Articles from the August 26, 2013 edition
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Small Fire Closes Red Lake Foods due to Heavy Smoke Damage
RED LAKE - Red Lake Foods will once again be open for business on Monday, August 26, 2013, after being closed down since Thursday, August 22, when a small fire inside the building caused extensive smoke damage. A pair of gloves that had recently been washed and dried, and may have had chemicals absorbed in the material, was...
6th Annual Suicide Prevention Walk/Run from Redby to Red Lake
The 6th Annual Suicide Prevention Walk/Run from Redby to Red Lake kicked off at 9 AM on Friday, August 23, 2013. Sponsored by Red Lake Comp Health, over 100 men, women and children participated in the event....
2nd Annual Walleye Cook-Off held in Ponemah
There were 8 participants in the 2nd Annual Walleye Cook-Off held at the Ponemah Pow Wow Grounds on Friday, August 23, 2013. The winners were: Deep or Pan Fried Walleye 1st place Andrea Goodwin 2nd place Leann Cobenais Baked or Grilled Walleye 1st place Christin May 2nd place Sharon Norris Specialty Walleye 1st place Karen...
2013 Red Lake Fair and Pow Wow held in Ponemah
2013 Red Lake Fair and Pow Wow held in Ponemah Friday Night Session...
Red Lake Casino First Annual Car Show
The Red Lake Casino First Annual Car Show was held in Red Lake on Saturday, August 24, 2013....
Back to School Fest 2013 - P10
Red Lake Chemical Health sponsored its annual Back to School Fest at the Little Rock Ball Field on Tuesday, August 20, 2013. There students received school supplies, took part in carnival games and enjoyed a picnic lunch with hamburgers, hot dogs, beans, chips, juice box and cake. Drawings for backpacks and bikes for boys and...
Ojibwemowin Revitalization Celebration Pow-wow held in Little Rock - P22
On Wednesday, August 14, 2013, the Ojibwemowin Revitalization Celebration Pow-wow was held at the Little Rock Ball Field. There they celebrated the Ojibwe language, listened to Ojibwe speakers and honor songs, enjoyed a walleye feast, capped by a community giveaway and games and prizes for the kids. All Ojibwe speakers and...
Congresswoman Betty McCollum vists Red Lake Nation - P28
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...
DNR, others warn against feeding Minnesota wolves
BRIMSON, Minn. (AP) — Worried about wolves becoming too bold around humans, Minnesota wildlife officials are stepping up warnings to people not to feed the animals increasingly wandering along northeastern Minnesota roadways. See more at: http://www.bemidjipioneer.com/content/dnr-others-warn-against-feeding-minnesota-wolves#sthash.L0tFQin5.dpuf...
Dwight Carter Drapeau
Dwight Carter Drapeau May 1, 1975 - Tuesday, August 20, 2013 Service Information Fort Thompson Community Center in Fort Thompson Monday, August 26, 2013 11:00 A.M. Visitation Information Fort Thompson Community Center in Fort Thompson Sat. 8/24 & Sun 8/25 Beginning at 4:00 P.M....
Minnesota Sheriff's Association Scholarship Program
Sheriff Phil Hodapp of Beltrami County announced today the commencement of the Law Enforcement Scholarship Program for 2013. Sheriff Hodapp proudly announced that the MSA Board of Directors has established a scholarship fund for the awarding of up to 15- $600 scholarships for this year. These scholarships are due to the coordinated efforts of the 87 Sheriffs of the State of...
MISSING GENTLEMAN FOUND
At 9:50 PM, on Sunday August 25, 2013, the Beltrami County Sheriff's Office was called in to assist family members search for Thomas Vincent Sr., 78. Vincent was last seen by family members at around 4:00 PM when he left home for a walk on their Liberty Township property. He did not return home and family had been unsuccessfully searching for him since well before dark. Mr....
Two killed, two wounded in shooting in Minneapolis alley
Two men were shot to death and a woman and a teenage girl injured in a Minneapolis alley Sunday night....
Minnesota farmers turn away from wheat; corn, soybeans more profitable
WOLVERTON, Minn. – Jay Nord surveyed his wheat field from the seat of a combine as he mowed down this year’s crop....
Minneapolis schools open with reform debate raging
As classes resume in Minneapolis and some other districts this week, Minnesota schools find themselves at ground zero of an intensifying debate that some see as a battle for the soul of public education....
Male passenger falls off motorcycle near Sauk Centre, is killed by hit-and-run motorist
SAUK CENTRE, Minn. — The Minnesota State Patrol says a passenger who fell off a motorcycle has died after he was struck by a hit-and-run driver....
Minnesota's China ties grow deeper
SHANGHAI – Nestled on the fourth floor of a gleaming office tower here is the home base of Ning Shao, Minnesota’s man in China. There is an American-style Starbucks in the lobby and American-style competition from a half-dozen of the representatives of 40 other states all looking to grab a piece of China’s massive market....
As cars get smarter, thefts plummet
Vehicle thefts in and around the Twin Cities have fallen almost 50 percent since 2005, as “smart keys” equipped with computer chips, GPS tracking and other technology to thwart thieves have become standard equipment on most newer model cars and trucks....
Firefighters battling blaze near Yosemite brace for strong winds; crews protect giant sequoias
GROVELAND, Calif. — At Ike Bunney's dude ranch near the Sierra community of Tuolumne City, all creatures have been evacuated as firefighters brace for an intense battle to keep a wildfire raging north of Yosemite National Park out of mountain communities....
Baby Veronica case turning into battle over Indian Child Welfare Act
A few years ago, Johnston Moore drove his family across the country from California and stopped at an Indian reservation in northeast Kansas....
New York's Attack on Tribal Lenders Is a Threat to All Natives
Despite a clear precedent in last year’s victory by tribal lenders against Colorado regulators, New York state authorities are mounting yet another attempt to erode tribal sovereign rights to operate businesses without state interference. Read more at http://indiancountrytodaymedianetwork.com/2013/08/25/new-yorks-attack-tribal-lenders-threat-all-natives...
Mexican Mafia 'hitman for hire' trial continues in San Bernardino
The second phase of a trial in which a man suing two San Manuel tribal members, alleging they had the Mexican Mafia try to kill him, begins Monday in San Bernardino Superior Court....
In challenging tribal court, state goes to bat for man convicted of beating his wife
Earlier this month, when Edward Parks was convicted in Fairbanks of the kidnapping and brutal assault of his girlfriend, the prosecutor told a Fairbanks reporter it was a victory in the "state's larger war against domestic violence." Read more here: http://www.adn.com/2013/08/25/3042290/in-challenging-tribal-court-state.html#storylink=cpy...
