/Back To School Event on Wednesday, August 17, 2011, at Fuller's Lake. The kids received bags of school supplies, free fishing rods, and had the opportunity to go out on the lake to fish. A hot dog lunch was also provided, and about 150 kids took part in the event. The event was sponsored by Red Lake DNR, Red Lake Boys and Girls Club, Red Lake Conservation Department, Nei Bottling of Bemidji, Red Lake Tribal...

  • Red Lake DNR Take a Kid Fishing/Back to School Event P10

    Michael Barrett, RLNN|Aug 22, 2011

    The Red Lake Department of Natural Resources (DNR) held their Take a Kid Fishing/Back To School Event on Wednesday, August 17, 2011, at Fuller's Lake. The kids received bags of school supplies, free fishing rods, and had the opportunity to go out on the lake to fish. A hot dog lunch was also provided, and about 150 kids took part in the event. The event was sponsored by Red Lake DNR, Red Lake Boys and Girls Club, Red Lake Conservation Department, Nei Bottling of Bemidji, Red Lake Tribal...

  • Red Lake DNR Take a Kid Fishing/Back to School Event P11

    Michael Barrett, RLNN|Aug 22, 2011

    The Red Lake Department of Natural Resources (DNR) held their Take a Kid Fishing/Back To School Event on Wednesday, August 17, 2011, at Fuller's Lake. The kids received bags of school supplies, free fishing rods, and had the opportunity to go out on the lake to fish. A hot dog lunch was also provided, and about 150 kids took part in the event. The event was sponsored by Red Lake DNR, Red Lake Boys and Girls Club, Red Lake Conservation Department, Nei Bottling of Bemidji, Red Lake Tribal...

  • Red Lake DNR Take a Kid Fishing/Back to School Event P12

    Michael Barrett, RLNN|Aug 22, 2011

    The Red Lake Department of Natural Resources (DNR) held their Take a Kid Fishing/Back To School Event on Wednesday, August 17, 2011, at Fuller's Lake. The kids received bags of school supplies, free fishing rods, and had the opportunity to go out on the lake to fish. A hot dog lunch was also provided, and about 150 kids took part in the event. The event was sponsored by Red Lake DNR, Red Lake Boys and Girls Club, Red Lake Conservation Department, Nei Bottling of Bemidji, Red Lake Tribal...

  • Road Construction Updates

    Aug 22, 2011

    Construction season is rampant everywhere! Note what may affect you while traveling all directions. CITY OF BEMIDJI 8th and Beltrami Ave closed started August 22 CITY OF BEMIDJI - the intersection of 8th St NW and Beltrami Ave NW will be closed effective Monday, August 22, 2011 at 7AM through and including September 5 for utility installation, resurfacing, curb and gutter and other updates. There will be no through traffic. Watch for detour signs and take care when driving in the area. Highway 64 resurfacing at Badoura begins Aug. 22 BEMIDJI, M...

  • Aug 22, 2011

    A man impersonating Brett Favre has fooled some of Green Bay's more gullible football fans in recent days....

  • Headwaters Alliance for Suicide Prevention Meeting

    The Headwaters Alliance for Suicide Prevention will be holding its next meeting on Thursday, August 25, 2011 at the Prime West Conference Room at 3124 Hannah Ave NW in Bemidji. The meeting will begin at noon; bring your lunch. The agenda for the meeting will include an update on the Run/Walk for Suicide Prevention in September. Registrations, posters and volunteer opportunities will be available. Educational Opportunity: We will be viewing a film developed by the American Foundation for Suicide Prevention entitled; "More than Sad: Preventing...

  • Minneapolis-St. Paul International Airport Leads in Fiscal Efficiency in Global Airport Performance Benchmarking Study

    Aug 22, 2011

    MINNEAPOLIS-ST. PAUL—Minneapolis-St. Paul International Airport (MSP) is the second most efficiently operated large airport in North America according to a study published by the Air Transport Research Society, a think tank based at the University of British Columbia’s Sauder School of Business. The study measured the fiscal efficiency of 156 airports and 19 airport groups in North America, Europe, Latin America and the Asia-Pacific region. Specifically, the Global Airport Performance Benchmarking study looked at management efficiency, cos...

  • Aug 22, 2011

    Since New York began enforcing the collection of state excise taxes on premium cigarette brands sold on reservations to non-Indians in June, many tribes have started manufacturing their own smokes to curtail the fee, reported Convenience Store News (CS News)....

  • Aug 22, 2011

    Ken Bear Chief’s voice shakes with fury as he recounts testimony he’s taken as Tamaki Law Firm’s liaison to Native Americans who’ve sued the Catholic Church for childhood sexual abuse. Five hundred of the firm’s Native plaintiffs recently participated in a historic $166-million-dollar payment from the Jesuit order. In cooperation with the law firms of Gregory Yates and Manly and Stewart, Tamaki is now handling dozens more cases in South Dakota and elsewhere....

  • Aug 22, 2011

    Refund cases into seven figures will always catch my eye. For it to be a refund of federal unemployment taxes there have to be a lot of people involved. Mainstay Business Solutions had around 39,000 employees in 2003 and 2004. It’s not a group of employees or even Mainstay that is the plaintiff, though. Mainstay’s owner, Blue Lake Rancheria, sued for refund....

  • Aug 22, 2011

    WASHINGTON – An international human rights body has done something that federal courts, including the United States Supreme Court, failed to do — bring justice to a domestic violence survivor....

  • Aug 22, 2011

    Ardmore — The Chickasaw and Choctaw Nations filed a federal lawsuit Thursday alleging the State of Oklahoma has failed to establish “government-to-government” negotiations to protect the tribes’ water resources....

  • Aug 22, 2011

    The city of Ottawa often refers to the capital region's aboriginal community as one of the fastest-growing in the city, and the available numbers back up those claims....

  • Aug 22, 2011

    Five EBCI tribal members were sentenced by U.S. District Judge Martin Reidinger on Wednesday, Aug. 17 on various convictions....

  • Aug 22, 2011

    A new report by the Saskatchewan's Children's Advocate says the number of foster children living in overcrowded homes is down significantly, but there are still problems in the system....

  • Aug 22, 2011

    Thousands of commuters, riders and walkers will see simply a mural as they pass by and through the light-rail transit station at Cedar and Franklin avenues in Minneapolis....

  • Aug 22, 2011

    Among benefits for aspiring scientists at the Denver Museum of Nature and Science (DMNS) is the Native American Science Scholarship Program, with an annual application deadline of October 1....

  • Aug 22, 2011

    KOB Eyewitness News 4 has confirmed the lieutenant governor of the Zuni Pueblo has been arrested for DWI in Albuquerque....

  • Aug 22, 2011

    TAHLEQUAH, Okla. — Cherokee Nation officials Wednesday said standard procedure was followed when former Principal Chief Chad Smith removed items from his office at the end of his term....

  • Aug 22, 2011

    The “D” word has again surfaced on the Isabella Reservation: Disenrollment. The Saginaw Chippewa Indian Tribe’s Office of Administrative Hearings last week conducted the first hearing in several years into the possibility of removing a current member from the rolls. No decision was reached....

  • Aug 22, 2011

    ADA, Okla. — The Chickasaw Nation legislature doubled the salaries for its executive branch leadership Friday....

  • Aug 22, 2011

    Dozens were arrested at the White House Saturday as protesters began a two-week sit-in expected to draw over 2,000 opponents of a proposed pipeline from Canada to the US Gulf Coast....

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