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Articles from the December 1, 2015 edition


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  • Snow on the way, messy roads expected

    John Wheeler, Bemidji Pioneer|Dec 1, 2015

    Expect a snowy commute this evening and a shovel-able snow by morning over much of the region. A snowstorm has already brought poclets of heavy snow to our south and southeast with Minneapolis and Sioux Falls areas already experiencing driving difficulties. The heaviest snow is expected from eastern South Dakota into central Minnesota, with 5-8" expected and a few spots topping off with around 10". The Fargo Moorhead area is probably on line for around 3-6". The Grand Forks area is likely to...

  • I am a Native American Airman

    Staff Sgt Jerilyn Quintanilla|Dec 1, 2015

    UNDISCLOSED LOCATION - The U.S. has often been called a melting pot due to the multitude of diverse cultures that have made the country their home. But long before it became the melting pot it is today the land was home to one group of people, the Native Americans. According to the U.S. Census Bureau, Native Americans account for less than one percent of the country's population; although the numbers are small, many like Airman 1st Class Lauren Tsosie, a 386th Expeditionary Logistics Readiness...

  • No Child Left Behind Act overhaul nears reality

    Dec 1, 2015

    ST. PAUL — Minnesotans will have more control over their schools if Congress approves a rewrite of the controversial federal No Child Left Behind Act. U.S. Rep. John Kline, R-Minn., recently led a bipartisan team of congressional negotiators who put the finishing touches on a compromise to replace the school funding and accountability law. Replacing the legislation, which most agree is deeply flawed, has long been a priority for Kline, a seven-term congressman from Burnsville who is not running for re-election in 2016. http:...

  • Red Lake Warriors win Home Opener with Blackduck 75-64 - P4

    Michael Barrett, RLNN|Dec 1, 2015

    Red Lake Warriors win Home Opener with Blackduck 75-64 Junior Varsity, 7th and 8th Grade Boys also victorious...

  • Photo-shoot of the 2015-16 Red Lake Warriors and Lady Warriors - P8

    Michael Barrett, RLNN|Dec 1, 2015

    Photo-shoot of the 2015-16 Red Lake Warriors and Lady Warriors on Thursday, November 19, 2015. 2015 NCTC Boys Holiday Tournament - December 7th, 8th and 10th: http://www.redlakenationnews.com/story/2015/11/19/sports/2015-nctc-boys-holiday-tournament-december-7th-8th-and-10th/41321.html 015 NCTC Girls Holiday Tournament - December 14th, 15th and 17th: http://www.redlakenationnews.com/story/2015/11/19/sports/2015-nctc-girls-holiday-tournament-december-14th-15th-and-17th/41322.html Red Lake...

  • Red Lake Warriors win Home Opener with Blackduck 75-64 - Set 2 - P4

    Michael Barrett, RLNN|Dec 1, 2015

    Red Lake Warriors win Home Opener with Blackduck 75-64 Junior Varsity, 7th and 8th Grade Boys also victorious...

  • Halloween Night 2015 in Red Lake - P36

    Michael Barrett, RLNN|Dec 1, 2015

    Halloween Night 2015 in Red Lake - P36...

  • County Courts Install Red Lake/Leech Lake Flags

    Michael Meuers|Dec 1, 2015

    "It's no secret that the Native American Community is in our court rooms to a large extent for both criminal court and child protection cases. So for people who come to court who see a white judge, a white prosecutor, a white defense attorney, and who themselves are not white, to be able to see the flags, and know that by those flags, we are telling them that this court room belongs to them as well as it does to anyone." ~Judge Paul Benshoof A Tribal Flag Raising Ceremony with Red Lake Nation,...

  • Halloween Night 2015 in Red Lake - Set 2 - P36

    Michael Barrett, RLNN|Dec 1, 2015

    Halloween Night 2015 in Red Lake - Set 2 - P36...

  • Red Lake Chemical Health sponsors 5K Color Walk/Fun Run for Recovery - P46

    Michael Barrett, RLNN|Dec 1, 2015

    RED LAKE - On Tuesday, September 29, 2015, Red Lake Chemical Health sponsored a 5K Color Walk/Fun Run for Recovery. Registration began at 9 AM, with T-shirts going to the first 100 participants, and the event kicked off at 10 AM on the road by the Red Lake Boys and Girls Club. Walkers and runners went through the Red Lake College and new Tribal Council parking lots, past the Red Lake Center, through Red Lake, as well as the Red Lake Hospital and Compound area, before returning to the Humanities...

  • Ponemah Labor Day Pow Wow - Saturday Afternoon Session - P63

    Michael Barrett, RLNN|Dec 1, 2015

    The Ponemah Labor Day Pow Wow was held on the weekend of September 4, 2015....

  • Ponemah Labor Day Pow Wow - Friday Evening Session - P63

    Michael Barrett, RLNN|Dec 1, 2015

    The Ponemah Labor Day Pow Wow was held on the weekend of September 4, 2015...

  • Proposals Sought for Native Arts-Related Capacity Building from First Nations Development Institute

    Dec 1, 2015

    Request for Proposals: Grants Available to Strengthen Capacity of Native Organizations and Tribal Programs That Serve the Field of Native American Arts and Artists LONGMONT, Colorado (Nov. 30, 2015) -- First Nations Development Institute (First Nations [ http://www.firstnations.org ]) today launched a Request for Proposals (RFP) for grants under its Native Arts Capacity-Building Initiative. First Nations will award up to six grants of up to $30,000 each to strengthen the organizational, managerial and programmatic capacity of Native...

  • YOUNG INNOVATORS GEAR UP FOR LOCAL VEX ROBOTICS COMPETITION IN BEMIDJI

    Dec 1, 2015

    Bemidji, MN – More than 200 leading middle and high school VEX Robotics students and mentors from Minnesota will unite at the Dream It. Do It. Northern Minnesota VEX Robotics Tournament on December 5 at the John Glas Fieldhouse at Bemidji State University. The tournament is hosted by Bemidji State University. The action-packed tournament will feature 36 teams who will compete with and against other teams in a series of back-to-back robot challenges. The public is invited to attend, with qualification rounds scheduled to start at 10:15 a.m. a...

  • DIRECTOR - Solid Waste Transfer Station

    Dec 1, 2015

    VACANCY ANNOUNCEMENT DIRECTOR Solid Waste Transfer Station Open: December 1, 2015 - UNTIL FILLED! Primary Function: The Director of the Red Lake Solid Waste Transfer Station is responsible for overseeing the management of the RLSWTS operating facilities on a daily basis. Reports to the Executive Administrative Officer: full-time position, with benefits, Salary; DOQ. Essential Responsibilities & Duties: • Assume management responsibility for all services and activities of the Solid Waste Departme...

  • Special Red Lake School Board Meeting - Tuesday, December 1, 2015

    Special Red Lake School Board Meeting - Tuesday, December 1, 2015 5:30 PM - District Administration Office...

  • Double-check on Discount: Council directs staff to further analyze liquor store expansion

    Dec 1, 2015

    BEMIDJI—The small and aging Discount Liquor building has spurred talk of expanding the city's alcohol sales operation. On Monday, the Bemidji City Council moved forward with that discussion by instructing staff to continue to look at possible alternatives. According to city staff, the Discount Liquor building at 460 Paul Bunyan Drive NW is more than 40 years old and needs major improvements in areas such as the coolers, flooring, entrances, parking and furnishing. Additionally, the floor space is not adequate to handle the amount of new p...

  • Lorraine Vera Butcher

    Dec 1, 2015

    Lorraine Vera Butcher August 8, 1952 - November 28, 2015 Lorraine Vera Butcher, 63, of Walker, MN died Saturday, November 28, 2015 at Red Lake Hospital. Lorraine was born August 8, 1952 in Cass Lake, MN to William John Butcher, Sr. and Gladys Mae Chief. A wake will begin 4:00 p.m., Monday, November 30, 2015 at the Onigum Center and will continue until the time of service. Funeral services will be at 11:00 a.m. on Wednesday, December 2, 2015 at St. John's Episcopal Church in Onigum. Rev. Mark...

  • Ellsworth Loren Berrard

    Dec 1, 2015

    Ellsworth Loren Berrard Born: Mon., Jun. 18, 1934 Died: Sat., Nov. 28, 2015 Funeral Service 4:30 PM Tue., Dec. 01, 2015 Location: Northern Peace Funeral Home Ellsworth “Ife” Loren Berrard, age 81, passed away on Saturday, November 28, 2015 at the Red Lake HIS Hospital from complications with pneumonia. Ellsworth was born in Red Lake on June 18, 1934 to Benjamin Brown and Louise Tallchief Brown. He attended schools in Redby and Red Lake. When Ellsworth was of age he left school and enlisted with...

  • Marian Bobolink

    Dec 1, 2015

    Marian Bobolink Born: Thu., Jan. 2, 1947 Died: Sat., Nov. 28, 2015 Visitation 6:00 PM Tue., Dec. 01, 2015 Location: Sugar Point Community Center Funeral Service 1:00 PM Wed., Dec. 02, 2015 Location: Sugar Point Community Center Marian “MeMe” Bobolink, 68 years, began her spiritual journey on November 28th, 2015 from Sanford Hospital in Bemidji, Minnesota. Marian was born on January 2nd, 1947 in Battle Point, the daughter of William and Ima (White) Bobolink. MeMe was a reserved woman who quite often kept to herself. She was a very quiet per...

  • Melvin Allen Jones

    Dec 1, 2015

    Melvin Allen Jones June 4, 1945 - November 29, 2015 Melvin "Bunghee" A. Jones, 70, of Washington, DC and formerly of Ponemah, MN died Sunday, November 29, 2015 in Grand Forks, ND. Traditional services will begin at 10:00 am, Saturday, December 5, 2015 at the Girls and Boys Club in Ponemah, Minnesota. A wake will begin at 1:00 pm on Thursday at the Girls and Boys Club in Ponemah and continue until the time of service. Interment will be at the Family Burial Grounds in Ponemah, MN under the...

  • Hy-Vee's Homefront Effort Raises More Than $216,000 to Assist Veterans

    Dec 1, 2015

    WEST DES MOINES, Iowa (Nov. 30, 2015) — Earlier this month, Hy-Vee, Inc. encouraged its customers to join its Hy-Vee Homefront initiative and help serve the men and women who have served America. Through its efforts, Hy-Vee will be donating more than $216,000 to organizations that assist local veterans and their families. The Hy-Vee Homefront initiative is comprised of several company efforts to recognize and assist veterans and their families, including complimentary Veterans Day breakfasts at all Hy-Vee stores, donations to organizations t...

  • Children's Theatre Co., ex-official are targets of sex-abuse suit

    Dec 1, 2015

    Jeff Anderson, the St. Paul attorney who has taken on the Catholic Church and the Boy Scouts of America on behalf of sexual-abuse victims, on Monday announced a suit against the Children’s Theatre Company. The suit, filed on behalf of two people who were students at the company in the 1970s and ’80s, also names former CTC artistic director John Clark Donahue and an unnamed ex-employee. http://www.startribune.com/children-s-theatre-is-target-of-sex-abuse-suit/359128621/...

  • Snow snarls commutes as winter makes its grand entrance

    Dec 1, 2015

    Welcome to winter. It was bound to happen sooner or later. Despite a few balmy November days in the 70s and 60s, it was easy to lull yourself into believing winter was in a land far, far away. But on Monday, Minnesotans got a healthy dose of heavy, wet snow that forced commuters to slip, slide and slog their way to and from work. A few cities declared snow emergencies while homeowners powered up snowblowers and brought out shovels to clear anywhere from 4 to 8 inches that fell across the metro area and western Minnesota. htt...

  • St. Paul teachers pitch school safety plan at the bargaining table

    Dec 1, 2015

    School safety has been a burning issue in St. Paul this fall, and now, as the state’s second-largest district and its teachers union dig into contract talks, it’s become a hot topic at the bargaining table, too. The St. Paul Federation of Teachers is pitching an ambitious proposal to improve school climate by drawing upon the expertise of counselors, social workers, nurses and psychologists, and by putting schools themselves in charge of efforts to turn around problem behavior. http://www.startribune.com/school-discipline-is...

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