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RED LAKE -- Thirty-eight names, 38 stories, 38 lives were lost to domestic violence in 2013. The Red Lake Equay Wiigamig Women's Shelter will not let those people be forgotten. The group met Wednesday night at Seven Clans Casino in Red Lake to honor those lives with a "Take Back the Night" balloon release and tealight vigil. Attendees wore t-shirts that said "Domestic Violence is a Crime" on the front and "Real Men Don't Hit" on the back, which men at the event wore proudly. "We are meeting...
RED LAKE -- A Candidate Forum, sponsored by the Red Lake Political Education Committee, took place at the Red Lake Casino on Wednesday, October 22, 2014. Taking part in the event were four-of-six Red Lake School Board candidates on this years ballot, Kathryn "Jody" Beaulieu, Chris Jourdain, Roy Nelson and Tina Stately. Missing were candidates Barb Thomas and Tom Barrett. Nelson, Thomas and Jourdain's terms end in 2015. School Board members each serve 4 year terms and there are six members of...
RED LAKE -- Candidates for Red Lake School Board agreed that preservation of the Ojibwe language in the schools is a top priority and that student-teacher communication is key in the students' development. Kathryn "Jody" Beaulieu, Chris Jourdain, Roy Nelson and Tina Stately took part in a candidate fair at Seven Clans Casino and Event Center in Red Lake on Wednesday. The event was presented by the Red Lake Political Education Committee, a tribal non-profit, non-partisan organization. In...
RED LAKE -- A Candidate Forum, sponsored by the Red Lake Political Education Committee, took place at the Red Lake Casino on Wednesday, October 22, 2014. Taking part in the event were four-of-six Red Lake School Board candidates on this years ballot, Kathryn "Jody" Beaulieu, Chris Jourdain, Roy Nelson and Tina Stately. Missing were candidates Barb Thomas and Tom Barrett. Nelson, Thomas and Jourdain's terms end in 2015. School Board members each serve 4 year terms and there are six members of...
Four Native American artists from around the country-including two from Minnesota-have been named recipients of the 2014 Jennifer Easton Community Spirit Award. The award, presented by First Peoples Fund, honors and celebrates exceptional Native artists who embody the Collective Spirit®-that which manifests self-awareness and a sense of responsibility to sustain the cultural fabric of a community. This year's honorees are Douglas Limon (Oneida Nation of Wisconsin) from White Bear Lake,...
Four Native American artists from around the country-including two from Minnesota-have been named recipients of the 2014 Jennifer Easton Community Spirit Award. The award, presented by First Peoples Fund, honors and celebrates exceptional Native artists who embody the Collective Spirit®-that which manifests self-awareness and a sense of responsibility to sustain the cultural fabric of a community. This year's honorees are Douglas Limon (Oneida Nation of Wisconsin) from White Bear Lake,...
On Wednesday, October 15, 2014, Red Lake 2014 Homecoming Festivities took place at Red Lake High School. A Pep Rally kicked off the activities, followed by the crowing of this years King and Queen, and a football game between the Red Lake Warriors and Red Lake County Central. Kennedy Barrett was crowned Homecoming Queen this year, and Austin French was Homecoming King. Red Lake County Central won the football game against the Red Lake Warriors....
On Wednesday, October 15, 2014, Red Lake 2014 Homecoming Festivities took place at Red Lake High School. A Pep Rally kicked off the activities, followed by the crowing of this years King and Queen, and a football game between the Red Lake Warriors and Red Lake County Central. Kennedy Barrett was crowned Homecoming Queen this year, and Austin French was Homecoming King. Red Lake County Central won the football game against the Red Lake Warriors....
It was a big night of volleyball on Monday, October 6, 2014 with the Red Lake Girls Volleyball Teams hosting Cass Lake in 4 games. Cass Lake swept all matches, the 6-7th Grade match, the 8th-9th Game, the Junior Varsity, with the Varsity games all going right down to the final firth game, 3-2. The Varsity saw Red Lake lose the first game, win the second, lost the third, win the fourth, and come up short in the final game of the set. It was also Parent Appreciation Night for the Girls Volleyball...
The Red Lake Nation held its 1st Annual Fall Fun Festival on Saturday afternoon, September 28, 2014, in Red Lake. This event featured basketball tournaments, skate board competitions, volleyball tournaments, a tug-of-war competition, potato dance, face painting, big foot races, musical chairms, cake walk, gunny sack races, a dunk tank, tricycle races and more. A feast also took place in the afternoon. It was well attended and a lot of fun for both kids and adults....
It was a big night of volleyball on Monday, October 6, 2014 with the Red Lake Girls Volleyball Teams hosting Cass Lake in 4 games. Cass Lake swept all matches, the 6-7th Grade match, the 8th-9th Game, the Junior Varsity, with the Varsity games all going right down to the final firth game, 3-2. The Varsity saw Red Lake lose the first game, win the second, lost the third, win the fourth, and come up short in the final game of the set. It was also Parent Appreciation Night for the Girls Volleyball...
The Red Lake Nation held its 1st Annual Fall Fun Festival on Saturday afternoon, September 28, 2014, in Red Lake. This event featured basketball tournaments, skate board competitions, volleyball tournaments, a tug-of-war competition, potato dance, face painting, big foot races, musical chairms, cake walk, gunny sack races, a dunk tank, tricycle races and more. A feast also took place in the afternoon. It was well attended and a lot of fun for both kids and adults....
BEMIDJI -- What's wrong with moving eighth-graders into Bemidji High School? This was one of the questions asked of Bemidji Area Schools Superintendent Jim Hess Wednesday night during a public meeting on this fall's referendum asking voters to approve funds to construct and operate a new elementary school that would serve all of the district's fourth- and fifth-graders....
The "American Indian Teacher Loan Forgiveness Act of 2014" will amend Title IV (Student Assistance) of the Higher Education Act of 1965. This legislation will allow up to $17,500 of loan forgiveness to borrowers under the Federal Family Education Loan program or the William D. Ford Federal Direct Loan program if you are (1) a member of an Indian tribe and (2) have been employed as a full-time teacher for five consecutive school years in an Indian school or in a local educational agency that serves at least 10 Indian students or whose schools ha...
BEMIDJI -- Candidates from two races for the Minnesota Legislature took part in a forum Wednesday at City Hall that started slow, but escalated quickly....
Minnetonka, MN (October 22, 2014) -- With Halloween around the corner, plenty of malls are decked out in spooky displays, but unions say something really scary is happening at Ridgedale Center, and they’re taking to social media to warn the public. Local unions announced today the launch of a new mobile messaging “Shop at Your Own Risk” campaign to educate shoppers about chronic safety problems at Ridgedale Center. The unions plan to target the mobile and wireless devices of Ridgedale shoppers with safety-related ads between now and the end o...
On Thursday, November 13 from 5:30-6:30 p.m., the Region 2 Arts Council will hold a listening session at Coldwell Banker, 101 Main Ave. S, Park Rapids. We want to hear from you about how we can better fund the arts in Hubbard County. Whether you are an artist yourself, a supporter of the arts, or a concerned member of the public, we want your input. Do you want to discuss the impact arts performances, workshops, or events have had on your community? Do you want to offer input on how Legacy Amendment funds for the arts could be spent in Hubbard...
Kenneth J. Hare (July 14, 1948 - October 18, 2014) Kenneth "Muck" John Hare, whose Ojibwe name is "Gakaamikijiwan" which means "Waterfall" 66, of Cass Lake, MN died Saturday, October 18, 2014 at the Sanford Fargo Medical Center. Funeral services will be at 11:00 am, Saturday, October 25, 2014 at the Cass Lake Facility Center in Cass Lake, Minnesota with Pastor George "Boomer" Collins officiating. A wake will begin on Thursday at the Cass Lake Facility Center and will continue until the time of...
Francis Brown III (September 26, 1983 - October 16, 2014) Francis William Brown III, age 31, of Mahnomen, MN, died in Naytahwaush, MN, and was found on October 16, 2014. Funeral Services will be held on Thursday, October 23, 2014, at 2:00 p.m. at The Church of Naytahwaush in Naytahwaush. Visitation will begin at the Church on Wednesday, October 22, 2014 at 5:00 p.m. and will continue until the funeral service. Interment will be held in the Brown Family Cemetery, Naytahwaush....
The vitriol from strangers on Twitter is worst when Kate O’Reilly tweets about politics. People call her stupid, lob harsh insults and make lewd references to female anatomy. O’Reilly, a longtime Twitter enthusiast from Minneapolis who has more than 5,000 followers, said that she gets harassed by strangers once or twice a month....
A Texas judge swept aside a possible block Wednesday to a Dec. 1 trial for Minnesota Vikings MVP Adrian Peterson’s felony child abuse case....
A slaughterhouse a little more than an hour west of the Twin Cities employed a 14-year-old Guatemalan girl who flew unaccompanied to the United States, according to charges filed Tuesday against an employee who is accused of lining up fake identification for the girl and others....
In a rare and harshly worded ruling, the Minnesota Supreme Court said Wednesday that a lower court judge erred in sentencing a particularly violent rapist to probation rather than the recommended 12 years in prison....
Travelers returning to Minnesota from Liberia and two other West African nations will receive daily health checks, starting as soon as next week, for signs of Ebola until their infection risks have passed, state health officials said Wednesday....
The city of Minneapolis lacks the legal standing to keep Washington’s NFL team from using its nickname when it plays the host Vikings in November, the city’s attorney said Wednesday....
